Newbie American Member

[schrenke]

Hi! 

I have had my TMX for about two weeks and I love it.  Other than a few times where I missed a step in a recipe, every effort has produced exceptional results.

I am twice retired, live San Antonio, TX and I got my TMX after seeing the WSJ article.  after quite a bit of searching on the Web, I located the BC, CA distributor and bought the machine from them.

We are in the midst of an major kitchen remodeling project and are operating out of a temporary kitchen set up in a sun-room/bar area where we have no stove, very little counter space, and a tiny bar sink.  So the TMX has been great in allowing us to eat things other than microwaved or outdoor grilled foods.  Single pot preparations and easy cleanup has been a real plus.

The things that I have prepared so far have been rather simple recipes from the provided cookbooks.  I am looking forward to learning how to convert regular recipes to prepare them with the TMX.  If anyone knows of any rules of thumb in this regard (other than the metric conversions), your advise would be much appreciated.

[Nik2WIN]

Hi, there.  Welcome to the forum.  There's lots of us from all over the globe - a big contingent in Australia and a tiny few of us from here in the UK.

Hope your kitchen project goes well - I can just imagine how the TMX is helping you get through that!

I can't help on the conversion of recipes I'm afraid - I'm pretty new to the TMX myself but the recipes I have converted have been just guesswork.

Tonight I made the steamed puddings that someone posted - there's a skill I could have done without learning!  Absolutely delicious, I'm going to end up as big as a house - at least I will be fat on natural foods rather than additives, which I'm convinced is the real problem!

Nik

[Cornish Cream]

Hi and welcome to the forum schrenke.It's great to hear that you are enjoying your TM.Have a look at the wonderful website and blog of "Quirky Cooking" where Jo has written about converting recipes to the Thermomix.Jo is a great cook and I have used many of her foolproof recipes.Enjoy.
http://quirkycooking.blogspot.com/2010/10/converting-recipes-for-thermomix.html

[andiesenji]

Welcome schrenke.  I live in California and have had my TM31 since 11/12/09 - a bit over a year. 
I have had a lot of fun with it but am still tinkering with some of my own recipes to convert them to the TMX.

I wholeheartedly agree with Cornish Cream about Jo's recipes and her conversion advice.  You will find that everyone on this forum is more than anxious to help anyone with any problem whatsoever.  I have never found a friendlier bunch anywhere.

Good luck on your remodel.  I did it sixteen years ago and vowed "never again" and it was my third venture into a completely new kitchen as I added 800 square feet onto the existing home to make room for everything I wanted.  Fortunately, I still love it. 
My remodel did not take very long because the cabinets, building materials and all fixtures and appliances were on site before any demolition was begun.  This was because in a previous home it took five months to finish the project because some items were not delivered on time or were not what had been ordered.  That also was a "never again!" moment. 
At the time my three teenagers were still home and my husband and I rented a 26 ft travel trailer so we would have a kitchen.
Actually my contractor was so pleased with how things went that he referred prospective customers to me so I could outline the plans I made and how I got everything organized. 

[gertbysea]

Welcome schrenke.There are a few Americans here and of course more than a few Canadians who can help with your metric conversions. If you visit Helene's blog in BC she will lead you to many more blogs. http://www.superkitchenmachine.com/

We are all hapy to share. Hope that kitchen is finished soon and you will be having a very happy  new year.

Gretchen

[achookwoman]

Welcome Sckrenke,  glad you are having fun with your TMX.   Convert a couple of you fav.  recipes first, and try some of those posted by forum members.

[judydawn]

Hello Sckrenki, welcome to the forum.  The TMX sounds perfect for your set up whilst you await your new kitchen installation and by the time it is finished, it is sure to take pride of place on your new bench.  Unless you are really confident that you could convert your favourite recipes already, I would do a lot of recipes from different sections of this forum to get the feel of cooking with the TMX.  Jo's advice on her blog will go a long way in helping you do your first conversion though - you could always find something similar on here to help you.  I write down the whole recipe before I even start then adjust the times/speeds etc as I go along but remember to write down everything you do & change because, believe me, you will not remember everything when you come to print it out or put it on the forum.  Which cookbooks do you have? The latest released are the best of all, especially for main meals.

[cookie1]

Welcome Sckrenki. When you start converting your own recipes it's a good idea to find something similar in one of the TMX books to help you with the conversion. Happy thermomixing.

Glad you enjoyed the steamed puddings Nicola 1968. Did you have them with custard?

[johnro]

Hi and welcome Sckrenki.  I did as cookie suggested to you, used the EDC book and/or trawled the threads of this forum to find recipes using similar ingredients (and processing steps) to the ones I wanted to convert and used those times it worked a treat.  I still refer back to times for help when converting my recipes.

Cheers - Robyn aka johnro 

[Very Happy Jan]

Hello and welcome Sckrenki. I got my TMK just before we started our kitchen renos so I understand your situation. The TMK was the only way we were able to eat at home, so saved us from 6 weeks of takeaway (or having the extended family feed us  )

[trudy]

Hello and welcome to the forum.

[Merlin]

Welcome to the forum. Sorry we Aussies are so prominent on the forum, we can't help ourselves!!! Have fun using your Thermomix. We all get a kick out of ours, that's why we love going on the forum so much!

[Thermomixer]

Belated welcome schrenke - hope Andie is looking after you