I read these threads with interest too. We don't have a TMX. I've never been to a demo. I've heard they are amazing but I also am one that wonders if they are 2K amazing. We already cook a lot of our food from scratch. I don't cook pasta sauces, but when you can buy them for a few dollars from the supermarket, it'd take a long time to save the cost of the TMX back IMO. I already cook bread (was ding it regularly, need to get back into it). I cook the majority of our cakes and biscuits and I love cooking. DH is also a wonderful cook and will cook various Thai dishes (including sauce) from scratch. This year we began a 'no wasting food' thing and better plan out meals and use left over veggies in soups for lunches for example. I guess my point in this is saying (as someone who hasn't seen a TMX in action) I think you can do a lot of this stuff without one, however, if you have the money, it sounds like it'd save you lots of time.