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Title: Having one of those days!
Post by: judydawn on March 12, 2009, 07:37:33 am: Couldn't find my MC lid this morning so had to improvise and wonder how much a replacement was going to cost me. Searched through bags of rubbish looking for it then went outside to see where I had thrown the loads of water I go through daily when cleaning bits and pieces over a bucket in the sink. Yep, there it was, amongst the parsley. Happy ending.

Then had my disaster with the custard. Had made Riv-mum's Chicken & Mushroom pot pies for tea and was going to do mashed potato with them but no, forgot I put the lid of the TM in the dishwasher and can't wait for that to finish. So mashed potato the old fashioned way tonight.

Tomorrow is another day and hopefully, a better one.
Title: Re: Having one of those days!
Post by: CarolineW on March 12, 2009, 10:58:31 am: :D I have those days too!

You could still have done the potatoes without the MC. You could just have stood a jug or ramekin over the hole - and yes, I know this from personal experience :D
Title: Re: Having one of those days!
Post by: judydawn on March 12, 2009, 11:07:54 am: No,my lid to the TM was in the dishwasher, not just the MC !
Title: Re: Having one of those days!
Post by: baf65 on March 12, 2009, 12:58:08 pm: FYI new MC are $12!!!
Ive stained mine with tumeric so looks a bit crappy for demos, so Ive got one nice sparkling one for demos and a slightly lime green one (colour is fading) for home use!!
Title: Re: Having one of those days!
Post by: UnConundrum on March 12, 2009, 01:06:42 pm: You can try cleaning the MC with some DipIt...
Title: Re: Having one of those days!
Post by: CarolineW on March 12, 2009, 01:38:25 pm: Quote from: judydawn on March 12, 2009, 11:07:54 am
No,my lid to the TM was in the dishwasher, not just the MC !
;D Ahhh. Yep - no way around that one!
Title: Re: Having one of those days!
Post by: judydawn on March 12, 2009, 10:56:27 pm: Thanks Baf65 for that information. If I throw the 'baby out with the dishwater' again and lose it permanently, at least I know it won't cost an arm and a leg to replace. Are spare part prices listed anywhere on the net?
Title: Re: Having one of those days!
Post by: baf65 on March 13, 2009, 12:13:37 am: dont think they have the prices anywhere, but i can post the prices of what is available as spare parts if you want to know

and dont forget, if you have any type of demo in march or april you are eligible to purchase an extra bowl and blade set for $100 off, if someone at your demo buys a machine you get $200 off....they are normally $395...bargain hey!
Title: Re: Having one of those days!
Post by: judydawn on March 13, 2009, 12:34:09 am: Thanks baf65, a price list of things people usually need to replace would be useful. eg the spatula - mine is getting tatty looking.
Think the TM bowl will outlast me though and for just the 2 of us I find it ample.
Title: Re: Having one of those days!
Post by: brazen20au on March 13, 2009, 03:18:38 am: i hardly ever use our spatula, only when things need mixing through the top. i'd much rather use my tupperware one to get stuff out of the bowl ;)
Title: Re: Having one of those days!
Post by: baf65 on March 13, 2009, 03:38:01 am: these are the prices for all parts that can be replaced

Bowl, Blades, Base, Lid & MC 395.00
Basket 45.00
Blades 150.00
Bowl 180.00
Butterfly 25.00
Lid with Lid Seal 45.00
Lid Seal 20.00
Measuring Cup (TM21 & TM31) 15.00
Spatula 25.00
Title: Re: Having one of those days!
Post by: judydawn on March 13, 2009, 03:47:16 am: Thanks for that info - handy to know.
Title: Re: Having one of those days!
Post by: cookie1 on March 13, 2009, 06:52:17 am: I'm like you Karen, I ind my tupperware spatula nice and flexible for getting stuff out of the bowl.

Baf65, do they make a carry bag for the Thermomix? My DH has decided we're taking ours away with us when we go fishing for the month of May. The trouble is we take so much that everything gets a bit scratched and yuk. The Thermomix could end up shoved under the bed in the van next to the boat anchor. :'(
Title: Re: Having one of those days!
Post by: baf65 on March 13, 2009, 07:01:02 am: cookie, yes there is a bag for it, they are $120. They are what consultants use to cart their machines around in, they are definitely worth if you are travelling as you dont want your machine being jumped around, it might ruin the scales or the electronics inside the machine. They fit the whole machine in, and the Varoma as well
Title: Re: Having one of those days!
Post by: cookie1 on March 14, 2009, 05:52:43 am: Mmmm, thanks for that. The bag obviously holds the machine fairly still as well. I don't think I'd like to carry it without.
There's an argument raging at the moment. Daughter says 'if you take the thermomix how am I going to cook things?"
She doesn't want to use all the gadgets we used before!
Title: Re: Having one of those days!
Post by: judydawn on March 14, 2009, 05:58:38 am: You know what you can buy her for a wedding present one of these days!
Title: Re: Having one of those days!
Post by: baf65 on March 14, 2009, 07:32:31 am: yeh cookie the bag has a special bottom in it that fits around the base of the machine, so the 'legs' that work the scales dont get jolted around and the bit that zips arund the front is slightly padded, a good investment for a $1900 machine in my opinion
Title: Re: Having one of those days!
Post by: Ayla on March 14, 2009, 11:05:16 am: Hi, resident newbie here, lol, wanting to know what MC stands for?
Title: Re: Having one of those days!
Post by: judydawn on March 14, 2009, 11:13:08 am: I think it means measuring cup - it is the little clear thing which fits into the hole of the black lid. Never, I say never, leave it off when cleaning your machine or making icing sugar etc.
Title: Re: Having one of those days!
Post by: brazen20au on March 14, 2009, 11:13:43 am: teehee!

or when cleaning ;)
Title: Re: Having one of those days!
Post by: Ayla on March 14, 2009, 11:19:55 am: Ah! Lol, thanks for the tip :)
Title: Re: Having one of those days!
Post by: cookie1 on March 15, 2009, 06:09:40 am: Thanks Baf65. See you at the April 2nd presentation.