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Welcoming Center, Management and General Chat => Chit Chat => Topic started by: Russell on March 27, 2010, 09:40:52 am
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Hey All,
Well we're having a demo at our place on Saturday 10th April it seems. Two weeks away. Man, what am I supposed to do until then?
Does anyone have any suggestions for stuff you should checkout specifically during the demo? Or will it all be self explanatory? What are the things you thought of after the demo that you thought you should ask?
Given there seems to be a dearth of demo's in the southern downs region, anyone who want to to come to our place at Maryvale, 30Km east of Warwick, is welcome to come along.
I guess the big question is whether we try and get her to bring one with straight away, or wait :P
Russell.
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Russell the only time that will go even slower for you is when you are waiting for your TMX delivery. (if you decide to buy). I can remember boring people on this forum with how many days I had to go before mine arrived. Perhaps you could look through this forum and see if there are recipes you'd like to try or questions you would like to ask your consultant. Other than that perhaps you could do a Rip Van Winkle and sleep until April 10th!! :P
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poor Russell - you've got it bad!
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poor Russell - you've got it bad!
Ok just let me check - we're talking about a kitchen appliance here right? What the heck is wrong with me?? Maybe I'm coming down with something....
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Yeah, it's called Thermomyxomatosis :P :D :D ;) Don't worry - we've all got it ;) ;D
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Yeah, it's called Thermomyxomatosis :P :D :D ;) Don't worry - we've all got it ;) ;D
Also completely incurable but easy to live with whilst maintaining excellent quality of life. :D :D :D
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..................as long as you are human and not a rabbit.
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..................as long as you are human and not a rabbit.
I'm not sure which we are, numbers do seem to be multiplying rapidly :o
Russell.
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I'm not sure which we are, numbers do seem to be multiplying rapidly :o
Russell.
With good cause of course! ;)
Don't stress... I'm sure your wife will be totally won over when she sees one in action! ;D
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With good cause of course! ;)
Don't stress... I'm sure your wife will be totally won over when she sees one in action! ;D
So she started asking me questions while I was trying to go to sleep last night :-\
She would like to use it as much as possible, and one of the important things is being able to replace our breadmaker. Now I've seen a couple of opinions here where some say they still use the breadmaker, others say they threw theirs away. One of the problems is that she has a bad wrist so can't knead dough at all. We also need nice sqauare sandwich bread for the kids lunches, so the small flat loaf breads aren't an option either/
The other thing she saked about was if it could boil water? When I asked why, she said "Coffee". Now I basically drink water or fruit juice, so I have no idea about coffee, apart from the TMX can grind the beans I'm sure.
She also asked about whether the Varoma is big enough to cook a family meal in. I haven't read much Varoma stuff, but I said probably not in one go. But then the frypan doesn't cook the whole meal all in one go when doing something like chicken breasts either. Do people do "two-pass" meals in the TMX?
I said she should get on here and post her own questions. Whether she will or not, I have no idea. I'll have to start editing my comments if she does though :P
Russell.
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Bread opinions vary tremendously on here. I've never had a breadmaker so can't really comment on that one.
Can definitely boil water, and grind coffee beans. There are some great cappucino recipes etc on here.
Varoma meals - yes, there are quite a few "one-pass" meals, and "two-pass" meals around. Eg you can cook a meatloaf and the vegies in the varoma while cooking the sauce in the bowl. If you search for varoma, you should find some ideas on here. And there are bigger families that are cooking enough for them, so you should be fine. Bron's meatballs come to mind.
Some meals are "two-pass" but for instance, cook the beef stroganoff and put it in the thermoserver to keep warm, then give the bowl a quick rinse and cook your rice. Much less cooking than the frypan and the rice cooker.
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She would like to use it as much as possible, and one of the important things is being able to replace our breadmaker. Now I've seen a couple of opinions here where some say they still use the breadmaker, others say they threw theirs away. One of the problems is that she has a bad wrist so can't knead dough at all. We also need nice sqauare sandwich bread for the kids lunches, so the small flat loaf breads aren't an option either/
I gave mine away and I have 5 of us here. I totally suck at kneading bread so the TMX does it all. I just shape it by hand and then bake. For sandwich loaves, you may need a bread tin with a lid to make the square loaf. A few members here have them from memory, hopefully they can give their experiences. :)
The other thing she saked about was if it could boil water? When I asked why, she said "Coffee". Now I basically drink water or fruit juice, so I have no idea about coffee, apart from the TMX can grind the beans I'm sure.
