Hi there,I'm the ecstatic new owner of a thermomix . I've only had it a week but have been cooking up a storm. With two children under three (who react to additives), it's been so easy to make yummy food from stratch. In the past, cooking food that has been safe for them to eat has been labour intensive and boring-so much we'd just cut out of our diets. As a baby and even now my 15 month old spends that horrible cooking dinner time crying, waiting for me to be ready to play again. I can't tell you how anxous I used to be at that time of day! Now though, I can spend just a few minutes in the kitchen and spend the rest of the cooking time playing while thermie does its job, or I make dinner during my youngest's sleep time and have it in the thermo server ready and waiting. that way we can go to the park etc and walk back in the door bang on dinner time! I love it!!!I've been really impressed by the service too, being shown how to use it properly etc.