I know I shouldn't say this but I am going to anyway....

[kyton]

Emer it is a start! My younger sister cannot afford a thermi so has a Bellini and is having a wonderful time experimenting for her family of 5 young boys. The forum is a great source for help and recipes so cook away!

[Cornish Cream]

Welcome to the forum Emer.Great news that you are having success in your thermal machine.

[cookie1]

Emer you have certainly been busy. I am pleased that things are successful for you. It is all a learning curve. Welcome to thermal cooking and the forum.

[mcmich]

Welcome to the forum Emer. Good to see some positive feed back. 

[achookwoman]

Great to see so many people buying Thermo machines.  I remember when ES first joined the Forum with her non Thermomix.  We were delighted to have her as a member.  When she first started posting,  she was asked to always state what machine she had so there was no confusion with settings and results.  It would be a good idea if new members did same if using recipes from the Forum as these recipes are developed for TMX. 

[obbie]

Hi Emer and welcome. let us know how you ho with it.

[Emily Mum of 4]

Hi im Bonnie im a new member here, i have just purchased a "thermocook" ( ALDI ), wanting to see how much use i get out of it before i drain the bank accounts with a TM purchase. Im new to thermo cooking as well, ive always cooked very basic meat an veg for my family so im excited to see what creactions i can manage with the TC.
hope to meet some friendly ppl in the forum that wont mind sharing tips and tricks in the cooking department. 
thanks 

Hi Bonnie,
A friend of mine just recently bought the Aldi cooker also. Let me know how you go with it if you could please - she is a little nervous that the blade doesn't look like it spins evenly and sometimes she smells a plastic smell from the motor.

[maddy]

Someone has a Kuchef page on facebook, hope this link works  https://www.facebook.com/Kuchefthemocooker?ref=ts&fref=ts
It might be handy to look up also.

[stacelee]

I've finally got a minute to report back about my experience with the Aldi machine.  I've used both my sisters machine and mums and they both seem fine.  We made creamy tomato dip, gucamole, hommus, shortbread and coconut ice with my sisters machine and it really wasn't any different to using the Thermomix...the results were pretty comparable.  I made profiteroles and a tiramisu with Mum's machine and again it really wasn't any different to using the TM.  I have made ice cream custard in Mum's twice now...the first time I did end up with two burnt spots which cleaned off easily enough with a little bicarb.  The second time I actually read the instruction book and put the blade cover and butterfly on to cook and there were no burnt spots.  The blades sit a lot higher than the TM and there is like a channel in the base, I suspect that the butterfly is needed at lower speeds (ie most cooking speeds) to keep the food moving enough to stop it from burning.  I think they will both be happy with the machine for the amount that it will be used.

[Jamberie]

I'm so pleased to hear positive reviews!

[cookie1]

Thanks for the honest review. Not everyone can afford a thermomix.

[Kimmyh]

Great review stacelee. Very positive.

[deedub]

Sounds good, I think my sister would be interested but she's in Adelaide. Do you have Aldi there?

[Katiej]

No Aldi here in Adelaide unfortunately Deb.

[Emily Mum of 4]

Someone has a Kuchef page on facebook, hope this link works  https://www.facebook.com/Kuchefthemocooker?ref=ts&fref=ts
It might be handy to look up also.

Unfortunately it looks like the kuchef belonging to the person who started the Facebook page has not been performing! Although I have a sneaking suspicion that they used their butterfly when MAKING sorbet, so that might explain their problem.
Having a consultant is so worth it...