[peoplefromibiza]

it depends on your taste, usually home made pasta is not dry pasta and it's made with eggs, so actually not the same thing. I wouldn't recommend Barilla anyway, it's just average, there are much tastier brands.

I've read someone here lamenting the cost of the machines to make fresh pasta, you don't need any, just your hands, elbow grease a rolling pin and a good knife to cut it.

If you wanna skip the rolling pin phase, which is the most difficult one, and don't make huge amount of pasta, you can buy one of these.

https://www.amazon.it/Imperia-Macchina-Manuale-Manovella-Sfo...

As an Italian I've learned from my grandma to make it, with a little practice you can make it in minutes.

p.s. it's De Cecco