Forum Thermomix
Welcoming Center, Management and General Chat => Introduce Yourself => Topic started by: onceuponabimby on December 17, 2009, 07:27:48 pm
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Hello,
Thank you for welcoming me to the forum. I've been a "Bimby" owner since 1998; my Bimby is a TM 21 and was purchased in the USA. My introduction to this kitchen-wonder came from friends in Italy who just can't live without theirs!!!
I don't use Bimby as often as I should mainly because I seem to need inspiration ... and I don't have any American friends with a Bimby. Cooking is so much more fun for me when I'm cooking with someone else or at least talking about cooking with someone else! Smiley
I browsed the forum for others in the USA but so far I haven't discovered anyone. Home is in Las Vegas, Nevada. My husband and I relocated here from Southern California three years ago after his retirement. So far, he hasn't taken up cooking as a hobby. :-))
I look forward to having a lot of fun learning from all of you here in the forum!!
onceuponabimby :)
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Hi Onceuponabimby.
I'm in Lancaster, so not too far. I'm new to the TMX - got mine on Nov. 12. Have been having lots of fun with it but obviously do not cook as much with it as some folks. I've been doing a lot of holiday baking, for gifts, and have been experimenting with converting some of my tried and true recipes to the TMX.
I had to order my machine from Canada.
Welcome. I'm sure you will find lots of inspiration here. I certainly have - along with a lot of encouragement too.
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Welcome onceuponabimby - great that you found us. Sorry, the Australian forum has "moved" here
Be aware that the speeds for TM 21 and TM31 are different http://www.forumthermomix.com/index.php?topic=109.0 (http://www.forumthermomix.com/index.php?topic=109.0)
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Welcome onceuponabimby - great that you found us. Sorry, the Australian forum has "moved" here
Be aware that the speeds for TM 21 and TM31 are different http://www.forumthermomix.com/index.php?topic=109.0 (http://www.forumthermomix.com/index.php?topic=109.0)
Yes, I am aware of the difference and I seem to have trouble remembering if the TM31 is supposed to go up or down from the speed of the TM21. I'll get the info to stick to my brain one way or another!! Also, the TM31 has a reverse mode that the 21 does not have and I'm wondering about how to factor that into recipes or techniques calling for the reverse mode.
Does the bread mode on mine go in reverse by any chance??? Just a thought. Thanks for the warm welcome.
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Only goes forward - so no reverse on the knead function.
It would pay to print out the table from the Australian site - and pin up somewhere to help remind you.
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Welcome Onceuponabimby. Do you find your TM21 noisy?
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Welcome Onceuponabimby. Really glad you found us. I'm sure you will find inspiration & encouragement here.
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Welcome Onceuponabimby. I'm sure you get inspired here.
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Hi Onceuponabimby.
I'm in Lancaster, so not too far. I'm new to the TMX - got mine on Nov. 12. Have been having lots of fun with it but obviously do not cook as much with it as some folks. I've been doing a lot of holiday baking, for gifts, and have been experimenting with converting some of my tried and true recipes to the TMX.
I had to order my machine from Canada.
Welcome. I'm sure you will find lots of inspiration here. I certainly have - along with a lot of encouragement too.
Hi andiesenji! Yes, Lancaster is not so far and especially so by comparison to where most of this collection of TMX-lovers is located halfway around the world!
I've been reading about Americans getting their units from Canada and I don't quite understand how the electricity works for us. Do you just add a 220 receptacle?? I remember the big deal that was made back when the TM21 was finally available in the US and how it was because of all the engineering involved in the power ... the complexity ... I never understood why adapters work for other electrical devices when traveling outside one's own country/power sources but not for "Bimby".
I'm hoping to start using Bimby more regularly again. I think the key to it is "community". When my Italian friends came to visit years ago, we went to the grocery store and it took hours to shop. They read every detail on labels and then asked, "why do Americans buy so many canned foods?" They had never seen so many cans of everything!! haha... my only response was that apparently we are a bit lazy. And as much as Bimby is a time saver, it takes practice to get the hang of using the tool. And sometimes we just need a little camaraderie.
I know that the TM31 has many new and improved options over the TM21, but when I saw what people did with their units that were older than mine, I was simply amazed. So, I'm still in love with my Bimby and she likes to help me out as often as I ask her!! She has a lot of good life left.
Congratulations on your new kitchen-wonder!!! You'll get very, very attached! :)
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Welcome Onceuponabimby. I'm sure you get inspired here.
Thank you for the kind welcome, Tebasile!
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Welcome Onceuponabimby. Really glad you found us. I'm sure you will find inspiration & encouragement here.
Hi Jan, thank you!! I'm hoping that I'll have something to give back in return!
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Welcome Onceuponabimby. Do you find your TM21 noisy?
Hello cookie1,
Thanks for the welcome and in advance for the effort you give as a moderator!
As for whether I find my TM21 noisy ... maybe ... but if it's much noisier than the TM31, I wouldn't know because I don't have experience with the sound level of the TM31. But, I don't find it so noisy that it's a problem. Please tell me more about why you ask.
I'm also wondering how many in the forum had a TM21 before getting the TM31... and what I wonder about more than anything else is why the US has failed to embrace this device. "We" buy every silly gadget that comes around, but I guess the Bimby way of cooking is just too foreign for the masses to warm up to. But maybe there is some other reason ... ???
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My TMX is 110 regular current. No problems.
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My TMX is 110 regular current. No problems.
And so... is your temperature in F or C? And your weights in grams or ounces?
For some reason, I was thinking that the Canadian current was not 110. ??? I must be on "overload" (a little pun).
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I must be on "overload" (a little pun).
Think that happens to most of us when we first get the TMX - so much to learn :o :o :o
No idea why it hasn't taken off in the US. Really strange !!!! I would have thought every foodie would want one. ???
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My TMX is 110 regular current. No problems.
And so... is your temperature in F or C? And your weights in grams or ounces?
For some reason, I was thinking that the Canadian current was not 110. ??? I must be on "overload" (a little pun).
The settings are in C. and the weights in grams.
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There are a lot of foodies who are interested but the company (Vorwerk) does not make it easy to get information and inquiries to the company home site often go unanswered or are simply replied to with a "Not available in the U.S." or similar brushoff.
I was lucky in that someone directed me to the Canadian site and Helene referred me to Fantan Enterprise, the Canadian distributor.
It may also be because of a particular mind set that is common here. It is the "impulse purchase" that many retailers count on.
Americans have such a wealth of appliances and gadgets to play with that they often want to see something in action and most are not into the "home party" type of demonstration, which is why Tupperware suffered a downturn in popularity as other and cheaper alternative became available.
A lot of people here want instant gratification and are more inclined to buy something they can see and touch in a store. It is perhaps one reason that Vorwerk has not pursued marketing here. Certainly there are plenty of people who could afford it and would benefit from it. I have friends who are "snowbirds" and live in the southwest during the winter and in the northern climes during the summer, living in large motorhomes (40. ft monsters) or large trailer homes (caravans, I think you call them). One family of three, a husband and wife my age and a middle-aged son, live in a 45 foot 5th wheel trailer that is pulled by a huge and very plush tractor rig (Semi-truck). They have a big Kohler generator that produces enough electricity to power a/c, microwave, TV and any other appliance you could imagine.
They stopped in for a visit, on their way to Palm Desert, while I was awaiting delivered of my TMX and looked at the web sites and plan on visiting next spring, on their way back to Oregon, to see how it works in person. All three are cooks and certainly I think would find this appliance very useful and handy in their small kitchen.