Assuming the attachment housing is the same for all...I have the Chefs Choice, HERE

Works well for burgers and sausage, dumpling fillings. Another model has some other attachments but I don't see it. I have an industrial grinder now for big jobs.

Using the search function above you will find past discussions.

I have the regular Kitchen Aid grinding attachment, it came with a pasta maker. The pasta maker doesn't work worth a darn, I'd need at least one extra hand to make that function, but the meat grinder does a pretty good job. I've used it several seasons now, although the size does limit the amount that can be ground without taking all day doing it. It's like this one:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/KITCHENAID-PASTA-MAKER-FOOD-GRINDER-Stand-Mixer-Attachment-Model-SNFGA/352316777860?_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIC.MBE%26ao%3D2%26asc%3D44039%26meid%3D743d38aafeba47ada80925af62710709%26pid%3D100011%26rk%3D6%26rkt%3D12%26sd%3D222004153748%26itm%3D352316777860&_trksid=p2047675.c100011.m1850

As a result of the size, I bought Elery a dedicated meat grinder at Christmas, but it wasn't because the KA didn't work well, it was just too small for our purposes.

Annie

I've also had trouble with making extruded pasta, and I have a large machine that does only that. I got it on sale for cheap ($25) because a part was missing - not one that I needed - but it never worked well for me.

I have the KA meat grinder attachment that is a meat grinder only, and I've used it on two different KA machines - the tilt head and the larger fixed head, which is what I use now. If you want to spend the extra money for the Chef's Choice attachment, it is probably worth it, as the plastic on the KA attachment can crack over time, and I've thought about replacing mine for that reason, even though it still works.

Lars, I'm glad it's not just me. I can't manage to feed the dough in the machine, catch it when it comes out and still cut it into sections so that I don't have noodles 8 feet long!

Annie

I can't get the texture right for my pasta extruder......took me so long to clean it after.......

• Islay,
• OT: I never have issues with pasta on my hand crank machine, this is my go-to recipe:
• 3/4 cup all-purpose flour (or flour and semolina as per preference) - amount is not exact, see below
  • 1 egg
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 tablespoon olive oil (you can omit the oil, but I prefer it)
• 1/4 tablespoon lukewarm water

I use my food processor with the dough blade to mix the dough. I start with all the eggs (room temperature), the salt, oil and enough flour to make a wet slurry. I keep adding flour(s) until the dough gathers together to form a single cohesive ball/blob, then continue adding flour - a little at a time - until the ball starts to crumble. When it does, I stop and pinch some of the them together to test the consistency - at first the crumbles are large and pinch together in a wet, sticky dough. I keep processing in more flour, again and again, until the crumbles get smaller and start resembling coarse meal - a little smaller than the size of peas. When I can finally pinch the crumbles and they hold together without being remotely sticky, I gather and pinch it all together by hand forming a somewhat shaggy looking ball. (If I add too much flour while the dough is in the food processor, I process in a few drops of room temperature water to correct it.) Whether you make your dough by hand, in a stand mixer, or any other method, this is the consistency the dough ball should be before resting it. Wrap balls of dough in plastic wrap, rest on counter (never fridge) and rest 20-30 minutes.

Dry, never wet, before resting.

I don't knead mine, I just run a portion it through the first setting a few times, folding, the continue on until I get the thinness I want. I typically double or quadruple the above recipe for the food processor.

I never have to add flour, water, anything. It runs through the hand crank Marcato Atlas Pasta Machine like butter. No sticking, no messes. No cleanup other than wiping down with a cotton cloth.

Back on topic: I've not got a KA, but rather an Ankersrum assistant, and am considering the meat grinder attachment for it, at a later date.