This powerful, fully automated pasta maker from Philips is currently discounted $134, officially making it less expensive to buy new on Amazon than refurbished. Add ingredients, choose a program, and the unit goes to work mixing, kneading and extruding while you sit back and enjoy a beverage. Up to 1600 pounds of force extrudes all types of pasta in as little as 15 minutes. Various shaping discs are attached to make Spaghetti, Penne, Fettuccini, Lasagna and more. Egg, herbs, spinach, carrot juice and many other ingredients can be added for all types of creative flavors, textures and colors. Cleaning aims to be easy and automated as well, with the push of a button. A recipe book comes with the unit and contains 20 recipes to get you started. The Philips pasta maker currently averages 4.5 out of 5 stars on Amazon from over 225 customers (read reviews). Its typical list price of $349.99 has been reduced dramatically to $215.99.