Featuring hand-cranked operation, the Marcato Pasta Extruder is a kitchen tool that anyone can use. Capable of producing a variety of pastas, the machine offers something for everybody.

Enterprising home chefs can get in on the action as well, with the EX-10, a petite model that starts at $2,900 and can produce 14 different types of pasta. It’s guaranteed to be a show­stopper ...

Columbia chef Bryan Pierce Bowers bought a $300 hand-cranked pasta extruder. It was part of a small number of tools he assembled to help him launch Dorsia Pasta Co., ...