Thermomix

JamesM

that ragu recipe is a great base for many things, including pie fillings, with small adjustments. I add sultanas, peas, and chopped up broc 🙂 Sometimes I won't cook a whole meal in it, I'll just use it for certain tasks that you'd normally use a different appliance for, like grating cheese, mashing potato, chopping a coleslaw, milling and toasting herbs/spices. I make things like this regularly and just throw em in the freezer for work lunches. Saves me an absolute fortune. If I spend an average of $15/day on work lunches, and do the math, it turn's out I can afford a Thermomix after 26 weeks of buying lunch, and that's just me, my wife would easily spend that also at work. Starting to sound like a sales person, hah! I just love it I spose...

Lacehim

I've put together a website to post all the recipes that I'm making or using. There's so many out there I find I can easily lose them, or friends asking me for a copy, so it will be a great place to store them all, and share. I hope to get a few videos up there later, and some handy hints and tips that I get given all the time by our consultant. The website is www.thermoman.info if anyone is interested. 🙂 I'm sure Kelsey can put my website skills to shame, but the template has potential and I just need to fiddle, and keep uploading content. It will build over time I'm sure.

Bottom_Line

Argghh... Mine stopped working. The motor wouldn't turn. Why? The motor has a cooling fan at it's base. The inlets are very close to whatever surface the Thermomix sits on. Dumb design.... Particularly because of the hole at rear of where the bowl sits in would direct liquid spills there. Some liquid hot chocolate was spilt on the surface and got sucked up into the fan. Due to heat all the fat dissipated and the choco became like candy. Pulled apart, repeatedly soaked just the base of the motor where only the plastic fan is in hot water and sat for a few days to dry out. Working again. So keep the surface clean! And stop immediately if you do spill something.

Koffee_Kosmo

That name Vorwerk is farmiliar I have a vacuum cleaner from the same company KK

Lacehim

They make quite a few things KK. Thanks for the heads up BL. I'm a messy cook so I will keep an eye on that I think! Usually if it's all going everywhere I stop and mop up. Maybe you need a new seal for the lid? I remember reading the manual is said it will need replacing now and again. Still love mine. I've made butter today, spreadable butter, and burger buns. 🙂

Moon

conikal wrote:

I cannot imagine life in the kitchen without a microwave oven ! Thermomix sounds good .......but can it roast coffee ? :stir

Good point conical. Costs a little more than than a Ponte Vecchio Lusso Coffee machine and a Compak grinder. Hmm? .. if you haven't got either .. and have to choose ... that's a real tough one? Perhaps the coffee gear might just have the edge there? :rofl:

Kevohere

Sounds like conikal's toughest choice would be the microwave. I haven't had a kitchen use for a microwave for at least 10 years now. I much prefer the taste of "cooked" food. Removed the special-built micro shelf to fit the Strega! :coffee2: I have seen the Thermomix in action, but I couldn't justify the cost at the time and like the more relaxed, manual food preparation/process. Just as with making good coffee I prefer the "manual" approach for most things over automated. 😛

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