Bucatini Noodle Pasta Shape Discs Fit For Philips Automatic Pasta & Noodle Maker, Philips Pasta Maker Attachments, Kitchen Appliances, Accessory Kit (Bucatini 4mm)

I'd been looking for a decent bucatini die for a while. this one is great - just the right size, noodles extrude very well. The only negative is it is a royal pain to clean.

I see quite a few reviews noting how difficult it is to clean pasta discs, particularly this one. Here's the method I use: set your garden hose spray nozzle to it's strongest and 'thinnest' stream. Put the nozzle directly on the front side of the pasta disc and turn the water on. Rotate the nozzle around each opening in the disc until all are clean. You'll first want to remove as much dough from the backside before you start. This may not be practical in the winter (depending on where you live), and you might also get somewhat wet from the spray (a rain jacket could be a good idea). You'll also want to do this shortly after the last extraction before the dough hardens. For me, though, it's much easier than manually clearing with a pick.

The actual shape does not pinch at the center. Sometimes the tips don't ruffle like they should.

This bucatini attachment worked like a dream! Belissimo!

Good news: the bucatini is well made and really good. Bad news: the pasta die for bucatini is almost impossible to clean after making pasta. I have at least 14 dies for my Phillips pasta extruder, but this is by far the hardest to clean after use. We need a tool to clean the die.