So I Bought A Thermomix….

It’s giving her confidence and that can only be a good thing. We’re not all cooking fanatics She night have never been particularly interested in learning but find herself at times having to cook for a family. If you’re not a hurling fan and used to the skills, you can’t turn up at the local club match and do well. Same with cooking and maybe she’s happy with being confident to pull meals out of the thermionix which is fine but learning how thugs are supposed to look like as taste is a big help as well. I’m sure some of what the thermionic is doing has to be sinking in as well. In the end though, she’s cooking decent meats for her family, has to be better than the chipper every day.

I think it’s just another step in home automation/convenience appliances really. It struck me this morning. I had a wash to put on so lashed my porridge into the TM and set it off. I went about gathering up the washing and getting that going as well. It occurred to me there were probably similar conversations back in the days of the early washing machines with some saying the person with the new machine wasn’t really washing, just throwing the clothes in and then putting them on the line. It was kind of reinforced by a chat I had with my mum earlier in the week who was telling me about the 60s and 70s where, amongst other things, electrical shops did demos of electric cookers, which I seem to remember is sort of what Mary Berry started out doing. All that being said, if I wanted to prep something special where slicing and dicing was important, I’d do that by hand. The TM does a good job of it but it’s not quite uniform. Also as Éowyn taught us, it’s no burden to be able to cook anyway when the electricity dies. For the rest of the time, the TM is handy I think.

One week into owning a thermomix, I can kind of see why people love it so much. To be honest, I thought a lot of the talk was just hype.

i’m surprised by how much I’ve used it every day this week. I raided the cupboard and made soup for lunch. Ordinarily, I just would have had some bread and cheese. Today I did a small bit of prep at morning break and I was able to kick off the cooking process while still working away at my job later. The soup came out great. It’s things like that that make a difference in my book anyway

Overall, I found myself making a few things that I wouldn’t normally have bothered with.. just because the machine is there and once you have the ingredients it’s very quick to get the prep done. I hadn’t expected to be this happy with the thing at this stage.

Just giving a heads up that there is a new model, the TM7 that was announced yesterday. The new machine has a 10” screen, flat base, insulated bowl and you can cook in some modes without the lid. It’s also €100 more expensive. Not enough really to make me annoyed I’ve just purchased but quite nice if you’re thinking about getting one.

I will say they Vorwerk make Apple look loose-lipped when it comes to talking about new models. With tech companies however you can make educated guesses about new hardware releases and base your buying decisions on that. Vorwerk literally say nothing and don’t have a predictable release schedule. Personally I dislike that.

I’m not sorry I purchased the TM6 now. The new modes aren’t anything overly exciting. The updated processor I’m sure is good. The TM6 can be just a bit slow at times but not to the point it annoys me however.

LOL True. I figured there was an update coming as the deals in January and February pretty much threw in all the extras for €60 above the base price. I’d probably be less impressed having the new machine but having to shell out down the line for accessories. Some are useful.

I think for what you were looking to do with it it probably is worth the purchase. You’re not wrong about Vorwerk. I don’t think I’ve ever seen a more secretive company. With the launch of the new model, they’re pretty much kept everyone in the dark, including the advisors. My advisor was at least honest with me when I was buying and told me she didn’t know there would be but she did mention that she thought there would be something mentioned in next conference whatever things they go to happen. It just struck me that it’s a great business policy to have your sales people lying through their teeth on your behalf.

so, that aside, I am one month in and absolutely delighted with my purchase. The novelty has well at this point because I things so much. What I can do and of doing still impresses me. For instance, about two weeks ago, I was at a funeral on a Sunday evening And got home late. While I was unpacking some shopping around the kitchen, I was able to turn the machine on and get a quick soup going then go and have a shower and get and I got back to ready made soup with no effort whatsoever. Definitely if you have a person with an eating disorder, it will easier to do extra dishes for them.

I’m I think my only general criticism so far is that I find the machine can be a bit louder at times. Even on speeds there is a kind of a high pitched sound. It really was apparent the other evening when I put some milk heating up I went outside for something and even quite a distance away I could still hear the machine. It’s not that it’s particularly loud, it’s just that the frequency of the noise travel. The new model has a much more silent motor so I’m sure that probably won’t be an issue for you. Honestly too, it’s a small complaint.