ᐅ Kitchen Appliances – Stove, Oven, Microwave, and Everything You Need!

ypg schrieb:
You’re not seriously comparing a Swiss Army knife costing 50... 80€ to the nearly 1500€ Thermomix?

No! I’m comparing people who, due to lack of skill and imagination, only use 10-20% of a multi-tool’s functions to me. That was the point of the comparison.

If someone cuts meat with the blade meant for chopping, then there’s no helping them. That function is included in the Thermomix. Chopping blade, not slicing blade. You need to know that and be able to work with that knowledge...

Fummelbrett schrieb:
Once, someone served me goulash made with the TM. The meat was tough, and the sauce was so firm it was almost gelled. It reminded me more of a aspic. She also noticed the sauce was too thick and realized she had added too little water during cooking step 2—but she never thought of the simple fix.

You wouldn’t believe it, but a TM doesn’t protect you from mistakes or lack of skill.

A blender costing $10 can’t do the same because it doesn’t have the power and torque often needed. Possibly also not the right speed.

But enough advertising now—you can definitely live without it, and if you don’t want it, you don’t need it. It remains an emotional piece of technology, after all.

For pizza, we still use an Alfredo oven, which can reach 400 degrees Celsius (750°F) and makes an almost perfect stone-baked pizza in 5 minutes.

What I would really like next is a good gas grill from ODC, Rösle, or Weber. Something decent.

For years, I thought a charcoal grill was a must because of the flavor. That’s a big misconception. Gas grills are better in every way. They heat up faster, are much easier to control—even for slow and low cooking—and their taste is just as good as charcoal grills. Usually they also offer more grilling space and multiple heat zones. You can get smoky flavor if you want that, too.

Well, someday we’ll get one, and the kettle grill will finally be gone.

Fummelbrett schrieb:

(distant relatives built a new house on the plot next to the existing house many years ago. The new house was fully furnished, very high quality with glossy tiles, glass tables, leather sofa, and an extremely expensive kitchen. However, the family continues to live in the old house to preserve the new one – the new house is only shown to visitors....)

Are you serious? I’d expect something like that more on a daytime TV show than in real life. What’s their reason for continuing to live in the old house, or do they say they want to preserve the new house themselves? XD

Kekse schrieb:
Anyone who does that surely eats small children too. The nice fillet.
I was just about to write, "no one claims that the TM can chop things nicely and evenly." Then I remembered that some consultants actually do say that. Luckily, I lived in Hamburg when I bought mine, so I could go to the shop and didn’t have to endure any dreadful sales event. I don’t know if I would have bought one otherwise… By the way, mine didn’t cost just under €1500 but exactly €999 (including a second cookbook). It was an opening offer back then.

The consultants do a good job. Mine also improvised a lot and showed that you can cook individually. That’s appealing. But there was a lot of exaggeration and sugarcoating.
For example, regarding smoothies—real ones. The speed settings aren’t sufficient for that.

chand1986 schrieb:
No! I compare people who only use 10-20% of a multifunctional tool’s capabilities out of lack of skill and imagination with myself. That was the point of the comparison.

I don’t think that’s a problem. But it’s a different thing whether you spend €80 and only use 30% or €1500 (if I remember correctly, that’s the current price including the second bowl) and only use 30%.

I believe if it cost €300, some people who own it now wouldn’t have bought it and just joined the hype, while others who can’t afford it now would have bought one.

chand1986 schrieb:
Anyone who cuts meat with a blade for chopping isn’t going to be helped. That’s what’s in the TM. A chopping blade, not a slicing blade. You need to know this and be able to work with it...

No idea, I was cooked for.

Bookstar schrieb:
For years I thought you needed a charcoal grill for the flavor. Complete nonsense. A gas grill is better in every way. Heats up faster, much better to control, also for slow and low cooking.

Same here: we’ve had a gas grill from Enders for about three months, and we’ve grilled more than in a whole previous year. The fun of grilling is definitely still there.

Tina mit K schrieb:
Are you serious? I would expect something like that more on daytime TV than in real life. What’s the reason for living in the old house, or do they themselves say they want to preserve the new house? XD

They say themselves that the new house should be preserved, including the furniture. It’s cleaned every day. He also buys a new Mercedes every two years, which then just sits in the garage. For grocery shopping, he uses a rusty Golf Mk3...

Fummelbrett schrieb:
They themselves say that the new house should be preserved, as well as the furniture. It’s cleaned daily, too. He also buys a new Mercedes every two years, which then only stays in the garage. For shopping, he uses a rusty Golf Mk3...

How strange is that
What exactly needs to be preserved? For their second life???