Forum Thermomix
Welcoming Center, Management and General Chat => Chit Chat => Topic started by: Kayc on December 14, 2010, 12:02:56 am
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Has anyone tried these? They sound very intriguing and healthy
http://blog.zokuhome.com/
They freeze in 7 minutes. Thinking it might be a good thing to have for the school holidays and to try and get the grandkids to eat moe variety.
They cost about $69 I think
KayC
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Someone from UK posted this a while ago. This site only ships to US. :'( It looks fantastic - they have other tools and so on from the last time I looked at it - can't wait til Australia get it in!!
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It looks great! The kids would love it ........ shame they only ship to the US though. Wonder if there is any other way to get hold of them? Maybe ebay??
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Nope - nothing on ebay ......... but I found this website that seems to sell them in Australia ......... in case anyone else is interested
http://www.urbanbaby.com.au/epages/ecomm5000.sf/en_AU/?ObjectPath=/Shops/UrbanBaby/Products/ZOQPM
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Ah - Ha - Good one KJH!! :-* :-*
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I saw them advertised in the lastest Delcious magazine, so they must be available in here now. They were advertising them at $80 i think
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I also saw them in the Peters of Kensington ad page in the Weekend Australian. You can buy online and they ship everywhere.
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They've been advertised in quite a few magazines. (I'm a bit of a magazine freak)
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I am sure I saw them in the window of a shop in Perth. Can't think where possibly karrinyup match box
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My favourite shop has them. http://www.petersofkensington.com.au/Product/ProductSearch.aspx?departmentSearch=-1&brandSearch=-1&search=zoku%20pops
Gretch
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I've seen these at The General Trader and any good kitchenware shops. Definitely available at Everten online and Peter's of Kensington, just about my favorite 2 online kitchenware shops on the planet. They look good and if they do freeze ice creams, icy poles in 7 minutes as claimed, they will be great to use this summer.I haven't bought any yet but plan to. Just need to hide them from my husband as he'll kill me for buying more kitchen stuff. Has anyone tried them yet??
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They look good but I can imagine they are like an ice-cream maker in that they would need to refreeze or maybe it just permanently lives in the freezer?
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I am "blessed" to have 2 children that don't like ice cream and ice blocks because they are too cold! I would love to make them something like that......but then I would have to eat them both. Hmmm....good excuse to eat 2 ice creams I think!
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I think you keep it in the freezer and take it out when you want to use it. It only holds 6 ice-cream paddles at a time. I don't think you have to put it in the freezer again to freeze your ice creams etc. Only put it back when you have finished your creations.
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Yes I just read it makes 9 before needing to go in the freezer again :) actually sound great and the icy poles look fab. Repeat after me........ "I don't need any more kitchen gadgets"
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I'm with you there. Just thinking of the pleasure it will provide for my kids!!! Wishful thinking,hey????
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I have seen this in house & match box, but so far have resisted temptation!
they look pretty cool, and freeze in 7 minutes on the bench 8)
(http://www.urbanbaby.com.au/WebRoot/ecomm5000/Shops/UrbanBaby/4CAE/A3D9/0557/D2BA/03A0/C0A8/D218/E2D9/ZOQuickPopMake500x200.jpg)
Will look forward to reading a report if anyone buy's one ;D
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I have bought one online, and am expecting it to arrive in the post any day now - hopefully today so I can play with it on the weekend! I will report back on how it goes
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Did you see the kit you can buy with it so you can add shapes and layers of liquid on angles. Very fiddly but fun looking too ;)
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I saw that kit - but thought I would start with the basics ;D
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These remind me of the freezable drink containers we had when we were kids - you'd put the container in the freezer and pour your drink in when the container was frozen. It would freeze your drink and make it into a slushy. anyone else remember?
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I remember them in fact they are still around I bought one for my niece and nephew a couple of Christmases ago ;)
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From my understanding of the rules and regulations of H.O. forum, this page is something we would NOT be allowed to post but it is so handy learning of all these things that are on the market that we would never know about if it wasn't for this forum.
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Where did you read that Judy?
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Under Terms of Use Meagan
c) use the Website as a platform for sales and presentation offers, or for direct or concealed advertising, including to upload, post, email or otherwise transmit any unsolicited or unauthorised advertising or promotional materials, "junk mail," "spam," "chain letters," "pyramid schemes," or any other form of commercial solicitation or promotion (including posting of links to third party websites promoting these services);
Not being a legal eagle, I find rules and regulations a bit hard to understand but I would have thought posting websites advertising products is 'direct advertising' but I could be wrong.
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I am "blessed" to have 2 children that don't like ice cream and ice blocks because they are too cold! I would love to make them something like that......but then I would have to eat them both. Hmmm....good excuse to eat 2 ice creams I think!
tee hee, I have children like that too! I was thinking I had the only 4 year old around who doesn't like ice-cream!
He talks a lot about them and pretends to eat them a lot but when he has the chance to eat it, he tells me he would only like it if it was warm! :D
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Oh Judy I so hate websites that enforce those kind of rules! Freedom of speech. Let people make their own mind up not be terrified they'll run off to a competitor at a mention! And esp things that aren't even competitors like this but yes I'm sure this would go against HO's rules.
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I think that's just there to stop people from abusing the site by trying to use it as a platform to promote their own sales, isn't it? Not that we aren't allowed to let people know about interesting things that we've seen and think that others might be interested in. That's how I understand it, anyway.
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I hope so Caroline :)
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I think that's just there to stop people from abusing the site by trying to use it as a platform to promote their own sales, isn't it? Not that we aren't allowed to let people know about interesting things that we've seen and think that others might be interested in. That's how I understand it, anyway.
