Well I'll be ........

I've never noticed this before

......as for the stands.....the ones I bought from etsy.com   are easy to use and clean.  I thought they were reasonably priced, as they get used regularly.

Ooohh I haven't seen these molds before!  I've always just done it the Bakerella way but the molds look much easier (and less messy).

As for stands I just use a foam florist block, wrap it in co-ordinating tissue paper for whatever event I'm running and just stick the sticks into it.  I've been using the same foam block for about 18 months now so it's been great value.

Will have to try this.  My consultant told me to crack the eggs, put them in silcone muffin cups and steam them in the Varoma but this definitely looks easier.

I'm so keen I've even been shopping for supplies today - want to make sure I have everything I need when my thermie arrives:

flexible spatula (not for using when blades are running)
silicon muffin cups
a glass jar for umami paste
a gorgeous butter container

When I can work out how to attach images I will put up some pictures of my finds!

Hi, 

A bit about me to start - I'm Snappy and I'm from Sydney.  I've got two little boys and I work so things can get pretty hectic around here.

I purchased my thermomix on Tuesday and I am now eagerly awaiting its arrival.  I've been lurking around the forums for a while so I've picked up plenty of tips and recipes.  I'm baking addict (not great for the weight) and I've been thinking about all the wonderful recipes that I want to convert - Pioneer Woman's Cinnamon Scrolls are first on my list - they are little bites of heaven.

I've also managed to get In the Mix recipe book so I'm going to have a thorough look over that tonight because I'm trying to decide what will be the first things cooking in my new little friend!  Tenina's Umami paste is probably #1, some blueberry jam maybe?  And once I get a little bit of experience I am jumping straight into cultured butter - so delicious and having a thermomix means I am going to be able to make my own!  And of course lots of snacks for the boys - rock cakes, oatmeal cookies etc.

And in my forum lurking I understand there was a recipe for Pretzels in last year's Festive Flair booklet - I have found the review but not the recipe - would anyone be able to point me in the direction of this recipe?