i don't have one but I think it depends on how you like to cook and the type of food you like to eat as to whether its worthwhile. ie if you are into soups, icecreams, custards, purees, slushies or even ****tails, sauces etc I can see them being worthwhile and I know thus they could develop other ingredients well for other recipes eg fruit purees to use in muffins etc but weren't they at full price uptowards $2K unless you became a "dealer" (I could be very wrong here). I just can't see me getting my $2K out of it because I don't/make a lot of the above. I know a couple of people who have them and love them but they aren't big from scratch cooks so to be able to put a pile of stuff in and come out with the above things is great for them. i could be very wrong about the limitations mentioned above and the price but that was my understanding of them
Rouge - no... it does so much more... check it out online...
it blends, chops, makes ice cream, casseroles, cakes etc. its kinda like a kitchen revolution...
i am in LOVE! i have heard obly good things so far... (bloody exxy though, like 2K)
ETA - Jaspen - interesting - I am a 'from scratch' cook but thought it did a lot more than what you said - will have to look into it more...
you are more than likely correct Mamapan - as I say most of my info is second hand. I didn't know you could cook cakes in it - make the batter yes but didn't know about cooking it.
I sort of had the impression (in very simplistic terms) that they were a multiblade style blender with a thermostat that went from freezing (for sorbets etc) to cooking (sauces etc) - don't know whether they stop "churning" during the process. I suppose I really like the idea of what they could do but just couldn't see the $2K value - that just seemed sooooooo much
If it can replace your icecream maker, your soup pot, your blender, your mixmaster, your slow cooker and gave you the ease to cook all of these things without standing by to stir etc then maybe. I know they do a lot of cooking parties to display them - would be interested to see how much is done in the thermomix and how much in the stove.
ETA just had a look at the website and they are really into focusing on getting back to basics with machine that does all these things quickly but from raw ingredients rather than using jars etc. they have a whole list of things that it does - I liked that it cleaned itself and there is obviously a new version - the steamer/bowl attachment I hadn't heard of before. Yes it certainly looks like it could replace a lot of appliances especially in a small kitchen and do a good job at the same time
Hmmm I'm not convinced. You can do all that with the vitamix, the only thing that is different is it's got scales and has a wider mouth. It doesn't actually cook anything other than soups. You still need to bake the cake iykwim? And I don't know if I would pay an extra $1k for scales
hadn't heard of the vitamix but having had a quick look on the web I would agree with Rouge and definitely struggle to pay $2K when there seems to be an equivalent product for $1K. In reality I probably wouldn't pay $1K for either of them because of the type of food I cook and eat
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