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News => News about Thermomix => Topic started by: Siren on September 11, 2014, 07:45:09 pm
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Browsing a number of Vorwerk's international stores, it appears that there are already five Recipe Chips available for the TM5 in German-language form! I didn't want a TM5 at all, but now I'm wavering. (Well, I will be, if a similar number of Recipe Chips appears in English or French. My German is a bit too rudimentary to be useful in the heat of a kitchen!)
http://shop.vorwerk.de/thermomix/rezept-chips.html (http://shop.vorwerk.de/thermomix/rezept-chips.html)
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I can't wait for them to launch more! I can already see myself collecting them. Although I am a vegetarian so they're not all likely to appeal to me. But I'm dreaming of a baking themed one for bread and cakes etc! And individual cuisines, too. I'm not particularly attracted to books, so I think these chips are great. Not for everyone, but for me at least.
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If I could make my own I would think it was great but not being able too is a real negative.
Also - I tend to forget which book the recipe I am looking for is - eg chocolate alternative - I always get it wrong bt vegetarian and gluten free - and I find it frustrating enough to have to flick a book - let alone put diff chips in the machine.
Plus - I have young kids and I would hate to think how long my recipe chips would last without being lost - the little one is a bower bird with objects I use regularly as he loves to copy me.
If it was one chip that I could use (and back up if I lost it) it would be useful, but pre-programmed ones that I can't flick through while sitting on a couch - urgggh
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Once you've used a recipe, you can save it to favourites, so it will always be there
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That sounds great MJ. I can't wait to experiment to really understand.
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There are quite a number of chips available here in Germany. Buying the books funnily enough is the expensive part but the chips are about another 15 euros or so. Ed had a look and has already planned to take us to the Vorwerk shop to buy them all when his sister arrives. As she is taking our TM31, we want to replace the seal, spatula and measuring cup as they are a bit old and Yukky so we can buy them all there. If you like, I could take some photos of the shop and post them, I know you would all be in heaven at the Vorwerk shop!!!!!
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Sorry everyone, I think I posted my comment about recipe chips under the TM5 thread. :)
Xxx
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It's OK Lee I have put your posting here for you.
I would love to see photos of the Vorwerk Shop ;D
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Thanks so much, sorry my love. Xxx
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Lee I would love to see the photos if you are able to get a few. It will be very interesting to see how long it takes for the chips to be translated and available in other countries.
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Megan Jane - can you save recipes to favourites on one chip or would you just have a favourite section on the machine itself? Is there any facility to save stuff like the magic bean cake though? And recipes that you love off the net or can you only save ones from a TMX recipe chip (b/c I don't love a lot to TMX recipes - too bland)
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I'd love a photo too please Lee. Just imagine if we had one here, I could peruse all day.
Zebby I am just happy to have my thermomix. I actually save all my favourite recipes on my ipad in an app called Snap Recipes. I have so many that I am almost thinking of an ipad purely for recipes in that app.
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That is a good idea.
I did try with the iphone but I don't like having to touch the screen all the time to get the recipe back up - now I am back to pen and paper!
I can see how a USB could be really useful - but only if it was customisable so you could have your own notes and choose your own recipes. I imagine they'll bring that out at some stage.
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I did try with the iphone but I don't like having to touch the screen all the time to get the recipe back up - now I am back to pen and paper!
Zebby, you can keep your iPhone screen open for as long as you require it by going into Settings, then scroll down to General, scroll down to Auto-Lock where you can change to Never. It means your phone won't close down until you change that setting back again. Great if you are cooking off the screen.
I use this when I'm doing my grocery shopping as I have an app for that on there. I set it to Never then return it to 1 min when I've finished shopping. ;D
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Thankyou - that is awesome news - I might be dragged into the modern era yet!
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Megan Jane - can you save recipes to favourites on one chip or would you just have a favourite section on the machine itself? Is there any facility to save stuff like the magic bean cake though? And recipes that you love off the net or can you only save ones from a TMX recipe chip (b/c I don't love a lot to TMX recipes - too bland)
I think it's saved to the machine. But, no, you can only save recipes to favourites FROM the chip, as far as I know....
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I've just read on the American Thermomix thread that you may be able to buy a chip where you can save your own recipes. Not sure how this would work?
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The next chip to be released in Australia will be Cooking for You and Me, as we've heard at training. Maybe not available until 2015 though.
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I've just read on the American Thermomix thread that you may be able to buy a chip where you can save your own recipes. Not sure how this would work?
I heard the same. There was talk of wifi and an app, maybe you do it that way? Otherwise you'll likely have to have to buy a chip and it's come with a cable or something that plugs into your computer and it'll come with software to enter all the information in. I assume you'd be also be able to download/upload recipes from the community also.