It certainly does... hence how it can cook pasta, boil eggs etc. It takes a lot longer than boiling a kettle though but you can make coffee from ground beans AND froth the milk. ;)
She also asked about whether the Varoma is big enough to cook a family meal in. I haven't read much Varoma stuff, but I said probably not in one go. But then the frypan doesn't cook the whole meal all in one go when doing something like chicken breasts either. Do people do "two-pass" meals in the TMX?
I said she should get on here and post her own questions. Whether she will or not, I have no idea. I'll have to start editing my comments if she does though :P
Russell.
For my family, the varoma is fine to cook a complete meal. Sometimes if my teenager is extra hungry we put on the rice cooker as well but mostly it's fine for a family of 4. Often the teen will also not eat the dinner I cook and get up and make his own recipes in the TMX while we eat. :-))
I'm sure your DW will be quite welcome here if she wishes to join in!! ;D
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oh - no - you do have it bad!! If you know for sure without a doubt that you'll be buying one I'd order it right now so she can deliver it at your demo otherwise you'll have another 2 wk wait after demo! :o
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oh - no - you do have it bad!! If you know for sure without a doubt that you'll be buying one I'd order it right now so she can deliver it at your demo otherwise you'll have another 2 wk wait after demo! :o
Hey I just thought of something else! If we jumped in and bought on on spec, and then decided it all wasn't worth it, the second hand market is that good, that we could sell it anyway with only a small loss! :)
What's the bigest loaf size that'll come out of the TMX? If we got a 900g tin, does it fill that?
Russell.
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oh - no - you do have it bad!! If you know for sure without a doubt that you'll be buying one I'd order it right now so she can deliver it at your demo otherwise you'll have another 2 wk wait after demo! :o
http://www.forumthermomix.com/index.php?topic=3314.0 (http://www.forumthermomix.com/index.php?topic=3314.0)
;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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What's the bigest loaf size that'll come out of the TMX? If we got a 900g tin, does it fill that?
Russell.
I'm pretty sure it would -does anyone know for sure??? ???
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Start cleaning the freezer, buy more ice cube trays, make lots of ice cubes, relax.
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Start cleaning the freezer, buy more ice cube trays, make lots of ice cubes, relax.
Yeah, making room in the Freezer will be the big problem. Stuff already falls out when you open the door :)
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Start printing out all the recipes you want to try - the 2 weeks will be here before you know it as there are so many ;D ;D
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Is a 900 tin a 750g of flour bread dough? I have a 680 tin which takes a 500g flour mix and the TM does it easily. There is a herb and garlic loaf in the 2009 festive book that uses 750g of flour, So the long answer is.....if a 900tin takes a 750g flour dough then yes it does a 900g tin :-)) :D
Alternatively make 2 loaves at a time using two 680
As for square bread just get yourself a tin with a lid that slides on from a bread making shop they are fantastic
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Is a 900 tin a 750g of flour bread dough? I have a 680 tin which takes a 500g flour mix and the TM does it easily. There is a herb and garlic loaf in the 2009 festive book that uses 750g of flour, So the long answer is.....if a 900tin takes a 750g flour dough then yes it does a 900g tin :-)) :D
Alternatively make 2 loaves at a time using two 680
As for square bread just get yourself a tin with a lid that slides on from a bread making shop they are fantastic
Wow, Easter and school holidays has really kept us busy. Just 2 days to demo day and time has flown by. We've been cleaning out the fridge and trying to eat all our "bad" food in preparation for starting the FAILSAFE diet. I've been trying out some recipes to see how they go down, and so far so good.
I've been trying to get that bread tin I got from Myers tested out. I've made 2 different bread recipes so far, and even though it's a relatively short tin, the bread has only risen half way in the tin, so nowhere near a "sandwich" loaf yet. Also got 1Kg of Spelt flour from the local health food shop - $9 - eek!!
Anyway, I'm back thinking about the Bimby (Damaris prefers that name to "Thermomix". It was either that, or "Brad Pitt" :-)) )
Russell.
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OMG not Brad (the) Pitt(s). Mine is Bimby (although MrsT thinks she is more like a Bimbo with the time i devote to her !!!