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I'm a bit rusty now, but I used to make a lot of pasta and enjoyed teaching friends the wonders of making pasta. There's a learning curve as many other commenters mentioned, but once they "get it" it's magical.

I would organize parties where everyone would bring different ingredients and we'd make ravioli from the food we had. With noodles, some guests wouldn't understand why make the effort. But with custom ravioli, they would immediately understand it.