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Whether you call that German-by-way-of-Genoa hybrid of dumpling and pasta spaetzle, spatzle, spatzen, or just "that dough stuff you drop into boiling broth," the folks at Norpro have fashioned a reasonably efficient way to prepare it. With their stainless-steel spaetzle maker--essentially a bottomless mining-car basket that runs along a flat cheese grater with bigger holes--cooks can load their favorite combo of egg/flour/milk (recipes for two spaetzle doughs are included) into the basket. By running the "mining car" along the rails of the stainless-steel grater, the batter is extruded into the waiting pot of boiling water or stock. At least, that's the theory: while the plastic basket is bottomless, it's also topless, meaning that, depending on the consistency of the batter, you may need to push it through the grater by hand--a bit daunting over a boiling pot. The grater base is also attached to a plastic handle via plastic tabs; one wishes for one-piece construction, though no doubt an all-stainless-steel fabrication would involve dropping a different kind of dough. --Tony Mason
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 I Love My Spaeztle Maker!! |
| Review Date: January 25, 2003 |
| Reviewer: Spoiledbrat, Southern California, United States |
| A decade or so ago I toured through Europe and while in Germany I was introduced to Spaetzle. It was love at first bite. I live in a small town in California and spaetzle is not easy to come by. I bought an instant package of spaetzle, and followed the directions (pour contents of box into boiling water...) and it was terrible. Finally I decided to shop around for a Spaetzle maker and the only one I could find cost a fortune and was incredibly big and awkward, I imagined scraping my knuckles off and gave up my dreams of having fresh spaetzle. Imagine my surprise and delight when I found this simple spaetzle maker here on Amazon.com and at such a friendly price. I ordered it right before the holidays and it arrived in time for Christmas dinner. We eat our Christmas feast early in the afternoon and for a light dinner I love to make turkey soup from leftover Christmas turkey. For a twist I decided to add some fresh spaetzle and it was a wonderful success. The maker came with two simple recipes and after a couple attempts, I mastered the spaetzle maker. Since then we eat spaetle often with gravy's, soups, and tons of other dishes. This is a great deal for such a wonderful tool that will inhance you meals. |
Quick noodles in nothing flat
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| Review Date: February 28, 2001 |
| Reviewer: Joanna Daneman, Middletown, DE USA |
| We eat spaetzle all the time--it's a local specialty where we live. Traditionally, the noodles are served with a garnish of browned bread crumbs. They are very good with stew, pot roast and venison. They are also made into Kaesepatzle, which is the German version of macaroni and cheese. Toss the spaetzle in a bechamel (white) sauce made with swiss or cheddar cheese. Top with sauted browned onions. To make them, you have to get just the right touch with the very soft dough and hold a wooden board over a pot of boiling water, and cut strips off and shove them into the pot. They float, they're done. This is a messy job. Plus, your mom has to know how to make them and show you. If you don't have the advantage of generations of spaetzle making history, then you need a spaetzle maker. The little maker is a lot easier and the price is right. It comes with some good dough recipes (I add a bit of nutmeg to mine.) |
quick and easy...
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| Review Date: May 23, 2003 |
| Reviewer: remosito, Princeton, NJ |
| What a wonderful tool... Easy to use, quick and doesn't use up lots of space.
Definitely the way to make spaetzle (or Knoepli as
they are called in Switzerland). This is definitely one of those speciality tools
that's worth having, because there's nothing else
that works as nicely and it makes the job SO much
easier!!! |
simplified spaetzle
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| Review Date: September 20, 2005 |
| Reviewer: Mutantfrog, east coast USA |
This product makes making spaetzle SOOOO much easier! It has grooves on the end that allow you to rest it across a pot and just push the little basket back and forth, while your spaetzle drops into the pot. If you use the spaetzle recipe on the back of the Norpro box, the dough/batter is soft enough that you can use a mixer to combine ingredients (rather than by hand) and just pour the batter right into the basket resting on the pot. You can work it so that you never have to touch the spaetzle by hand, thanks to the Norpro spaetzle maker.
Also, the norpro comes apart very easily, so cleaning it is a breeze. For 8 bucks, you really can't beat it. |
Spaetzle-nockerl maker essential for Paprikas Chicken
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| Review Date: July 1, 2002 |
| Reviewer: Kathy M. Guenther, Las Vegas, Nevada United States |
| If you love authentic food of the Austro-Hungarian region, this is your kitchen essential. The sliding action of the cutter rapidly makes the tiny spaetzle, tender and worthy of your best Paprikas sauce! Also great in soups. I used to flip the spaetzle by hand with a spoon , over the hot pot, it took forever! This product shortens the time by 75%. The cutter is very easy to clean, just zip it into hot soapy water. |
Easy and fun!
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| Review Date: June 25, 2001 |
| Reviewer: , |
| I love this. I have looked all over and they are kind of hard to find. The first time I made them I used a colander and I had a mess. So I said when I find one of these I am going to buy it, and I bought this one. I make them all the time I like them better than noodles or dumplings, and they take no time at all. |
Amazing!!
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| Review Date: April 25, 2002 |
| Reviewer: A J Shepard, Tucson, AZ United States |
| Tell me how I lived without this thing. REALLY easy to use. I wondered how well it would work, being such a simple contraption. I've used a couple of different dough recipes and so far so good. When you move that plastic thingy over the cheese grater part it really does push everything out. I guess thick dough might require hand pushing but hey, why spend more money? This one works great. Bought one for Mom immediately. I only wish Grandma were here to enjoy it. |
My Mother-in-Law is smiling down at me!
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| Review Date: March 3, 2006 |
| Reviewer: M. Sumi, |
| Used to watch my Hungarian mother in law make her drop noodles by hand. I thought, There's GOT to be an easier way! Later on, to make my husband happy, I tried my hand at those noodles, but mine were big as biscuits. Why? Had no patience. (It took a slow, caring and meticulous cook to turn these suckers out in the "old" days). But now, I am a pro and the man thinks I am a genius...all due to this spaetzle maker!!! Get it and listen to the compliments coming your way. So easy and the noodles are delish! (Yes, mom, yours were delish too!) Over and out. |
Fast and easy...I'm talking about spaetzle!
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| Review Date: November 30, 2008 |
| Reviewer: waubay, Boston, MA |
| Thanks to this spaetzle maker, I have finally been able to completely imitate my mom and grandma's chicken noodle soup! It was so easy to do (it comes with 2 recipes and I prefer recipe #2) and I felt like some la ti da cook when I ladled the finished product into bowls. Plus, you can't beat the price! This is a great gift for someone who likes to cook or doesn't have a lot of time to cook because the spaetzle is done faster than any boxed pasta and the mess and clean up is a cinch compared to normal pasta machines. |
does the job
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| Review Date: May 23, 2003 |
| Reviewer: B. Lemons, New York, NY United States |
| It's a pretty simple appliance, it sure does make spaetzle. I've used the recipie included several times and it comes out pretty darned good. It's a little pain to clean, but that goes with the territory when working with spaetzle batter. Lots of watter and soaking and it is fine. |
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