ᐅ What color temperature have you chosen for your LEDs?

Curly, as you can see, everyone has to follow their own preferences. My husband wanted dim, cozy lighting everywhere because he finds it more comfortable. But I mostly prefer "task lighting." I can always create a cozy atmosphere with additional lamps, and that way I also get some nice decoration.

For example, we don’t eat in the kitchen, and thanks to the Thermomix and Pampered Chef stoneware, cooking and eating have become a completely different experience for us. It doesn’t have to look appetizing in the traditional sense because it tastes good without much effort anyway. In the bathroom, as mentioned before, there is a high proportion of blue light. You have to like that. I always wake up alert with that kind of light and then have trouble falling asleep afterward. At first, we wanted to stick with dim lighting, but we will probably look for something a bit brighter. For nighttime, in the long run, everyone will probably have small lamps by their beds that they can carry around; those will be enough for trips to the bathroom. This is easiest for the kids, and since we always have to walk through the living room, where things can get in the way with children, this has become necessary. It was only the children who made us consider this, and for me, it has saved me multiple times.

In the living room, we have very bright lighting because that’s where everything happens: eating, folding laundry, paperwork, and so on. For cozy time, we have a side lamp and also bought power strips with remote controls so we can easily turn the lamps on and off from the sofa. Otherwise, the hallway light is also used as indirect lighting. This is very practical for us and simply depends on the layout and design of the rooms.

You first have to consider your personal preferences and then your surroundings. As I said, we even skipped the garden light because of the kitchen lamp. From the beginning, we knew it would provide some light and relieve us from having to think too much about lighting, but we were quite surprised that it completely replaced the garden light. But again, this also depends on the position of the windows (first floor and centered on the garden) and the overall brightness. Sometimes I wonder if the neighbors would hate us for our lamps if the relatively large trees didn’t provide some screening :-o

CiJay schrieb:
For example, we don’t eat in the kitchen, and thanks to the Thermomix and Pampered Chef stoneware, cooking and eating have become a completely different experience for us. The food doesn’t have to look particularly appetizing because it tastes good anyway without much effort.

I’m just imagining a nice dry-aged rib-eye, steamed in the Thermomix. Delicious. Can it also roll sushi?

Steak is first quickly seared in the pan and then finished by steaming. By the way, this actually works very well. For most meats, however, I prefer using the oven without the pan and Thermomix ;-) It’s more like grilling and requires the least effort. Knowing how to do it means good food doesn’t have to be a lot of work ;-)

He can’t roll sushi yet, but that’s not a problem because I have a sushi maker. Oh, you really picked the right tool there — the sushi rolling mat and I will never be friends. I don’t have many kitchen hacks, but for that one, I definitely do :-D

Please steam first and then fry/grill. The crust will thank you 🙂
By the way, light does not matter for this.

CiJay schrieb:
Curly, as you can see, everyone has to follow their own preferences to some extent. My husband wanted dim lighting everywhere because he finds it cozier. But I mostly prefer bright task lighting. I can create a cozy atmosphere with additional lamps and also have nice decorations that way.
For example, we don’t eat in the kitchen, and thanks to the Thermomix and the Pampered Chef stoneware, cooking and eating have become a completely different experience for us. There’s no need for food to look particularly appealing because it tastes good without much effort anyway. In the bathroom, as already mentioned, there is a high blue light component. You have to like that. For me, that kind of light immediately wakes me up and then I have trouble falling asleep. We initially wanted to stick to darker lighting but will probably look for something a bit brighter. For nighttime, all bedrooms will likely have small lamps by the bed that can be carried around; these are enough for a trip to the bathroom. It’s simplest for the kids, since we always have to go through the living room, where there can sometimes be obstacles with the children. This idea only came about because of the kids and has saved me more than once.
We have very bright lighting in the living room because everything happens there: eating, folding laundry, paperwork, etc. For cozy times, we have a side lamp and bought power strips with remote controls so we can conveniently turn them on and off from the sofa. Otherwise, the hallway light is also used as indirect lighting. This works very well for us because of the room layout/design.

You first have to consider your personal preferences and then the environment. As mentioned, we even ended up skipping a garden light because of our kitchen lamp. We knew from the start it would provide some light and save us from worrying too much, but we were quite surprised that it completely replaced our outdoor lighting. But again, it’s about the window positions (first floor and centered toward the garden) and the overall brightness. Sometimes I think the neighbors would hate our lamps if the relatively large trees didn’t provide some shielding :-o

[emoji33] I’m quite puzzled by many statements here.

The simplest truth: LEDs are not a cure-all; they can’t necessarily replace halogen bulbs, for example. But LEDs can also be used in small bedside lamps… I believe “LED” is being used differently here. The same goes for cooking and food preparation. Anyone who has attended a Thermomix demonstration knows that the recipes tend to be rather bland—and visually not very appealing unless you like shredded or pureed food.

Why don’t you use plug-in night lights to avoid tripping, or at least have a lamp with a 1.5W bulb in the corner of the living room that can stay on all night?

That's right, first braise, then fry. :-D I guess I'm already too spoiled by oven-cooked meat :-D

Thanks for the "clarification." It wasn’t really about LEDs specifically, but more general. Tomorrow, the first thing I’ll try is replacing the bulbs in the living room string lights with LEDs... :-D Since I already have a successor to the TM21, I luckily don’t have any consistency issues. Anyone who owns a TM knows they’re not really consultative [emoji85]. I wouldn’t call a lack of salt “bland”; it’s just salt, but like light, it’s all a matter of perspective (or on the eater’s palate?). But to even have this problem, you first need to cook according to a recipe, and it also has to be a Vorwerk recipe.

I just don’t find plug-in lights suitable in this apartment. For example, my daughter has only one power outlet, and we put the power strip on a shelf, so the ceiling is constantly lit. Some people might like that, but I don’t. It’s similar in our bedroom, aside from the fact that I can’t sleep if anything is brighter than “I can’t see my hand in front of my face.” :-/ I would have solved the problem in the living room, but I still have to go through a dark hallway (which has no power outlet) and into a dark bathroom, unless I want to be blasted awake by the light there. Maybe I’m just biased against plug-in lamps. My father thinks they’re great. But after having one in the hallway for 15 years and still needing to turn on a way too bright light in the bathroom, I guess even Forrest Gump would start asking what the point is. And I find having a constant light on unnecessary (no matter how few watts they use); I don’t need it, so why use it? But of course, preferences and lifestyles come into play here. My father goes to the bathroom at least once a night. I can count on one hand how many times a year I have to get up at night to use the bathroom.