new to tmx, the pumpkin soup using the "everyday cookbook" always seems to come out grainy instead of smooth

have processed it more than what they say, but it doesn't seem to make a difference.....

which is a bit strange, am puzzled, please help

hi there, new to tmx (just bought one) and new to this forum (first post)......
firstly, just want to say that it took us 7 months to finally commit to spending such a large amount of money.
we have had it a month now, and i have used it quite a bit,,,,,, from a male perspective (one that seldomly cooks, and a very limited list of recipes..... - its great...... the more i can help Michelle out with the children and cooking -  the better

the question

I made up some rock cakes for the second time (out of the book you get with the machine - and everybody loves them),

But the second time I made them up – I forgot to put in the butter..

They actually turned out just as good as the first lot (with the butter in them)…

A friend told me that the butter is a keeping (or preserving) agent – so I should eat them relatively quickly??

My question is – is butter a keeping (or preserving) agent……… cos I cant find anything about it on the internet..
 
The reason I ask, is because animal products usually have a short shelf life compared to vegetables…. But then again, there might be something in milk/butter.

and i prefer not to eat butter/marg if i can get away with it..

just out of interest, i stopped eating butter/marg in sandwiches when i was a teen.. (took a couple of months to get use to it)..
but then i had a sandwich with butter or marg in, and i found it killed the taste of all the other ingredients in the sandwich so never wanted butter ever since..


any help with the above question would be great thanks