Heating Thermomix bowl before adding ingredients

[Lexi]

How exactly do you do this?  I don't want to burn the bowl out.

[cookie1]

What are you making Lexi?

[meganjane]

I always heat oil before sautéing anything, but haven't heated the bowl with nothing in it.

[Meagan]

If you wanted to heat the whole bowl then put water from the kettle boiled in it and maybe cook on 100 for 4/5 minutes and then tip out the water and do what you want to do....

[Lexi]

I want to cook mince in it, brown mince, but don't want it sticking like it does if you do it from cold.  There was a thread, cant remember which thread, that suggested heating the bowl first.

Ok well boiled water seems safest option, hey.  Thanks.

[judydawn]

For browning mince or meat, I just heat the oil on varoma temp until it is very hot - when you add the meat you can hear it sizzle. I stay on varoma temp for searing the meat too.

[Thermomixer]

You shouldn't burn it out - it doesn't get that hot.

I do as JD - heat the oil for 5 minutes or so on Varoma before browning meat, cooking seafood/fish

[meganjane]

You shouldn't burn it out - it doesn't get that hot.

I do as JD - heat the oil for 5 minutes or so on Varoma before browning meat, cooking seafood/fish

Ditto!