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The next chip to be released in Australia will be Cooking for You and Me, as we've heard at training. Maybe not available until 2015 though.
Well I won't be getting excited over that one :-)) I have the book but have barely looked at it. Would have thought Quirky Jo's book to be a more popular choice.
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I'm not interested in the recipes on the chip, as I don't like the recipes that are official TMX recipes. I only use 8 from EDC book and all of these are changed by me to be acceptable. But I would be VERY keen to have the facility to download my recipes onto a device that I could use with the 5. I can't see TMX doing this as it isn't consistent with their selling pattern. This would mean Tenina , Alyce and a lot of others would also have the capacity to do this. I don't think so.
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I agree, Chookie. Ugh, Cooking For You and Me? Good grief, surely there's something better than that one. I would have preferred In The Mix or one of Dani Valent's to that one. The Baby and Toddler would have been a better choice, too as would have QJ's.
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My feeling is with more recipes available online, recipe books will be harder to sell. So will chips be. I am not a new owner, I have also bought a TM5 (but still waiting on delivery aaaaggh), and I have all the UK and AUSTRALIA books. Apart from about 5 TM books that iv purchased the rest are "rubbish" in my opinion (only). I barely ever go on the recipe community, as I find all my recipes here on the forumthermomix.
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Totally agree. Hardly use the TMX recipe books other than two. My recipes comes from this Forum.
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I can see the benefit of an EDC or similar being in a chip with step by step instructions for first time users and other members of the family.
Cooking for you and me is one I don't have so can't really make a call on that. Agree with both MJ, in the mix with complicated recipes would be a good one to be chipped and CP, the very popular Quirky Jo would have made more sense.
Listening out to see if any orders are getting delivered.
Can't imagine the bank balance with everyone paying up front, kerchang!
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Listening out to see if any orders are getting delivered.
yes, trying to be patient. Have told my consultant I won't bug her and will wait for her phonecall, but in the meantime I'm just dying to get my hands on it. Whilst I've started to pay interest on my credit card purchase, I speculate that its sitting somewhere in some high interest earning account doin' its thang
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I always keep my Credit Card in credit so never pay interest. :P
I'm also a bit peeved that the first payment has come out of my CC. Why didn't they make sure there were plenty in stock for the launch?
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I robbed Peter to pay Paul as the saying goes to pay for my new TM, because of the longer wait I have already put more than half of it back :)
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Yep I never spend more than I have but the point had to be made ;)
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I got a 12 month interest free credit card from Westpac just to purchase the T5. There is an annual fee of $45 and no interest unless there is a balance at the end of the 12 months. I'll be paying it off well before the 12 months and then cancelling the card, I'll also be able to decide on the best time to sell my TM31 and deposit that money onto the card. I believe in making the most of the banks money and not using mine unless I have to. I've used this same method in the past for some major purchases and it's worked well for us.
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HI Ladies
Really new to TMX and not sure what to do about recipe books. Buy now or wait for the Chips?
I thought i would buy the cooking for one or two, but note that a few of you have it and don't think much of it. I was also interested in In the Mix and the Chocolate one...are these worth it? I think the chips are so far away, I am not sure it is worth waiting. Your thoughts please?
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Mostly I use recipes from this forum, the books that come with your TM, Tenina (she also has a website) and Alyce Alexander. I'm not anything intolerant but look up QuirkyJo as well
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Essie, depends a lot on your inclinations. What do you like to cook and eat? Do you like books that you can flick through or are you happy to search on line.? We are all different. The Forum is a good place to start as there is a great variety of recipes and help available. If you have some favorite recipes that you make, you may like to convert these to TMX. This is a good way to learn about your machine. I have most of the books but don't use them . I cook what takes my fancy and get inspiration from the good cooks here or convert.
Let us know how you are going, we will be interested.
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I guess I just love the pictures. You are right really I usually buy cookbooks but actually Google recipes instead😄 I guess I was looking for inspiration of what is possible.
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If you can borrow Tenina's and alyce's book from the library. Have a really good look through them and decide if you would like to buy any. I'm a bit like everyone else and use the forum. I also convert a lot of recipes I see in magazines.
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Essie, Cooking for One will be the next chip released, there have been more recipes added to it I hear. I daresay a new copy of the book will be released at the same but don't quote me on that.
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Thanks Katie for this information regarding the next chip for the YM5.
Thermomix Australia have posted on the FB page - the Cooking for You and Me Book is on sale $40. The chip will go on sale in January for $40 or you can buy them both together in January for $60.