What pasta machine did you get?

Like this?

You want to use high-protein flour or semolina. You want to plan on a mess. You want to make sure the dough is not too sticky and dust with flour every time it gets sticky. Use the medium to wide settings to run the dough through a number of times, folding between times. This essentially kneads the dough. When you finally run it through to cut it into noodles, you want the water already boiling. Get it all into the water ASAP. Plan on a huge pot with lots of water relative to the pasta. This will allow it to cook quickly and evenly. I almost always use the pasta machine to make raviolis rather than cut noodles. When I cut, I often cut with a knife rather than the machine. I find that the machine can get jammed up. Have fun. Take pictures.

Ravioli is a great way to start. They are very easy to overfill; be careful!

You want to use high-protein flour or semolina. You want to plan on a mess. You want to make sure the dough is not too sticky and dust with flour every time it gets sticky. Use the medium to wide settings to run the dough through a number of times, folding between times. This essentially kneads the dough. When you finally run it through to cut it into noodles, you want the water already boiling. Get it all into the water ASAP. Plan on a huge pot with lots of water relative to the pasta. This will allow it to cook quickly and evenly. I almost always use the pasta machine to make raviolis rather than cut noodles. When I cut, I often cut with a knife rather than the machine. I find that the machine can get jammed up. Have fun. Take pictures.

What He Said..... I ALWAYS use semolina flour. the texture of the pasta is much lighter and very easy to work with. It's messy, but once you do it a few times, its really fun! Almost time for making Pumpkin Sage Ravioli!