Ok, what's the go with this thing, ladies? What sort of machine is it? I am dead curious...

I've looked at the website but it doesn't really tell you what it is... And what do they cost? Or is that a taboo question?

Also, on masterchef last night one of the contestants slow cooked an egg (whatever gets your goat...) in a thing called a "thermoline" - is that part of the thermomix?