6 arguments in favor of homemade pasta

2023. 03. 07.

Homemade pasta is tastier

Due to its freshness, homemade pasta can be much tastier than store-bought dry pasta or even the frozen version. In addition, it is also a big advantage that it is made or can be made from natural ingredients. This way, it can taste much better than prepackaged or frozen pasta. Of course, it all depends on you, as you have to experiment with the right ingredients and proportions. Italian cuisine swears by durum pasta, in which case only eggs and minimal water are needed for the flour. 

Making homemade pasta is a special experience

Making the dough can also be a challenge and an experience. Experimenting with the right texture and then figuring out what kind of dough the result should be. If you like handmade, authentic things, but would like to increase your efficiency with modern tools, then a manual pasta maker can be a great help. The manual pasta maker called Imperia has, for example, a tagliatelle cutter, a fettucine cutter, and a spaghetti and lasagnette cutter. 

Making homemade pasta can also be a joint program, as can cooking together. 

And if you would routinely produce homemade pasta in large quantities, you will need an electric pasta maker. The machine called Imperia Pasta Presto!

You can make it healthier 

Since you make the dough yourself, you can also implement the healthiest possible alternative. In addition to durum wheat flour, you can also use whole wheat flour or a version made from vegetables. This way, the result can be homemade pasta that is much richer in protein or fiber, with fewer calories. If you make the dough from plain white flour, you will still have healthy, natural dough without additives.

We have more freedom

Homemade pasta can be 100% our creation. Using the right pasta cutter, you can make any kind of pasta, from stuffed tortellini to simple tagliatelle.
By the way, if you want to achieve a texture similar to real Italian pasta, add an egg to every 10 dkg of flour and improve the texture with a little water. This can be the starting point for experiments during which you will find the perfect combination for you. And if you want to make vegan pasta, use durum wheat, to which you don't necessarily need to add eggs.
Because of this dough has a high protein content, we can even make dough from it by just mixing it with water. By the way, in half of Italy, pasta is still made this way. 

Authentic

Making homemade pasta brings back the old, slow times.
We learn something that was routine for our grandparents and great-grandparents. 

If you would like to automate the preparation of homemade pasta and combine the authentic method with modern tools, you can even use an Ankarsrum stand mixer which also prepares the dough for you, and then the machine cuts the dough with the appropriate dough forming head. 

It's much cheaper to make

You can most likely make homemade pasta much cheaper than store-bought. Even if you use more expensive vegetable-based flour, or even combine several types of healthier, higher-fiber, low-glycemic-index flours, which are expensive, you can still get a portion of ready-made pasta for much less money than store-bought. 

Don't forget that Italian pasta is not cooked with oil. In addition, al dente, i.e. a slightly crispy texture, is the best, because then the warm pasta will still absorb the sauce.