What improvements would you like to see in the next model?

[andiesenji]

I would prefer greater capacity.  Possibly an optional bowl with greater capacity, deep enough to keep hot liquids from slopping out at high speeds. 

I have three Cuisinarts but prior to buying the TMX I planned on passing the two smaller ones to family members and buying the more versatile Magimix Cuisine Systeme 5150  as it comes with three work bowls, 16 cup (= 3.78 liters), 9 cup and 3 cup, plus a huge non-stick bread bowl for mixing and proofing the dough. 

I'll keep the commercial Cuis - 20 cup capacity (= 4.73 liters) because some of my "standard" recipes require the greater capacity. 
(I use it for slicing cucumbers and zucchini for my bread and butter pickles which are sliced extra thin.  I could use a mandoline but in the amounts I use it would be very tiring on my arm. )

[Thermomixer]

......I'll keep the commercial Cuis - 20 cup capacity (= 4.73 liters) because some of my "standard" recipes require the greater capacity.  (I use it for slicing cucumbers and zucchini for my bread and butter pickles which are sliced extra thin.  I could use a mandoline but in the amounts I use it would be very tiring on my arm. )

Me too - my consultant said that I can do away with the food processor, but I use my Magimix (Aussie for Cuisinart) for slicing veg - esp potatoes for scalloped potatoes, pommes boulangerie etc - so much faster.

[Nay-nay]

I was thinking - having an insulated bowl (like the thermoserver) would maybe cut down on the noise?? Has someone already said this This thread is getting so long!

[Thermomixer]

Don't think that anybody ahs mentioned an insulated bowl - it is a brilliant idea.   

[Thermoconvert]

I love all of these ideas, expecially changing the lid so it doesn't drip over the Thermomix and make a mess on my bench when i take it off. 

A silicone spatuala is also a must for me, I find the Thermomix spatula is not very good for scraping the sides or getting dregs of the bottom as it does not bend to the bowl.

A spout for pouring would also be amazing.

[achookwoman]

I love all of these ideas, expecially changing the lid so it doesn't drip over the Thermomix and make a mess on my bench when i take it off. 

A silicone spatuala is also a must for me, I find the Thermomix spatula is not very good for scraping the sides or getting dregs of the bottom as it does not bend to the bowl.

A spout for pouring would also be amazing.

I support the flexible spatula  idea   , perhaps, as already suggested, on the end of the one provided.  I only use the the one provided to move ingredients around through the hole in the top,  never to scrape out the bowl.

[I Love Bimby!]

I used to hate using the tmx spatula and preferred my tupperware one until I became a conultant and had to use it all the time. Now even at home I rarely use anything else but the tmx one as it is so much easier and a better design to work around the blades. Personally I think it's just a matter of practice.

[Meagan]

I actually agree with you ILB after doing a heap of demos I rarely use any other spatula unless I am pouring into jars and then I use a flexible one to move the mixture to the centre of the pouring lip and to pour over so I can control the flow into the jar

[Thermomixer]

LOL Meagan - you've already told us you're a good sales person   

I try hard, but just can't get it round the base of the blades - but I can with my soft plastic one.  Might have to try harder and practice.

[Meagan]

I just had a thought abput the butterfly maybe they could put the butterfly symbol next to the speed 4 on the machine, to remind you not to go over speed 4??

[cookie1]

That is a brilliant thought.

[pandateddy]

I think that the jug needs to be bigger. I have had a few close calls because I got a little too eager and threw in some extra ingredients only to find the jug full and oozing at the top. Its good if you want to cook for 4 people or so, but it would be nice to do double quantities and freeze some of the food.

[Babymaker]

A child lock! and maybe a clear lid

[ThermomixBlogger]

Anybody reading this thread who is not already a Thermomix owner might get the wrong idea... 

We LOVE our machines as they are, right?  Some of us are head-over-heels 'in love' with Bimby.  I don't want to give the impression this machine isn't already fantastically, wonderfully, super.

That said -- I'm all for the clear lid idea! I've thought about this before and if there was a way to make a little vertical 'insert' of clear plastic that would line up from top to bottom beside the handle for example -- so we'd have a 'window' of sorts ... that would be great though I understand completely that this would be complicated to manufacture and would make the whole thing less sanitary and less stable.

I love, love, love the bowl as it is. A little bigger would be nice, but I then it would be harder to hold with one hand when full. Plus... bigger bowl means bigger base and bigger base means some people won't want it. The size and shape right now are great and I love the hunky handle. Ergonomically wonderful IMHO.

Clear lid! clear lid! Better spatula yes, butterfly symbol yes, more sensitive scale yes, more temps would be nice too but now we're getting away from the simplicity aspect that also contributes to this machine being as "super" as it is. 

Great thread... must read the rest of it... (only had time for page 1 and page 6... maybe when I 'retire' I can come back and play in the forum all day long...

cheers,
TMB

[Carrie]

A function to put the full bowl on the scales and tell you what only the ingredients weigh - minus the bowl.
That would be great. I'm often interested to know how much something weighs when I'm done, or sometimes I start adding things forgetting to set the scales...