Pasta enthusiasts love nothing more than a plate of lasagna, spaghetti or fettucine smothered in a rich, meaty sauce. Toss in a salad, some garlic bread and a beverage, and everything's grand. When most people make a spaghetti dinner, they cook up the ground beef, open a can of tomato sauce and rip open a bag of pasta. But the do-it-from-home crowd can actually make their own pasta with a pasta machine. This hands-on approach enables pasta lovers to get up close and personal with their food. The most popular models tend to be the manual versions that require users to use a hand crank to create their favorite pasta noodles.

Typically, a pasta machine comes with a dough roller and dough cutters for different kinds of noodles. Those unfamiliar with the art of making their own pasta can breath a sigh of relief because pasta machines come with instruction manuals and recipe books so that users can start making pasta right after they've unpackaged their unit.

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