Andy M.
Certified Pretend Chef
Those of you who make your own ravioli, please tell me what kind of tool you use.
I use the same pierogi maker as yours.I used to used one of those 'Ravioli grids' ( not sure of exact name of it). But I'd use my pasta maker to make thin sheets of pasta dough. Lay one on the grid, fill the wells with whatever the filling is, then lay another sheet of pasta dough on top. Take a rolling pin, roll over the grid to seal up the ravioli.
I had 2 of them, one for larger ravioli, another for smaller ones.
Unfortunately, i misplaced both, so last week, I used a pierogi maker to make my ravioli.
Id still use my pasta machine to make the thin sheets.
One side of the pierogi maker was like a cookie cutter, with the ability to cut a perfect round piece of dough.
Then flip the pierogi maker over, place the round cut piece of dough on top.
Fill the well with the filling, then close the pierogi maker ( like a hinge), and it seals it up.
On rare occasions, I've used won ton wrappers too.
At one food show i went to, Mary ann Esposito used wonton wrappers to make these pear/ cheese ravioli in a butter/ parmesan sauce.
"Pasta Bundles with pears and taleggio" in her Ciao Italia Five Ingredient Favorites Cook Book ( Page 47)
They were terrific.
I have the same tools that Larry
has a small one and a large one.
They work great. I make my own
dough sheets.
Josie
I was recently given the KA ravioli maker that Medtran mentioned, but haven't used it yet. Hopefully I'll get to it this weekend and give a full report.
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I use a can of Chef Boyardee and a can opener for my ravioli...
...not since I was a kid.
This is project is now mushrooming. How can I make ravioli of I don't have a means to make sheets of pasta?!
Does anyone use the Kitchen Aid pasta roller attachment and is it any good?