Hi everyone;

I love the red too! I love it so much that I bought one in 2009. Red is my absolute favourite colour! (You can even see my red spatula in some of the older photos and videos on the blog!)  --- But that was before I discovered the grey ones. At first I wanted to sell the red ones but when I compared them side by side to the greys I was surprised at the definate differences. The red one is probably an earlier model of the spatula because the grey one is superior. This is not evident when looking at them -- but when touching, feeling, and using them.

It's a bit like the difference between the TM21 and the TM31. The TM21 works fine, but once you've tried the TM31 you really notice the differences.

I've been asked about this red spatula before by people in Spain and UK. Here's what I've told them:

• First off, the red is a softer grade of silicone. It's more pliable and more easily nicked and cut by the excellent Thermomix blades. I'm not saying the grey spatula won't get dinged by the blades, it will. But the red ones simply won't last as long as the grey ones.
• Another difference is hidden in the construction of the shaft that extends inside the silicone of the blade. It is shorter in the red one, making the spatula blade softer. Again, that's okay, but means it doesn't last as long. So I chose to sell grey ones only, as they prove to be superior over time.

For Thermomix fans in the UK the red one is a decent option as it won't cost them so much for shipping etc, and therefore easy to replace more often as needed. I've done the cost comparison on these red ones for TMX friends in Spain and Germany and with shipping included, the ones from the Kitchen Kit shop came out costing less. This also applies for Australians. When you calculate the shipping for two spatulas the cost from UK is $39 AUD, whereas from the Kitchen Kit shop the cost is $37 AUD and includes a brush too.

Just wanted to share this because I did a lot of research and testing before starting up the shop and I take pride in delivering good service and product to like-minded Thermomix fans. I hope that all who've ordered Kitchen Kits already know this to be true...

Just wanted to say a quick thanks to everyone for your kind words about my blog but also for so warmly welcoming my daughter (Natalia, aka SuperGirl) to this TMX community. I don't think people on the forum have any idea how lonely it can be to be a TMX owner in Canada. Natalia lives in a city of about 60,000 and she is probably the only person there with a TMX. I live city of about 80,000 which is less remote than her location and there are a couple (2 or 3?) TMX in this town... maybe more, but I've never met them in person. The machine is still so unknown here -- truly hard to imagine. There is simply nobody to chat with about our fave machine, so it really means a lot to meet like-minded tmx fanatics online.

I wish Natalia lived closer so we could play TMX together, but she is 2-3 days drive away (across sea, mountains, & barren snowfields) and has an important job there so we only get together about twice each year. (Good times )

The name "SuperGirl" really suits her, and it's not just me who would tell you she is awesome. I'm so glad she will be able to learn and share from you all, and hope you will enjoy getting to know each other. Wish I could spend more time on this forum, but with so many new Thermomix owners, there are ever more people asking for Kitchen Kits these days, and those requests are my priority these days.

Thanks again to everyone here for making me feel so welcome when I joined back in 2009, and for opening your virtual arms to my daughter. Now let's get mixing!

Thanks to Gert (probably my #1 fan ) for pointing out the video but that one is in fact a 'golden oldie'. I made the "Musical Christmas Card" video a couple of years ago and yes, it was a lot of work but also a lot of fun! It's also fun to pull it out of the 'recycle pile' each year at this time and place it in the sidebar during the festive time 

By the way, it's still Christmas Day here in Canada as I write this and I am excited to say that you will soon see a new Canadian member on this forum. Someone I know recently opened a big brown box with the word VORWERK on the side

Gert!!! These are right up my savoury alley! And so perfect with G.R.! How did they taste? I love the idea of poppy seeds and onions too. Salivating here now and ps.... can I borrow your recipe? How about a spatula or scrubbie as trade?   Hmmmm???
 

I've been reading this with interest and have to say though I do agree a bit with all sides here, there is one point that doesn't sit too well with me...

... It's been mentioned that head office simply meant for JD to give the goodies away to local people in her area. I can't get on board with that. If that was the case then why involve JD? HO has plenty of consultants who could benefit from having extra goodies to give away in the area. I'm sure the consultants can use these promos. As we know JD is not a consultant, so this appears to be someone's idea of connecting with and getting positive cred on the forum but maybe not a thoroughly considered plan.

This forum is after all, the biggest english-speaking Thermomix community in the world and as far as I can see, the 'official' forum doesn't even compare, so HO is certainly in a tough spot as regards navigating these waters. Without a lot of forethought, planning, ingenuity and high-priced in-house web strategists I don't think they can compete with what this forum offers.

So really... who in their right mind would give JD a bunch of goodies and expect her to share them with local TM friends? Everyone knows JD's friends are 8000 strong and located around the world! I think this was 100% meant to be mentioned on the forum. (And look at all the attention they are now getting from a few books and calendars.)

It's good to see HO being 'generous' late to the party, grasping at straws aware, but I agree with those who suggest this is a bit of a 'back door' way of going about it.

Plus, I want to thank JD for taking all the heat. HO has put her in an awkward position... I certainly hope you are being well compensated for all the politics that come with this job Judy 

I agree, I don't have time for twitter either and nobody here needs to know how it works. The beauty of MM putting the forum on Twitter is that it will bring new members, and that is what MM wants. Current members don't need to worry about learning Twitter... so no worries there. It's the Twitter users who will find out about the forum and that will help introduce this forum and Thermomix in general to more people.

For some of us who are already too busy, Twitter is painful. So is facebook and all the other social media avenues. They do have their place though, and it's a smart move by MM to do this. More member does mean more work for the moderators though... 

Yay!!! Oh happy days... You must be busy cooking up a storm! No wonder you were getting cranky  um... how about "tense"? Anxious maybe?   over the past few weeks... you must have been in Thermo-withdrawal.  So glad things are returning to um 'normal'  up there in Cairns.

My DH is the tech-savvy person in our house - and after he saw how much time I spend on the forum, he changed my internet homepage to the forum, so as soon as I connect to the internet, the forum is the first page that automatically comes up 

HA HA KarenH... as we say here... " he certainly knows which side his bread is buttered on "