After becomming online savvy, it is hard to buy anything at a store
like Williams-Sonoma, which revels in the land of suggested retail.
The credit I have is about $40 plus tax. It originated a while ago
witn me bumping it up a little. The last thing I bought there was a 9
inch springform pan $40 and 2 French tart pans, just to have. I try
not to bake as who needs cake! Then I got home, went onto Amazon.com
and I ordered 3 springform pans for 1/3 the cost of the one at
Willians-Sonoma. For just to have pans, the ones from Amazon were
fine, not the same quality as WS's but I may never use them.

So, now I have to spend that $40 again. I was thinking about the
Imperia Pasta Maker for $69. I have a KitchenAid mixer with a
extruding pasta maker attachment so I am wondering, what would the
Imperia do for me besides not having to take out that heavy mixer. I
once made Lasagna noodles on the KitchenAid and they were great; so
superior to what you can get in the supermarket.

So, that's the question. The Imperia seems like an Ok deal. Not
really because it's $70 plus tax. You can get it online for $51 plus
tax, if they charge it, with shipping included.

Then I saw another one called the Al Dente made by Villaware (same as
the Imperia but made in China) where you get the machine, two pasta
cutters and a ravioli maker for about $49 and you can see it he
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00006ADVC?...0&linkCode=asn
The reviews were good and bad with not much in between, however some
of the complaints might be due to inexperience.

That is the agony of a Williams Sonoma credit. What is worth buying
there? I hate overpaying and suggested retail is something I rarely
do.

Alan