Forum Thermomix
Welcoming Center, Management and General Chat => Chit Chat => Topic started by: ElsieD on August 26, 2011, 06:30:38 pm
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I am planning on buying a Thermomix (my demo is tomorrow) and I'm wondering how often you Thermomix users use yours? Once a day? twice a week? Hardly ever? Do you use it as much as you had anticipated using it when you first bought it?
Thanks!
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I use mine a minimum of 3 times a day.
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I work full time so in the mornings, sadly, I only have time to look and wave to Thermie. Perhaps when the weather gets colder, which in Frankfurt it will VERY soon, I might attempt porridge.
I do, however, rush home from work as quickly as I can so that Thermie and I can have a "play date". And then when dinner is cooked and Thermie is showered and shampooed and DH and I are relaxing on the sofa, I have been getting Thermo-urges. Thermo-urges are an all-of-a-sudden urge to whip up something sweet and tasty, just so that I can have one last "play date" before bed.
In short,
weekdays: 2x per day
weekends: 3x+ per day
Moral of the story - I love Thermomix!!!
xxx
;D
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Love your outlook on life, Lee.
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3 to 4 times a day. You are going to love the demo.
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Breakfast at weekends
2-3 times per week for soup for lunch
Dips at least once per week,
Dinner, every night
Deserts, 3 times per week
Cakes & cookies 1-2 times per week
Bread, every other day
Them I just get the urge to make something different.
With the tm, i can make 2 meals in one night, adult meal and a chid friendly meal
Also another plus, if i am sick, there is always something in the freezer ready to eat, no need to buy crappy takeaways
Hally
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At least twice a day, usually 3 times. On a 'kitchen' day when I knock out basics and a couple of savoury dishes for the week ahead, easily 6 times. Have fun!
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I use Thermie at least twice everyday. I now resist the urge to make a cake in a minute or biccies because we are all putting weight on. I am sure you will find it is one kitchen machine you actually use more than you anticipate rather than the usual "think you will use often" that gets lost in the back of the cupboard.
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Elsie, welcome to the forum. The first point is to make sure your TMX is left out on the bench - a true Thermomixer never puts their machine away, it is on standby ready to go at all times. Whether that be for a meal, bread, cakes or just whipping up a drink if you feel like it (coffee included). Some families are only 1 - 2 people so we don't need to cook as much as those with as many as 5 kids like some of our members have. So, it is a supply and demand thing really - the more mouths to feed the more you will use it. If food isn't required because of leftovers I often still want to use it so stock up on sauces, spice mixes, stocks or make soup for the freezer. I rarely use it in the mornings, just the odd time for porridge but if you like smoothies for breakfast then you definitely will. Sometimes I will see a great recipe added to the forum, get straight up and make it - why, because I can ;)
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JD wrote
- a true Thermomixer never puts their machine away
So so true, its on the bench and stays on the bench. Sometime she beckons me over and says Challenge Me, LOL
Hally
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Hi Elsie, I use mine ALL the time – in fact the longer I have it the MORE I use it... For the first 6 months getting to know the machine I used it 1- 2x a day now probably 3-4x – I am making things I would never have dreamed of attempting before!
First time - Green smoothies – every 2 days...
Second time - Breakfast every day (I looove porridge in TM and also make almond milk and date/fig spread to go on it) so some mornings I have used it 4x before 8 am!
Third time - Lunch – yesterday was spinach pie (short crust pastry in TM, spinach /brown rice steamed in TM, onions/herbs sautéed in TM, mixed up with feta in TM) with homemade tomato sauce- made in TM. Also often leftover dinner (small family means often there are leftovers!)
Fourth time - Dinner - 6 nights out of 7 (Not a big fan of eating out as I love healthy food and I am so disappointed when I have paid for a meal I know I could have made for a fraction of the cost and more importantly (to me) that probably would have tasted better!) - and the 7th night is usually left over’s from another day...
Fifth time - maybe some bread to go with a soup I made or naan to go with curry, or maybe time to replenish the stock concentrate, maybe guests for afternoon tea - dip/ cake/biscuits all in TM.
Do let us know how the demo went!
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Hi Elsie
I have had my tmx since Christmas and can count on one hand the days that I have been home and haven't used it. On those days we have had tmx leftovers.
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Similar tale form this part of the country, Elsie! Even though the past month or more has been almost drowning mode as a result of the hectic school term, thermie has been the constant but only used for the evening meal each night. Enjoy the demo and the inspiration gained as a result!! :) :)
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I've had my thermie since December. Don't know how I managed without it. It's always on the bench and is used all the time for all kinds of things, some of which I would never have attempted pre-thermie. And one of the main reasons for that are the talented and generous "lovelies" (to quote johnro) on this forum. So much info and inspiration to be found here. :) :) :)
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Ditto to all of the above. I am totally in love with him, and have been known to pat him. We spend quality time together everday. My life now is truly Thermalicious. I couldn't live without him.
By the way, I am happily partnered to a male human being as well!!!
Let us know how your demo goes :-))
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Another one who uses it on average twice a day. And that doesn't include whatever my husband uses it for as he's the SAHD. On weekends it gets hammered at least 4 times a day if not more. The other weekend, it literally was going non-stop while I cooked up a load of tomato and bbq ketchup for the pantry and friends.
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How many times do I use Thermie?......... Where do I start?......... I have had my TM since January and not a day goes by (ok maybe 1 or 2) without me using my TM. I have 5 kids and 1 big kid (DH) and I cook our meals at least 5 times a week in the TM(DH cooks Saturdays, and Sundays the kids make their own (Toasted sandwiches, spaghetti, noodles, what ever)
Sundays I usually do a big cook up of snack stuff for lunches (School and work).
I really couldn't tell you how often I use the TM as it varies from day to day just like my washing it always at least 2 load everyday but most of the time more.
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10-50 timer pr/day.
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10-50 timer pr/day.
Can't quite compete with that :o so I think must get the the prize for the most usage per day. ;D
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What I really like is the ease of cleaning between uses, it makes me want to keep using it (unlike my juicer). Today I made crepes, bread, a chickpea/almond salad sauce, butter, butter & oil spread, potato & leek soup, shortbread, grated some carrots, and knew it was time to stop when I tried to spin dry the lettuce. During the week on average 1-2 times a day.
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I used to look forward to Saturday's paper after a sleepin. Now I look forward to a special brunch, courteously of Thermie, pancetta, broccolini and eggs, all while I'm in the shower!
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I must remember not to spin dry my lettuce in the TMX. Did you find a recipe for lettuce soup Vivaroo??
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Oh it's really easy Marina: lettuce, a sprinkle of love, turbo speed, viola.
Luckily I saved it, kinda, I thought :-: might be ok but I still aren't used to how fast things go from chop to pulverize. I'm a little heavy handed on the speed dial.
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I have a nice recipe for a soup with lettuce romaine. It has to be romaine as the other lettuce dosnt stand the heat.
This is for about 4 ppl
2 romaines
1 onion
1 clove garlic
200 g potato
200 ml dry white wine
7 dl water
2 spsk. oil
EVO
Sherry vinegar
Boil up enough water with salt for blanch the romaines
Cut the stem off the romaines and save the inner leaves for decoration
Blanch the romaines until tender then quickly put them in iced water to preserve the color.
Chop onions and garlic and saute in oil
add the peeled and diced potato and add the wine and let it reduce until gone.
Add the water and let it all simmer until the potatoes is tender
Blend all the ingredients together with the blanch romaines and add salt/pepper
decorate with the inner leaves and sherry vinegar and olive oil