Forum Thermomix
Welcoming Center, Management and General Chat => Chit Chat => Topic started by: Merlin on May 24, 2012, 02:54:55 am
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Spottted a TM31 on Masterchef the other night. It was the immunity challenge and the professional chef team were using it to make a pumpkin puree. They didnt actually show it in use though, darn!
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Yes, I saw it too, Merlin. It was in several shots and one of them a good, big closeup - exciting moments in television for all of us, though. :)
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I'm sure that was because they are not one of their Sponsors.
...I must say the product showcasing on that show totally BUGS me!
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And the waste of food bugs me, what happens to all the open packets of stuff they use and the food they cook.
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apparently OzHarvest collect it within 1/2 hour and distribute it to food programs, it doesn't get wasted.
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That's great to hear Maddie, I've been worrying that they throw it all away. When the did the salmon challenge on the auditions it was shocking to see the hacked fish. I don't even eat fish but was worried it would all get thrown away.
The TMX has been used quite a bit this series from both the contestants and professionals. They used it in last weeks cook off to make the lemon curd in the desert.
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I've seen the tmx in use on masterchef several times now. I think it was used in the bread challenge by one of the contestants, and the country banker guy used it to make a sorbet. And quite a few other times too. But usually it's just a quick kind of flash by shot.
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Masterchef is one of the few things I like to watch on tv, but we can't get it up here. Grump grump. :'( :'(
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I think they get used quite a bit , no way could they whip up some of what they do in the timeframe they have without a tmx
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Cookie can you watch it online? I've done that in the past when I've missed an episode, the bonus is you don't get all the ads.
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If I miss an episode I catch up online. Sometimes they give an encore showing at 1530hrs.(NSW)
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Alice (she of the seemly endless display of big kooky glasses) seem to have a thermomix. We spotted it in the audition video in an early episode, and she had it out for the bread challenge.
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Looks like Grace does a product placement advert on Masterchef,
according to SMH.
The story was how she brought a tmx back into Australia, then took 12 months to get the license for Aust/NZ.
And now 950 consultants, and how many tmx she has sold in 12 months.
Advertising still, one way or another. shes making alot of money selling tmx.
:)
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I used to think about the wastage, but good chefs do not waste food. I am sure if there was a fish carcass that was hacked to death it would be used in George's restaurant as a basis for a fish stock at least (one would hope so). Maybe one of the TV channels can enlighten us as to what happens post show. I saw something on TV the other day where unwanted food in restaurants and farmers surplus is sent on to needy people, but have a funny feeling it may have been US based. Its not right that so many people in this world cannot eat yet food they would happily eat is disposed of. That, is a crying shame.
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I was speaking to one of the co-founders of the foodbnk in WA. He told me at the end of the week all the fresh food was taken away by lcal farmers for there catte to eat.
Thy aso have the golden swan award & came nxt to Kelllogs ( i think, dont quote me) for their environmental plans.
H :)
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I loathe watching MC Australia. I've been watching the UK one for years on Foxtel and it's way more professional.
The thing I don't like about both shows is that it's all about how the food looks and tastes, not about nutrition or balance. Sometimes, there's not a vegie to be seen unless it's a tiny cut out square or a piece of balled out pumpkin or something. Veggies seem to be used as decoration.
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I loathe watching MC Australia. I've been watching the UK one for years on Foxtel and it's way more professional.
The thing I don't like about both shows is that it's all about how the food looks and tastes, not about nutrition or balance. Sometimes, there's not a vegie to be seen unless it's a tiny cut out square or a piece of balled out pumpkin or something. Veggies seem to be used as decoration.
does that make you think that you don't need much of one thing (ie. nutrient) to "count" (Piggy Wiggy's that we are) I'm really interested in how further this (oops, been timed out. will catch up tomoz)
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I finally saw a TMX in action in the finale last night. Taken me a while to spot it :-)) (Although I haven't actually been watching the series religiously.)
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My DD loves TMX spotting on masterchef, I think she has seen one in nearly every episode and both women in the first round of the final used them. It is usually a fleeting glance as the camera focuses our attention on something else.
I've noticed they all use them with the cup upside down, wondering if they were given a lesson on how they work at the start?
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. . it was referred to the other night as "a high speed blender" . . . . no mention of the name, Thermomix . . . ;D
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The best part is our Newcastle fellow Andy won.
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Do you knw him?
So happy he won. Ds loves him & Ben :)
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I was excited seeing the TMX too, and I'm glad Andy won because he is so funny and genuine :D
It made me wonder whether there are any rules about how much they can cook in the TMX on the show. Since it can do almost everything I would be inclined to say it would be cheating to use it for too much since the point of the show is to prove how good they are in the kitchen.
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I'm glad Andy won..
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I'm glad Andy won too thank goodness Julia didn't considering she was supposed to be the dessert queen she didn't cook many good ones
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Do you knw him?
So happy he won. Ds loves him & Ben :)
I don't know him personally, although DH's eldest daughter's husband and him where in the same class at school and still see each other at the pub.
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LOL....anyone see the all stars episode tonight?
Um hello....dry ice in the TM, added to custard......not a good idea! :D
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LOL....anyone see the all stars episode tonight?
Um hello....dry ice in the TM, added to custard......not a good idea! :D
He should have know better than to put dry ice into a sealed container? Idiot . I am surprised the crew allowed it.
Gert
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I think that that was the first time the machine has actually been referred to by name as a thermomix. It certainly got a lot of exposure last night
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Yes it looked like there was a TM on every bench, laughed when George called it a machine, Lol ;D
You dont muck about with dry ice, its dangerous stuff!!
:)