Sorbet method

[tmfi]

I am a new TM user and am wondering about making sorbet. In the EDC says to turn to speed 10 slowly. On a sorbet making video the demonstrator turns the dial straight to full speed. Would this cause damage to the TM? Thanks

[Thermomixer]

No - no problems - the video is from TMX in Australia and it works that way - just more likelihood of something coming out through the lid if you do it very quickly.

[tmfi]

Thanks for that - being a new owner, making sorbet is still a little scary! And at the higher speeds sounds like my TM will take off!

[Thermomixer]

They say that the blades are spinning at the same speed as a light aircraft propeller at Speed 10, so you may have to hold him down 

[andiesenji]

The sorbet can erupt from the hole in the lid, if the speed is abruptly increased.  I turn it up in increments - every two or three seconds, until at full speed.   I have one of those flat, round jar opener-gripper thingies that fits perfectly in the depression in the lid and is just heavy enough to stay in place when hit by stuff being thrown up by the blades.   (The MC was bounced out a couple of times)


It is noisy but nothing compared to the dishwasher I had until last spring when I got a new one and passed my old commercial Hobart to a friend who has a small café. 
It sounded like a 747 taking off but as the cycle was only 90 seconds, it was over quickly and much less annoying than many of the consumer models that seem to take forever to finish a cycle. 
I now have a Bosch and I can't hear it even when standing next to it and the cycle times are not too long. 

[judydawn]

90 seconds to do a load of dishes    No wonder it makes so much noise but I think I could put up with it for that short amount of time. I hate the way dishwashers take so long to do a load - I use a 56 minute cycle for normal use and a 111 minute for greasy loads - far too long in my opinion.

[cookie1]

Front loader washing machines take an hour plus to wash clothes. Once you get used to it it's ok, but at first it seems ages. A normal cycle on mine takes 1 hour 34 minutes and that's using cold water.

[andiesenji]

The commercial dishwashers also don't have built in racks.  Instead there are separate individual tray racks that are either all-purpose, for dishes, pots and pans, and special "fitted" ones that hold cups, glasses, plates and saucers.
I had 8 of the trays that I loaded while they were on a rolling cart and then slid them into the dishwasher - undercounter, looked like a regular one when closed.
The ability to do several loads in the same time that a regular dishwasher did one, was great and absolutely necessary when I was still catering and doing contract baking. 
I also volunteered its use to my neighbors whenever they had a party. 
Finally, one of my neighbors got one for their kitchen, when they remodeled - they had 9 children and when the grandchildren began to appear, they figured it was necessary. 

[Thermomixer]

Sounds like a fun place - lots of parties in the neighbourhood - did they use your facilities for the cooking too?

[andiesenji]

Sounds like a fun place - lots of parties in the neighbourhood - did they use your facilities for the cooking too?

Yes.  My kitchen has long been party central for folks in the neighborhood.  Last Halloween  two families down the road had constructed a "haunted house walk-through" in their two homes and as the display included their kitchens, I volunteered my kitchen for the party they put on for a group of small children and a group of teens who are not old enough to attend the city festivities. 

As I have lots of room and some commercial equipment, it makes the job easier.  Unfortunately, the absence of the Hobart was noticed!!
However we had some fellows who did all the heavy cleanup in the big industrial sink in my garage. (Where I used to clean my big sheet pans when I was catering). 
One is a deputy sheriff and joked that he was used to "cleaning up" after "rowdy" teens.