Do you have a thermomix? I've not had a demo, I've looked online, I've heard friends rave of them on Facebook. I joined a recipe share group on facebook. But, I haven't had a demo because I'm scared I'll want it hahaa. DH loves the look of them, but thinks that it'll be a fad and be sitting on the shelf in a few months time.
So, if you have one, are you glad you got it? How often do you use it? What is your favourite thing to make in it? Apart from cost is there any downsides?
Been to a demo, went very interested, but frankly I was turned off. I like to cook and to me it took away a lot of the joy of cooking (I know I am not the first person to say that about the thermomix).
I felt the sales talk bent the truth, making claims that were not quite right. For example, it can make bread dough, but it cannot bake the bread, so it claims of throw out your bread maker is not really true. I have enough kitchen equipment to get by and frankly find it just as quick to pull out a decent knife and chopping board to chop food, than what it would be to chop it into chunks, chuck it in the thermomix and then have to wash it.
I'll start of by saying I'm a thermie owner and lover and have just signed up to be a consultant too (having my first training on Thursday)
It is true that it doesn't do everything and some things pee me off BUT the pros outweigh the cons for me. I use mine everyday, on weekends several times a day. I spend more time in the kitchen now but I do more itms. I make my own spreads, jams, butters. Just starting with the bread thing. Of course I bake with it and make dinners etc.
I love cooking, baking in particular and really wasn't sold on the thermie because I thought it would take the joy out of cooking but for me it doesn't. Sometimes I go back to the old way just for fun, like making a cake using the mixmaster. But I enjoy experimenting with the thermie. It's like a different way of cooking.
I got rid of my blender, rice cooker, steamer, mortar and pestle, food processor but kept my mixmaster, slow cooker and breadmaker.
I say Google recipes and forums and blogs. Then have a demo but be ready to "need" one they're designed to sell the product. Make sure DH is there as well. Don't rush in. They're a big expense. Think about. Pros and con it. Decide if its best for you and when is a good time financially but also for you to have time to get to know how to use it. It isnt for everybody and it isn't always the right time.
Hope that helps. I'm on the phone so I can't read your original questions
Just reread your post and thought I'd add.... Specific downsides to me are:
-Cost
-The scales only go up in 5g increments, it pees me off. They should put better scales in.
-despite the sales pitch sometimes it's a real b**** to clean! Most of the time easy but when it isn't it really isn't.
-sometimes I want to make really big batches of stuff (like soup or jam) although I was worried about the capacity being too small for meals but it makes soooo much food. It's just those other things that I use the saucepan for instead
-the recipe books are IMO overpriced and a bit crapola (but there are some truly awesome blogs for free on the net!)
Thank you so much astrid and dantri. This is exactly the sort of info I was looking for. I think I'll get a demo in a few months time. I'm not easily swept into things, I've been looking from afar for while now. Thanks again!
Hi Danita, I did get one. Actually my husband was the one who got caught up in the demo. I love mine, we are trying to eliminate additives, preservatives etc and it makes it so much easier. I no longer waste the limp veges from the fridge, just cook them up to vege stock paste. Making cupcakes last week I put organic raw sugar into thermie and turned it to icing sugar. Do you have one?
Sorry just reread that you're thinking about it. I think it depends on your lifestyle. Friends are meat 3 veg type people - I don't think they would get value out of it.
We have significantly reduced the amount of packaged and bottled foods we buy. Follow some blogs and see if those foods appeal to you, have a demo and don't feel obligated to buy on the time.
Thank you. I'm really considering it as my son is as prefers and we would really like to cut out additives and preservatives aswell and I could always do with reducing sugar. Do you have any favourite blogs you follow? I went to a demo and it appealed to me I'm just worried about the price :/ and I don't want it to be something so expensive and never used. On average how many times a week would u use it? Thanks for all your advice.
I have one and I love it! I don't use it daily anymore but I wouldn't do without it! One of my favourite dishes, zucchini slice, I never used to make because it was such a pain in the butt having to grate all of the veggies, now I just throw everything onions, zucchini, carrot, bacon into my Thermy at once and it's literally chopped in 3 seconds. Then I just add the eggs, flour, cheese and oil into the Thermy, mix for a couple of seconds and it's done. It makes life a whole lot easier. I love it too if I randomly need breadcrumbs or something. It's just so easy and quick. I used to do a fair bit of soup, pasta etc in there too but then I started working and it changed the meals that we ate regularly. But I still love love mine
I vary with how much use. For example the other day I cooked pancakes for morning tea, muesli bar type slice for afternoon tea, made vege stock to then use in Apricot chicken risotto, bread rolls to go with dinner, then apple crumble for dessert and strawberry jam. Other days I don't use it at all. But on average I would use it at least once a day.
There are loads more, but they are my fave at the moment because they are in line with the type of foods I'm trying to bring to our family. I usually just google something like "thermomix carrot cake" and see what comes up. There are soo many facebook pages that are full of ideas and tips.
I don't really use it for cooking as such. I still love my pots and pans but I do use it for everything else. I find it really easy to clean.
The things I do regularly are porridge, mixing for cakes, whipping cream, breads, doughs, pastry, roasting and grinding spices, spice mixes, curry pastes, milling, custards and sauces, gravies, melting chocolate, ganache, stocks, jams, lemon curd, smoothies, ice cream/sorbet/parfait, grating cheese, chopping salads, steaming everything, poaching eggs, making cheese, yoghurt etc
I do a lot more involved and tricky recipes as the TMX makes it easy. But I also do basic things as well. We save a lot of money as I cook everything from scratch. But I always have. It's just that now I make even more from scratch.
Reply With Quote
Registered User
Thermomix
but I do use it for everything else. I find it really easy to clean.
Bookmarks