I would think that to be the case too.
Luckily this forum doesn't seen to suffer from one time spammers (at this stage), posting about their imitation goods for sale (which I think is what those rules are leaning towards).
But, I am very guilty of posting about gadgets and products :P but I'm not selling them, just letting people know about them, or give an opinion if I found it to worth-while 8)
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The whole problem of unsolicited advertising on the other forum is easily solved by allowing a section for advertising!
It's simple.
Then, if you want to advertise anything or talk about something such as the Zuko Pop thingy, you put it in that section. Perhaps I need to make a suggestion in the feedback section.
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Oh dear I have put things up before too - just because i love them soooo much - I don't actually sell anything - except Thermomixers!! :-)) :D ;)
I would Love to hear feedback on this Zoku too or will we have to see if they have a forum?? :P
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I got my zoku pops set just before Christmas - and it works a treat! The kids love them! The drip-proof bases are not exactly drip proof as they claim to be, but they are still better than the Tupperware version.
I have not been very adventurous with the fancy layered and decorated pops yet, but have been doing lots of fruit juice pops and fruit/yoghurt mixture pops. I often use the TMX to make up the mixture and then just pour it into the pop-maker thing. I will be buying the storage container too, since the actual pop maker only makes 3 at a time, but can make up to 9 pops before it needs refreezing, and I would find it easier to make a bigger batch and store them instead of making only 3 at a time.
There is heaps of scope for creativity here for those who have a creataive brain! But the product works really well .........
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I'm still keen to buy a maker but I have two problems:
Firstly, can someone please convince Melbourne to have summer weather???
Secondly, how on Earth do I hide it from my husband who is permanently on the warpath about me getting new gadgets, although I have never ever heard him complain about my thermie!!
Mind you,I just bought an American stovetop popcorn maker called a Whirley-Pop and I think my husband almost had a seizure when he saw it. I'm sure he won't complain when he eats popcorn made in it.
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I'm still keen to buy a maker but I have two problems:
Firstly, can someone please convince Melbourne to have summer weather???
Secondly, how on Earth do I hide it from my husband who is permanently on the warpath about me getting new gadgets, although I have never ever heard him complain about my thermie!!
Mind you,I just bought an American stovetop popcorn maker called a Whirley-Pop and I think my husband almost had a seizure when he saw it. I'm sure he won't complain when he eats popcorn made in it.
haha merlin..been there actually im always there...my two big weaknesses are cooking gadgets and cookbooks...always buying something....im looking a the lagrange pasta maker at the moment but my problem is where the hell i can put it in the kitchen as i have no more space and have already told DH that we need to redo the kitchen as our next big project to give me more storage and bench space..hrrrmmm when he complains though i just ask him if he would prefer no great homemade food and perhaps for me to be more like some of his mates wives who dont cook at all and tend to just reheat frozen foods at best..that usually snaps him out of it! lol
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Thanks Kim
Great tip! Will bear this in mind next time I see my husband guzzling down my food made in the thermie.
I also have a huge problem with buying cookbooks, but as I have a bookcase with spare space, I just pace out when I buy my books, so it doesn't seem to be noticed. By the way, why am I feeling guilty when he buys things for himself as he needs without asking me first????
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It's easy Merlin - my husband is the same - but the zoko pop maker hides very nicely in the back of the freezer (with other things stacked in front of it), and the plastic sticks hide very well in a snap-lock bag in the back of the tupperware cupboard ;)
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lol KJH that could work until he found out !!! :P
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I suspect mine would discover this method as well, particularly as he delves into the freezer quite frequently. Oh well, back to the drawing board!
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I made the frozen mango recipe from this forum
http://www.forumthermomix.com/index.php?topic=4913.0
and froze them in the zoku pop maker. Worked great! Probably a bit too much mixture though, since the pop maker only does 3 at a time, but you could easily halve the recipe.
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My sister just got one for xmas. You keep the base in the freezer and then you can make up to 9 pops in it before the base has to be refrozen. However there is a storage container you can buy which stores pre made ones in the freezer if you require more at one time or just want to grab one straight from the freezer at any time. You can also buy extra sticks etc. There is also a great recipe & ideas book you can get too. I know that "Williams Sonoma" is the main supplier in the USA but I am not sure f they post to Oz. I have also seen them on ebay from time to time.
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:) just wondering if anyone is still using these. Can you give me feedback. Do you use it, or does it just sit there.
i was going to buy one yesterday, but the shop assistant was interested in going home, not selling stuff.
i might try online, thanks again.
Robyn
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I used it a lot over summer, but now that it is cold it is just sitting there in the cupboard and the freezer. To be perfectly honest - I dont know that I would buy one again. It is great for making almost-instantaneous icy-poles, but keeping the base in the freezer can be a bit of a pain. Since getting the TMX I am more likely to whip up a batch of sorbet or fruity dream or one of Quirky Jo's magic concoctions! If you are even just a little bit organised, you can make up a batch of icecream mix or juice or yoghurt or something like that, and freeze it in the Tupperware or similar other brand icy-pole trays. Takes up less room and is less of a fiddle. So in summary - really the only thing going for the zoku pop maker is that it is really quick to make up icy-poles on the spur of the moment. You can do all sorts of fancy things with it too, like layered icypoles with different colours - but I never bothered. Hope that helps - but that is just my opinion - others may love it!
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:) Thanks, i wanted to buy one, but at $69 for the kit, and then $26 for the accessories to decorate, that's alot of ice blocks.
Robyn
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I think I can safely buy one now as you can now buy pop makers that only make one or two at a time and take up less space than the one that does 3!