Mine lives on the kitchen bench too, as instructed by my consultant, so it's not a chore to get it out and use it.

I've used mine a fair bit this weekend. I made Chile con carne (my receipe but followed edc method) and brown rice for dinner on Friday night. The rice cooked much quicker in Thermie than in the rice cooker, so will def use Thermie for brown rice from now on. Only took about 20 mins compared to 45. I made a raspberry and banana bread for the freezer for a girlfriend who is having her first bub any day now. We had a bbq last night, so I did the broccoli salad from the edc which I loved, and so did everyone else. I made bread rolls which were also a big hit, and then for dessert I made banana and raspberry fruity dream.

I brought the Quirky cookbook, but haven't had a chance to have a good look at it yet. I have both Quick fix books, and think they're great.

When I first got my Thermie, I didn't used it as much as I thought I should be, and resented how much it cost. But then I started hunting for recipes online, and attended some cooking classes and got a few new cookbooks, and I've since fallen in love with it. My fave meal would have to be salmon and linguine salad. Pasta cooks in the bowl, while salmon and veggies steam in the varoma. The marinade /dressing is made in the bowl at the start too. The only part of the meal not done in Thermie is the pine nuts which I toast on the stove. I think Thermie is great for cooking whole meals , you just need to have the right recipes to give you a starting off point.