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Title: How do you clean under the blade?
Post by: brazen20au on September 13, 2008, 11:48:10 pm: we don't tend to pull our tmx apart everytime we clean it / wash it up and i'm disgusted at the grime that is under the blade :-\ i've tried using all the scrubbing brushes we have plus an old toothbrush but nothing gets under there :'( YUK!

so what do you use to keep that bit clean?
Title: Re: How do you clean under the blade?
Post by: Mandie on September 14, 2008, 11:44:50 pm: Hiyya,

Wow, this forum has exploded since last being here!!! ^^ ^^

I just read your post. This is what I do. I place a little water and bleach in the bowl, and leave overnight. Then I give it a quick bust on turbo and you'll see all the bit and pieces floating around. For me, it works fine.

Hope this helps.

Mandie
Title: Re: How do you clean under the blade?
Post by: glynis on September 15, 2008, 08:26:31 am: Hi this is Glynis in Hobart Tasmania.Had my thermomix a month .Love it! I find the egg shells and warm water work really well, but also an old eye masscara brush goes easily under the blade, to get any stubborn bits out especially one that has the bristles around a wire tip then it will bend under the blades.
Title: Re: How do you clean under the blade?
Post by: Thermomixer on September 15, 2008, 08:44:58 am: I'm with Glynis - egg shells, and now, with using for compost, the stems and hard bits from some of the veggies knock of much of the staining and goopers. Usually do this last thing at night.

Followed with quick rinse and then Turbo a couple of times.

My consultant recommended a brush for baby's bottle or teat ? Don't have a baby but kitchen shops have bottle brushes of various sizes.

PS Good to have another ozzie on board ;D - you should intro yourself. Is Fee your consultant? ???
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Post by: glynis on September 15, 2008, 09:16:27 am: :) I love gardening, so I love to compost .The thermomix does such an amazing job of blitzing for composting and really cleans the stains off the mixing bowl.But I like to take it all to peices and clean everthing well regularly.My daughter and I got our TM's at the same time and Fee is our consultant,her enthusiasm is infectious so we are becoming confirmed thermoholics.
Title: Re: How do you clean under the blade?
Post by: brazen20au on September 15, 2008, 11:48:51 am: i did the eggshells last night so will have to check its success ;)

i thoguht of a bottle brush after i posted, we don't have any anymore after 5 years of them!
Title: Re: How do you clean under the blade?
Post by: Dean on October 14, 2008, 01:41:00 pm: We use a teat brush - works a treat.
Title: Re: How do you clean under the blade?
Post by: brazen20au on October 14, 2008, 04:43:54 pm: thanks dean, i need to get a new one but i keep forgetting!
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Post by: Galadia on October 14, 2008, 09:43:37 pm: Thanks for that tip - I'll be on the look out for a new baby bottle brush. My children are old enough now that my old one has fallen apart!
Title: Re: How do you clean under the blade?
Post by: Thermomixer on October 15, 2008, 12:28:56 am: Being a DINKY yobbo - my consultant said to get a teat brush - but where - ?pharmacy/supermarket. I looked in "kids' shops" but couldn't find.

I have a small bottle brush from kitchen shop with plastic over the wire. Works a treat - but Dean - where d'ya get it? (Sorry, that may be a Victorian ad !! - Like "It's Your Money, Ralph" - an ad for the local bank which went bad - nobody under 30 or living ouside Victoria understands that one ;D )
Title: Re: How do you clean under the blade?
Post by: Thermomixer on November 24, 2008, 04:18:30 am: In case those with notification haven't seen this new thread - http://www.forumthermomix.com/index.php?topic=313.0 (http://www.forumthermomix.com/index.php?topic=313.0) - there is a new brush coming. Yippee. :-*
Title: Re: How do you clean under the blade?
Post by: baf65 on December 05, 2008, 12:27:51 pm: ive got the new brush and it works a treat!!!
Title: Re: How do you clean under the blade?
Post by: brazen20au on December 05, 2008, 07:58:43 pm: i'm going to get one as soon as we get rora's coeliac results and i know whether to order the GF book or not
Title: Re: How do you clean under the blade?
Post by: Dean on January 24, 2009, 09:26:52 am: Hi Everyone.
I've found Kmart to be the cheapest place so far to buy the teat brushes (in the baby section for the child free people :)). For under $5 you get a bottle brush as well.
Cheers,
Karen3
Title: Re: How do you clean under the blade?
Post by: Thermomixer on February 02, 2009, 01:20:54 am: Thanks Dean/Karen - my stepdaughter is expecting, so will check out KMart and buy a bottle or two (and maybe steal a bottle brush ;) )
Title: Re: How do you clean under the blade?
Post by: cakegirl on April 06, 2009, 02:42:41 am: I use a cheapo baby's bottle brush.
Title: Re: How do you clean under the blade?
Post by: AuntAnnie on June 15, 2009, 02:10:53 pm: ??? Ok. I hate to sound stupid, but could somebody please detail the eggshell thing? I mean how many eggshells, how much water, what speed?

