My son gave me this for Christmas and I was thrilled....until I used it!  Used the recipe for the pasta dough..was not happy.  Then when I cleaned it it, was a disaster.  The designers did not take the time to make pasta and clean.  The plates should come apart for easy clean up.  So want to return this but my son can't find the receipt.  I have tried this out with different plates and it is always the same.  What a shame!