Hi Matt and team, Thank you for all your very helpful videos on YouTube. I enjoy using my (plastic) AT936 but find it really messy, trying to get the pasta crumbs into the narrow neck of the hopper. I'm therefore looking at buying the (metal) AT910, as the feeding hopper looks easier to cope with. Ideally, I need 3 hands! :-) The AT910 makes it look easier to cut the lengths of pasta too, as the cutting device is attached. Looks like it beats my fumbling around for a knife! However, I'm writing to ask your advice because I hope you've used both extruders... The cleaning afterwards is bothering me... The plastic one is a doddle! The advice is to wait for the pasta to dry - and indeed, that makes it easy to push it out of the dies afterwards. I'm concerned that the instruction manual (found online) for the AT910 advises washing the bronze die immediately, because I've also seen (online) negative reviews... people complaining about the difficulty and mess trying to wash the dough out. I hope you'll be able to help me decide if the upgrade to the more expensive pasta extruder will be a waste of money and not a little annoying!! :-) Since I'm here - I'm fascinated to see that you squish the pasta crumbs into small balls. Since it's not what the instructions say, would I be right in guessing that it makes it easier to handle and that it doesn't put unnecessary strain on the attachment nor mixer? With much appreciation and in hope of some help! Ly