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For the price, I was torn between getting this or the hand crank Marcato Atlas 150 (hands free model is twice as much). It came down to the fact that I already have a KitchenAid Mixer and would be using it to help mix the dough. In retrospect, even though the price on the 3-Piece Pasta Roller hasn't budged in the whole time that I've been tracking, it is still a no brainer - buy this if you have a compatible mixer. It allows you to use both hands to guide the pasta dough and cuts prep time down considerably. Not counting the rest time for the dough, I can literally make and cook fresh pasta in the same amount of time that it takes to boil a box of dried pasta. It has been a real eye opener being able to make fresh pasta dishes. One way to describe it, the pasta becomes part of the dish instead of a vessel for whatever you put on it. One annoying thing, the fettuccine attachment needs extra cleaning - it sounds like a baby rattle after you are done cleaning the outside. You have to shake it and use a tooth pick to get the little pasta curls out.