If the TMX had greater capacity - at least twice the present size - I might consider retiring some of my other appliances.
While I love it and have been using it almost daily, it simply does not have the capacity I need for many of my standard applications.
I do grind my own grains into meal and flour (Nutrimill). I have a large capacity dough mixer that will handle enough dough for 7-10 standard bread loaves (I usually bake 4-6 at a time).
There is the 10 cup IH(induction) Zojirushi rice cooker that I use daily.
I have two of the Excalibur 9-tray dehydrators because I dry a lot of fruits and vegetables - also use them for proofing bread dough.
I have a large commercial electric steamer that I use when I make candied or crystallized ginger (this is mature ginger, not stem ginger) minimum 10-pound batches - cooked in an electric roaster.
I also use it to refresh or rehydrate dried fruits that are going to become glacé fruits or used in baking - even very hard fruits can be brought back to a satisfactory condition without any loss of consistency as happens with soaking in liquids.
I will also keep my large meat grinder that I use for many tasks, not the least grinding raw chickens (bones and all) for dog food.
I also make sausage, both bulk and links, various combinations of meats, fruits and vegetables.
I have the big commercial (20-cup) Cuisinart that I use for large batches of dry pastry, cookie(biscuit) and quick bread mixes - cutting the fat into dry ingredients and keeping these basic mixes in the freezer (also give them as holiday gifts along with the other non-perishable ingredients and mixing or baking vessels, etc.)
I also have several bread makers - left over from the time back in the early '90s when I was hired to test and also develop some recipes for breadmaker cookbooks. They are very handy when preparing several different bread varieties at the same time. Keeping them.
Fortunately, I have a rather large kitchen and a very large walk-thru pantry to store all this stuff. I can understand that limited space is going to figure significantly in how many appliances can be retained. One does what one must to make life easier.
I have a friend who wants a TMX (since seeing mine) because she lives in a senior citizen's center and is not allowed any appliance with an exposed heat surface in her apartment kitchenette. (A safety factor for seniors who the managers seem to think are like children.) Although toasters are okay. Go figure!!
They do have a dining room and meals can be delivered to the apartments but she likes cooking for herself.
I gave her a Senseo coffee maker two years ago because she was told she couldn't keep the one she had.
They do have a communal kitchen for the 6 apartments in her section, but she hates using things used by other people.
She is quite well off and has no problems affording the unit and in my opinion it is ideal for her. She has submitted a request for permission to have one in her apartment kitchenette.
I think that for someone in her situation, this is a fantastic appliance. She can do so many things with it that it will greatly improve her quality of life.
Incidentally, she is three years younger than me!!
It will be a cold day, you know where, when they get me into such a facility.