Does this help clean the bottom plate?

It's not in the books I got...

Thanks!
Title: Re: How do you clean under the blade?
Post by: I Love Bimby! on June 15, 2009, 02:55:30 pm: You can use one or two or more egg shells.

Use enough water to cover the blades. Depends on what you've been cooking and how long it's sat there as to whether you need warm or cold water.

Then speed 8 for 20 seconds. You can also pop it into reverse and pulse the turbo button once or twice.

Then empty and rinse on turbo again once or twice.
Title: Re: How do you clean under the blade?
Post by: AuntAnnie on June 15, 2009, 07:08:48 pm: Thanks! I will try that as soon as i get some eggshells. (Sometime today).
Title: Re: How do you clean under the blade?
Post by: brazen20au on June 15, 2009, 10:25:49 pm: i found the eggshells made a horrible mess and didn't help 8) i haven't done it again
Title: Re: How do you clean under the blade?
Post by: faffa_70 on June 16, 2009, 05:31:09 am: Quote from: brazen20au on June 15, 2009, 10:25:49 pm
i found the eggshells made a horrible mess and didn't help 8) i haven't done it again

I am with you Karen, only time my TMX sees egg shells now is for the worms with the scraps!! I just use a teat brush from a baby's bottle brush set, works a treat :)
Title: Re: How do you clean under the blade?
Post by: Thermomixer on June 16, 2009, 08:23:32 am: Works for me - but it can get messy. Hit the turbo button to flick off the bits.
Title: Re: How do you clean under the blade?
Post by: jessiesgirl on July 10, 2009, 12:59:05 am: I am a hairdresser by trade and have found that the tinting brushes are fantastic for getting in under the blades and all around the finicky stuff. Hope this helps. ;)
Title: Re: How do you clean under the blade?
Post by: Thermomixer on July 10, 2009, 02:53:28 am: Any tips help, thanks. I bought the Thermomix cleaning brush and it helps, but not the whole answer.
Title: Re: How do you clean under the blade?
Post by: AGGY on October 25, 2009, 11:14:43 am: I bought some plastic flossing toothpicks to help with the cleaning. I use the string and the pointed tip to clean under the blade, and it works well. It is a bit fiddly though.
Title: Re: How do you clean under the blade?
Post by: Thermie007 on October 25, 2009, 09:50:37 pm: I get these little thingy's from my dentist when I visit & have found they are quite good at getting the hard to reach area under the blades.
(http://i1006.photobucket.com/albums/af183/Thermie007/Misc/junk546Small.jpg)
Title: Re: How do you clean under the blade?
Post by: Thermomixer on October 25, 2009, 11:49:53 pm: Fantastic - need to check these out
Title: Re: How do you clean under the blade?
Post by: JulieO on October 26, 2009, 12:21:52 am: Ermm.. I find the quickest way to completely clean is to take apart and hold the blade upside down in the palm of my hand and then use a baby's bottle brush to push in and around the underside of the blades, dunking in and out of the water. It quickly brushes away any bits that are caught there. Followed up by a quick rinse and dry and then reassemble. Really only takes a minute and I know it's all really clean.

If there's been any cooked on food at the bottom of the bowl, I soak the bowl in water for a min then I use one of those miniature soap pads that comes in a box of 10 or so. I use the home brand ones, the smaller size is great for this job. They work every time and leaves it all nice and shiny without scratching. :)
Title: Re: How do you clean under the blade?
Post by: Thermie007 on October 26, 2009, 12:57:31 am: Quote from: JulieO on October 26, 2009, 12:21:52 am
Ermm.. I find the quickest way to completely clean is to take apart and hold the blade upside down in the palm of my hand and then use a baby's bottle brush to push in and around the underside of the blades, dunking in and out of the water.

I do take mine apart but until I can get a baby's bottle brush this is what I have on hand to use until then.
Title: Re: How do you clean under the blade?
Post by: cookie1 on October 26, 2009, 03:03:37 am: Thermie007's Picksters can be bought in Big W for about $6. I use them for my teeth. They come in varying sizes.

Julie I am with you. Pull it apart, put it under running water and use an Ikea brush. We all have our ways, as long as they are successful for us.
Title: Re: How do you clean under the blade?
Post by: Miki on October 26, 2009, 04:02:48 am: I use a Pigeon straw brush (for baby's bottles) after taking it apart. You can find them in some chemists or baby stores.
Title: Re: How do you clean under the blade?
Post by: inkha on October 31, 2009, 07:27:53 pm: If you 'turbo' clean the bowl straight after you have used it with a drop of washing up liquid you will not have this problem. Also, when you have some food that baked to the bottom, sprinkle some bicarbonate of soda onto it, a bit of liquid to make a paste and leave it. The soda will lift the burnt stuff.
Title: Re: How do you clean under the blade?
Post by: cookie1 on November 01, 2009, 06:16:20 am: Does the turbo clean get all your custard or bread dough off Inkha? These are usually the things I have to use the brush for. Carb soda is wonderful for cleaning lots of things, especially with a bit of vinegar.