Thermomix

[oddball1973]

My BIL has one, seems a very expensive bit of equipment that does nothing more than a knife, a Magimix and a saucepan and hob can do. It doesn't fry the food off like a proper pan, it's all a bit 75% as good as the old/proper way doing things so the food I've had from it is OK but nothing special. The whole USP seems to be it is a self automated way of doing piece of piss stuff in the first place.... for a grand.
I wouldn't bother getting one myself but each to their own

[Melman Giraffe]

This is the reason why there won't be any pictures, its one of those fads that mums in the play ground try to one up on each other with!


Next they will try inventing the wheel

[Chim Girl]

MrsFallon said:

Jo, did you buy one in the end? If so how are you getting on with it?

Yes I did buy one. I absolutely love it. As others have said it is possible to achieve the same results with multiple gadgets, but I like the convenience of using just one. So far the notable creations have been, mayonnaise, béarnaise sauce, crème anglaise for ice cream, bread and carrot cake.

[chrispmartha]

Melman Giraffe said:

This is the reason why there won't be any pictures, its one of those fads that mums in the play ground try to one up on each other with!


Next they will try inventing the wheel

Sorry for dredging up an old thread, I am just amazed at this persons posts :-)

if it was a fad it wouldn't be in most high end restaurants.

anyway FWIW Ive had mine for around 8 months and if yu enjoy cooking and like trying to create high end dishes at home its a great piece of equipment.

[AndyHCZ]

Indeed.

I would be shocked if you did not find a Thermomix or Robot Coupe in a top end restaurant.

Edit: I should add KitchenAid are launching a similar product of their own - http://www.kitchenaid.co.uk/cookprocessor/homepage

Edited by AndyHCZ on Thursday 29th January 21:10

[JimM169]

AndyHCZ said:

Indeed.

I would be shocked if you did not find a Thermomix or Robot Coupe in a top end restaurant.

Edited by AndyHCZ on Thursday 29th January 21:10

Is it in top end restaurants because it does things better than the chef can or is it because it's a time/labour saving device though!

[chrispmartha]

JimM169 said:

Is it in top end restaurants because it does things better than the chef can or is it because it's a time/labour saving device though!

A bit of both I would imagine. it makes making things like mayonnaise, hollandaise, anglaise and sorbet/ice cram mixtures so easy and without any risk of it going wrong that they will get used for stuff like that.

{shameless name drop alert} when I met Rene Redzepi when I ate at Noma, he said they use them a lot, and infact the first Noma cookbook is absolutely useless without one as it uses it so much throughout the book, to be fair that book is absolutely useless anyway :-) nice pictures though.

Even if they just use it for the blender it is probably worth it for a top restaurant.The thing can blend at 10,700RPM.

[Mobile Chicane]

I'd imagine top end restaurants use such devices because they allow the chef to get on with other things rather than have to watch a hollandaise like a hawk.

[Marcellus]

Mobile Chicane said:

I'd imagine top end restaurants use such devices because they allow the chef to get on with other things rather than have to watch a hollandaise like a hawk.

I thought that was what the commis chef was for!

[chrispmartha]

Marcellus said:

I thought that was what the commis chef was for!

Thermomix is cheaper and probably better. ;-)

[BGARK]

chrispmartha said:

Even if they just use it for the blender it is probably worth it for a top restaurant.The thing can blend at 10,700RPM.

This.. we also use it daily for smoothies, we blend all-sorts of old stuff, fruit and vegetables.

Looks like something they drink in that jungle programme but its healthy

[Pixel-Snapper]

AndyHCZ said:

Indeed.

I would be shocked if you did not find a Thermomix or Robot Coupe in a top end restaurant.

Edit: I should add KitchenAid are launching a similar product of their own - http://www.kitchenaid.co.uk/cookprocessor/homepage

Edited by AndyHCZ on Thursday 29th January 21:10

WOW the middle of this thread took a turn!!!

I had a look at the thermo online before christmas and couldn't get over how much they where.

I wonder what price range that Kitchen Aid will be. Don't they normally aim at the lower end market?

Will be interesting to see when they come out in march.

[chrispmartha]

Pixel-Snapper said:

WOW the middle of this thread took a turn!!!

I had a look at the thermo online before christmas and couldn't get over how much they where.

I wonder what price range that Kitchen Aid will be. Don't they normally aim at the lower end market?

Will be interesting to see when they come out in march.

Kitchen Aid are quite expensive aren't they? I can't comment on the quality of them as I've never owned anything by them but they always looked as if you were paying a premium for the name to me, I could be totally wrong though

[Pixel-Snapper]

Having just looked at their website I'm mistaken they are aimed at premium appliance sorry.

In that case it'll probably be more than the Thermo.

I've signed up for the mailing list so will see come March.

[chrispmartha]

Pixel-Snapper said:

Having just looked at their website I'm mistaken they are aimed at premium appliance sorry.

In that case it'll probably be more than the Thermo.

I've signed up for the mailing list so will see come March.

If its more than a Thermomix I reckon you'd be mad to buy one instead of it IMHO.

Thermomix are pretty good with payment options, they let me pay in 6 monthly instalments interest free.

[Pixel-Snapper]

Looking at KitchenAid mixers if it comes in around 300-400 quid then we're laughing.

[AndyHCZ]

I doubt it will be £300-400. I reckon more like £600-800.

If it's aimed as competition for the Thermomix, they will price it in the same bracket. What might be interesting is the US pricing though as Kitchenaids are literally 50% cheaper there, but the problem is the motors are designed for the US voltage and frequency.

[hairyben]

chrispmartha said:

Sorry for dredging up an old thread, I am just amazed at this persons posts :-)

if it was a fad it wouldn't be in most high end restaurants.

anyway FWIW Ive had mine for around 8 months and if yu enjoy cooking and like trying to create high end dishes at home its a great piece of equipment.

"combatants" on both sides seem to be taking it a bit personally, reminds me of makita/dewalt power tool fanboys squabbling and groping their tools while proper tradesmen like me are rolling eyes and just getting on with the job using whatever tools to hand.

Thermomix does seem a bit pricey for what it is- The outlay will buy you the whole suite of decent standalone appliance. I'd want to know the build is worth it and there's good warranty and aftersales before shelling out.

I must confess to not being fond of all-in-one solutions in many walks- the jack-of-all-trades tends to be a compromised package, and the eggs-in-one-basket approach means a single point of failure knocks out everything rather than one tool you can work around (and replace cheaply). Similarly if you're prepping a big meal and cooking something in the thermo, say the famous hollandaise, and want to chop or blend or grind something else? This would be quite annoying and awkward and you'd be thinking of duplicating tools which undermines the main point of having a thermomix.

[chrispmartha]

They are expensive no getting away from it but I would say they are more aimed at the professional market hence you can't buy them in shops.

vorwerk make really wellbut stuff I can't tembrr what warranty you get but I think it's ten years with a lifetime on the blades (I'd have to check that)

You also get a personal demonstration at your house included

[Cheese Mechanic]

According to the UK/Malasian distributors site, UK warranty is 2 years in a domestic environment, one year in a commercial environment.

http://malaysia.thermomix.com/en/how-to-buy-thermo...

User manual is here: http://www.vorwerk.com/thermomix/pdf/instructionma...

The way its sold does not exactly inspire me, reminds me of these people (of which I know a considerable amount) sadly. http://www.kirby.com/gb/

Edited by Cheese Mechanic on Sunday 1st February 15:43