{"id":1391,"date":"2014-09-05T23:26:20","date_gmt":"2014-09-05T22:26:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ginnyang.com\/?p=1391"},"modified":"2014-11-30T01:28:13","modified_gmt":"2014-11-30T01:28:13","slug":"the-new-tm5-thermomix-first-impressions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ginnyang.com\/?p=1391","title":{"rendered":"The new TM5 Thermomix – First Impressions"},"content":{"rendered":"

I’ve been meaning to do my own review of the Thermomix TM31 for a while, I just haven’t gotten around to it.\u00a0 Anyway, I’ve had the TM31 for over 2 years now and I use it fairly regularly, although I don’t use it for everyday cooking (which is what the majority use it for).\u00a0 You will have seen in quite a few of my recipes<\/a>, I resort to the Thermomix, particularly for the more technical dishes.\u00a0 I also use it for the more mundane stuff so I don’t need to keep an eye on it, freeing me to deal with other elements in a dish.\u00a0 I would say in the 2 years I have had the Thermomix it has been an invaluable tool.\u00a0 So now Vorwerk have developed a new Thermomix, the TM5. I had expected a new Thermomix, even when I first bought the TM31 I had a feeling a new one wouldn’t be too far away.\u00a0 Vorwerk released the TM31 after the TM21 and there was a fairly significant gap between the two, about 10 years I believe.\u00a0 What I read at the time suggested the TM31 was about 10 years old, so I was in two minds if I should wait for the next model (it would have been a long wait).\u00a0 But now, at long last, it is here…<\/p>\n

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The thing that strikes me most is they really seem to be pushing the recipe chips, no more fumbling through recipe books and struggling to work your way through it, just stick in the chip, chuck in the ingredients and hit start.\u00a0 For the people who use the Thermomix for everyday cooking I can see this being really useful, it will help those new to the Thermomix experience no end and you should get very consistent results.\u00a0 There is a couple of potential gotchas though… Firstly I largely use my Thermomix for more experimental cooking, so recipe chips aren’t going to be hugely useful to me (unless I can create my own!).\u00a0 Secondly the basic recipes from the UK recipe book left a lot to be desired, it kinda reminded me of the school home economics recipe book.\u00a0 I know that sounds incredibly harsh as the recipes weren’t that bad, some were very good but I generally found that it was easier to just cook the way I normally would and not follow the recipe.\u00a0 Afterall, the chemistry of cooking doesn’t change just because you go from a stove top to a heated bowl, some adaption is required, you do have a massive spinning blade in there, but by and large you can use what you know and do that with the Thermomix and expect good results.\u00a0 The cynic in my says that this will be a nice little money earner, I doubt that is the primary purpose of it but the thought had to cross the mind of someone in Vorwerk’s marketing division… how could it not???\u00a0 The extra, more advanced recipe books like In The Mix 2, I have found to be much more useful and very inspirational so it could be a very good thing. TLDR?<\/strong> The recipe chip has its pros and cons.<\/p>\n