I am a big Bill Granger fan so was very happy to see these converted.  I made them on the weekend and they were beautiful.  Will deffinately be making them again.

Hi I am just wondering if I could have some advice please about sterilizing jars and bottles.  I realise that there are many different ways to do this but is there some ways more effective or easier than others? My sister and I tried Jam on the weekend and washed the jars and then poured boiling water in them. We then filled them with the hot jam and turned them upside down.  4 of the jars made a sucking type sound but the other 2 didnt - are they supposed to? Also I am wondering about making sauces and syrups and how to store those. I usually buy them in a plastic aqueeze bottle but if I am making my own I am wondering how people store them (Ie brownie or coffee syrup) so that they can easily be poured. I realise that this is probably a fairly basic question - but I have never done this before as sterilizing jars has always put me off!!!!!! Thanks for any help. Sharyn

Thankyou for your welcome and I am sure with practice it will become easier!  Just a quick question - I am looking at making the Creamy Tomato and Salami Fettucine tonight (well getting my 12 year old son to make it!) and was wondering if you could use Evaporated milk instead of the cream? I can feel my waist line expanding with all this cooking I am doing! Thanks

After many months of "lurking" I thought I should finally introduce myself.

I am a mum who has 2 amazing boys who has nagged her husband for 2 years in the hope that he may cave in and finally say yes to me buying a thermomix - and finally he has!!! Anything I think for a peaceful life!!

I have had my thermomix only for a very short time but have tried many things - some successful and some not so! All practice I guess.

I also wanted to say how impressed I am with this forum and how kind, friendly and helpful everyone is - its like one big happy family!! It really is amazing and I have spent many hours reading the many different posts.

I hope one day I may become skilled enough to convert and post a recipe but until then I look forward to reading and using the ones here! Thanks to everyone who contributes to the site.