We bought one of those pasta machine things ages ago. Our results were - time-consuming and interesting. Nearly trashed the worktop where it was to be screwed on. Due to the fact we are not great consumers of pasta, and the fuckingabout it all entailed, the pasta machine now resides in the cupboard with the various fondue sets and vegetable dicer contraptions that only get used 3 times then hibernated.
Eh? Quick and easy. Get a thin pine spacer to protect the work top. Dough takes three minutes to prep, into freezer bag and lob in fridge for an hour to develop the gluten or just make it the evening before.
Takes five minutes to roll out three or four portions, cut and lob straight into boiling salted water for three minutes. Job jobbed.
Give the pasta machine a good shake to dislodge the loose flour, back in the box and store. Making the dough in advance is the trick. In the time it takes to do shop bought pasta I can make a sauce and roll and cook the pasta.
Difference in flavour is worth it. Did fettucine in cream sauce with mushrooms and smoked chicken breast last night. Shavings of aged pecorino pepato over it and scoff. Took me 20 minutes for the lot.