I noticed that the Thermomix featured slightly in the Taste pull out of our Sunday Times.
They were speaking to Andrew Barnes from The Hyatt. His list of things he can't live without listed the Thermomix as his number 1. It even had a small picture of the Thermomix.
He stated "It's essentially a big liquidiser. It grinds stuff up really finely. You can make dough, cook a risotto, use it to steam food, all sorts of things."