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Welcoming Center, Management and General Chat => Introduce Yourself => Topic started by: monnie on March 10, 2013, 02:39:31 pm

Title: Having been a cynic, I'm now a convert!
Post by: monnie on March 10, 2013, 02:39:31 pm

Hey guys

I've spent the last 3 or so years being cynical about the thermomix...thinking, okay granted, it's a clever machine, but a very expensive clever machine that I wouldn't really use...and that it took away from 'real cooking'...cynical, hey?

Well...things have changed.  I have a little more time on my hands (my son's at PP now) and my concerns about the processed foods have heightened...and I realise that the thermomix will only help my cooking, not stifle it...so...here I am.

Thermomix ordered last week...booked in for my first cooking class in mid march...special ingredients ordered and now just waiting...waiting...waiting...for it to arrive!

Looking forward to joining you in what seems to be an amazing forum.

Cheers.

Monnie

Title: Re: Re: Having been a cynic, I'm now a convert!
Post by: *suzanne* on March 10, 2013, 02:55:30 pm

Hello and welcome you certainly have come to the right place full of fun,  recipes and lots of support.  The wait is excruciating but once it arrives you'll be off cooking all sorts of things xxx

Title: Re: Having been a cynic, I'm now a convert!
Post by: Jadey on March 10, 2013, 03:42:29 pm

Welcome to the forums Monnie!

I think we were all a little cynical at first. The machine sure speaks for itself though.
I bet you are dying to get your hands on it at this stage.

Good luck with it all.

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Post by: Cornish Cream on March 10, 2013, 04:00:47 pm

Welcome to the forum Monnie.Have fun cooking when your TM arrives :)

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Post by: Frozzie on March 10, 2013, 06:50:16 pm

Hi monnie and welcome to the forum..great source of info and support..

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Post by: mcmich on March 10, 2013, 09:09:00 pm

Welcome to the forum Monnie. Waiting for delivery has been hard for us all.
Let us know when it arrives and how you are going with it all.  :)

Title: Re: Having been a cynic, I'm now a convert!
Post by: Amy :-) on March 10, 2013, 10:34:14 pm

Hello and welcome Monnie, you will find lots of yummy recipes on here that will confirm that your purchase was very worthwhile :)

Title: Re: Having been a cynic, I'm now a convert!
Post by: goldfish on March 10, 2013, 10:43:01 pm

Hi Monnie - and a very warm welcome!  I have a friend who said initially, "absolutely not" . . .a few months later became vaguely intrigued (is that a contradiction in terms??) when my DD showed her and her husband how easy it was to make jam - of all things . . . . . .move on a few months - and they now have a TMX in their kitchen! (also they were becoming aware of the additives in the various bought foodstuffs - and now, like me, wouldn't be without it.  You'll love it!

Have a look at CreamPuff63's List of Favourites  (http://www.forumthermomix.com/index.php?topic=6470.0) for ideas on everything!!

Good luck!   . . looking forward to hearing more from you soon! :D

Title: Re: Having been a cynic, I'm now a convert!
Post by: judydawn on March 10, 2013, 10:51:52 pm

Hi Monnie, being cynical is usually the way we all feel about the Thermomix when we first hear of it and it's hefty price tag but you know it is worth every cent once you have it sitting on your kitchen bench being used so many times a day. You will end up making things you never dreamt of making eg condensed milk, Worcestershire sauce to name a couple.  Enjoy your machine, your first cooking class and join in the fun we have here on the forum. If you want to know anything, please ask.

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Post by: obbie on March 11, 2013, 12:33:06 am

Hi and welcome

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Post by: mab19 on March 11, 2013, 01:14:58 am

Hi monnie and welcome to the forum :)

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Post by: Kimmyh on March 11, 2013, 02:55:28 am

Hello Monnie and welcome. Hope the waits not long and happy cooking for when it arrives.

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Post by: trudy on March 11, 2013, 03:12:31 am

Welcome to the forum.

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Post by: cookie1 on March 11, 2013, 04:58:43 am

Welcome Monnie. I hated waiting for my machine so I know exactly how you feel.
Spend your waiting time planning a couple of meals.

Title: Re: Having been a cynic, I'm now a convert!
Post by: Aussie Brenda on March 11, 2013, 05:08:11 am

Ha ha Monnie,  the TMX has weaved it's magic, I have a GF who said she would NEVER get one,  last time she was at my house i heard her say, hum maybe I will get one,    :o.. O couldn't believe my ears ..I had to ask,her to repeat that statement ;D

Title: Re: Having been a cynic, I'm now a convert!
Post by: jo_nz on March 11, 2013, 10:06:21 pm

Haha, welcome to the fold, Monnie! 
I found the price tag off-putting when I first heard too, but I'm so glad I took the plunge.  And the stuff I knew of from the demo was just the tip of the iceberg of what tmx can do!  If I'd known I'd use it SO MUCH, I would have done it sooner!

I had friends over in the weekend, and they were admiring my machine, and then nearly fell over when they heard the price, but then by the end, one couple was saying "let's buy it!"  ;D  (she's having to have quite a restricted diet, so making things like rice flour was quite appealing)

It took me 4 and a half years from when I first heard of it to buy one.

Have fun!

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Post by: Yvette on March 11, 2013, 11:59:01 pm

Hi Monnie and welcome to the forum, let us know what you cook when TM arrives

Title: Re: Having been a cynic, I'm now a convert!
Post by: astarra on March 12, 2013, 12:57:10 am

Hello and welcome Monnie.  :)
You will love no processed foods. It is a great machine.  :)