My bowl

[Thermomixer]

In fact some people wedge it under the blades and then turn it on spoon soft or speed 1 to clean without doing your nails in!

Thanks - very important 

brazen - does grace have any tips for cleaning apart from steel wool ?

[brazen20au]

hmm not that i remember, but honestly my brain was fully overloaded by all the info lol

[bron]

I asked Grace last week and steel wool is fine to use in the bowl

Now they tell us We've all been so careful not to use anything scratchy on our bowls and all along we could have been using steel wool?  I use the non-scratch scouring pad and find that does the job.

Oh JD, you can scratch away, no worries, nothing can damage our bowls!!!

[CarolineW]

I used to use a gentle scouring pad - but the other day I finally noticed a tip in the Uk recipe book by the porridge recipe.  It says that if you've got food (eg burned, porridge, eggs) stuck on the bottom, just add some water as if going to do the self-clean, plus a bit of detergent (if it's well burnt - something I've never had - I'd add a tsp of bicarb as well), then heat it at 100 for 1-2 minutes.  I couldn't remember the speed they said (and I was too lazy to look it up) so I did it at speed 8 as usual for a self-clean.

I couldn't believe how well it worked!!!!  I've been meaning to post this under the tips and tricks section, so perhaps I should copy and paste this posting there too ....

[TMSteve]

For a lovely clean finish I use (and recommend) one of those soft green plastic scourers and a product called "gumption".

Comes in a small round plastic container with a green lid, available from most supermarkets in Australia.

Sorry, don't know if it's available in any other locations.

[faffa_70]

I use gumption to clean my kitchen sink and make it shine and sparkle so yes it would do the same for the bowl (duh of course lol)

[JaneeZee]

Hello, I'm back!!

& the first thing I comment on is Gumption - I LOVE it - use it on everything - but I hadn't been game to try it on the TM bowl.  I have generally used copious amounts of bicarb when I  have got anything stuck which is generally when I am converting a recipe & I have no idea how long I have to cook it for.  That was mainly in the days before I discovered the forum & all the recipes here, now I am lazy!

[faffa_70]

Have to say I haven't used it on my bowl either...am now thinking...it is stainless steel after all! Should the only thing we be really careful with and wary about be the prongs (or what ever they are called - great for a demonstrator!! lol) to ensure that they aren't damaged in any way??

I don't know and am probably confusing myself now...maybe I should just go to bed and stop trying to think things through! 

[judydawn]

For a lovely clean finish I use (and recommend) one of those soft green plastic scourers and a product called "gumption".

Comes in a small round plastic container with a green lid, available from most supermarkets in Australia.

Sorry, don't know if it's available in any other locations.

That's exactly what I use Steve - doesn't need it everytime though, it depends on what you have just cooked. I do the blitzing of my vegie scraps first then use the self cleaning method and only have to use gumption if there is still some residue.  Cleaning is never difficult for me though - although in the early days I did get some stuck on mess to clean off.