Pasta machines - what's the upshot on the low down ?

[MiniMonty]

looking to buy a pasta machine for the other half for Xmas - been looking online and have seen some for £14:99 and some for three hundred quid !!!!
Confused now and need help.

Can anyone give me some GOOD advice about what's what in the world for a half decent pasta machine that 1) won't break the bank and 2) won't fall to bits the first time it's used ??

No, but the first time it's used will one of its only three outings if you're anything like as lazy as us. IME it's one of those things which you think should be great, actually is good fun, but far too much hassle and the finished product is not as nice as what you can buy for about the same price as the ingredients.

So I'd go cheaper - ours was about £30 - and remember to buy some pasta grade flour with it.

Hth

We have one. Spent about £45... we've used it once.
The mess and the cleaning and the faff after it's first outing put me off using it ever again.

we haveone, havehad it for about 5 yearsand used it about 5 times!!glad I haveit thoug, pasta is nice if you enjoy the process -so yes,stick to cheaper models - mine was less than £10 second hand but unused so what about ebay?

I bought a cheap one and only used it once! Such a faff and tastes no better than the pasta in the supermarket. There are always loads in the charity shops.