Forum Thermomix
Welcoming Center, Management and General Chat => Chit Chat => Topic started by: terstoo on November 18, 2009, 02:42:43 am
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I had a day home today - no work!! So I thought I'd practice using my thermie. Some things I tried before today didn't turn out as I expected, but me I like to jump in head first sometimes, so thought I should go back to the practice things and work out how things might work better for me!! So I made butter, bought some fresh cream last week for 99c for 300ml as it was close to use by date, then thought I'd like to have the tuna spread from g/f book on something for lunch, so boiled the eggs ready for that, then saw some apples in our fruit basket not being eaten as they were a bit floury, so after the eggs, I made apple sauce, then made the tuna spread. All turned out great, so feel a bit more confident that I can make good things in the thermie!!
Before my sticky date pudding was a bit too smooth, so was disappointed, and a couple of other things didn't turn out as expected, but after today I think all will be good. I'm already thinking I could of added in some sun-dried tomatoes to my tuna dip, or gherkins, so I think I'll be fine with it all now!! ;D
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The biggest thing to get use to when you first get it is not to over process your food. When a recipe says 2 seconds it really does mean it! Did you chop you dates up for too long in your sticky date pudding?? ;) I did this too. :-)) Also I pretty much pureed my coleslaw at first now I know you just take it 2 seconds at a time and most of the time it only takes 4 seconds for coleslaw!! :o
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Thanks Nay-Nay,
I don't know what I did, but that was the first thing I made with my thermie!! See what I mean by jumping in head first!!. So will try it again and do whatever it says for less time and if it needs more then I will do it all in small increments, rather than doing the full amount of time like the book says.
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And remember READ THE RECIPE!!
I just made muesli bars (not TMX) and didn't read the carefully. I was supposed to toast the nuts, oats and coconut. Plus make caramel from sugar, honey and butter. I left the sugar out as I thought it wouldn't need it. BUT, that's what holds it all together.... :-\
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And remember READ THE RECIPE!!
I just made muesli bars (not TMX) and didn't read the carefully. I was supposed to toast the nuts, oats and coconut. Plus make caramel from sugar, honey and butter. I left the sugar out as I thought it wouldn't need it. BUT, that's what holds it all together.... :-\
MJ, my muesli bar recipe asked for toasting nuts, oats etc. I did it the first few times, but decided I couldn't be bothered. And no one has noticed, so I invest that energy somewhere else now.
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I sometimes think I must be extra slow- I made coleslaw puree the other day. Taste was fine it looked awful though.
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It is a fine line between minced and mashed.
Practice makes perfect.
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one golden rule with salads and I harp on about it at demos - WATCHING, WATCHING, WATCHING all the time!!!! Oh for that see through lid that someone mentioned somewhere lol :-))
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You really do need the spatula too while doing the salads - it makes for an even chop and pushes the large chunks on top down on to the blades. ;)
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I was just careless and didn't watch enough! Learned my lesson though.