Forum Thermomix
Welcoming Center, Management and General Chat => Chit Chat => Topic started by: fundj&e on December 15, 2010, 11:50:28 am
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I can't believe it my TH arrived today and I am scared of it. Its not like me I can cook for 200 people I owed a restaurant for 10 years and today I was hyperventilating! I hope tomorrow I will get over it :-X
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Well I wasn't that bad fundj but I was scared of mine too and I spent days just reading the books and manual before attempting my first dish on my own - potato cakes, a complete disaster because they were nothing like I expected and the powerful machine mushed them to bits! Fills you full of confidence so you take another step back and when you are game, have another go. This time I did mashed potatoes and yes, it worked although I now do my potato differently because now I am in control and the machine is not. Pour yourself a glass of wine, pick a nice easy recipe and go for it ;) ;) Your next posting I'm sure we will read all about your success in making something. Perhaps choose something from the forum for your first attempt, something simple with just a few ingredients. Good luck.
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Oh my, I can't believe the restraint of you people! ;D I could barely get the packaging off before I was having a go - read the manual? No way, not until I hit a problem!
Welcome to the forum and I hope you enjoy your new machine :D
Nik
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Unfortunately I was recovering from gastro when my TM was delivered. Obviously I was excited about the new member of the family but due to my total lack of appetite I didnt feel like examining the contents of the fridge let alone cook anything! I had to wait until the following day and haven't stopped cooking at least 1-3 recipes a day since!! Besides, don't worry about stuff-ups. We all have them- even if you had a new expensive cooktop, it still doesn't necessarily mean you cook everything perfectly, so don't stress about the TM. If anything, cooking gets easier.
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LOL, don't be scared, just choose a recipe and go for it. Once you've made a couple of things you'll feel fine with it.
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My 'consultant' ripped the packaging off mine and then proceeded to use it so I didn't even get first go. He then walked out telling me you can make the coffee. Needless to say I made ordinary coffee. That night I had a look at the EDC and was scared stiff the next morning when I made the vegie stock. How would I ever remember that you had to have time, temperature and speed? I survived and am having great fun stocking the freezer for Christmas at the moment.
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I totally understand "scared" - I borrowed my girl friend's TMX before I bought mine and I was sure scared of it then. What if I broke it? I got over it though and cooked up a storm in 4 days. When mine arrived one of the first things I made was strawberry sorbet. I was too excited to read the recipe clearly and used frozen strawberries instead of fresh, and I nearly cried when the motor make terrible noises and wouldn't do anything, I was sure I had broken it. I had flashbacks of my consultant telling me that if the motor was under stress, the blades would shear off to protect the motor... I removed some of the ice and the frozen strawberries and did it in small bits and it was fine. Delicious too!
Start small and simple and have fun!
Kerryn