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36 Reasons you need a Thermomix TM6 in your life

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36 reasons you need a Thermomix TM6 in your life with our 36 month finance offer.

They make bad cooks good.
They make good cooks better.
They make great cooks look like a cross between Heston Blumenthal and Jamie Oliver.
They make the best daiquiris.
They can literally replace nearly every gadget you own, with and without a cord.
Get rid of those gadgets. Helllllooooooo cupboard space.
More room for Tupperware…. ????
Fewer things cluttering up your benchtop.
More room on the benchtop for activities (um gnocchi rolling, duh)
Have I mentioned the daiquiris yet? So gooooood!
They make every aspect of food prep UBER fast.
They make every aspect of cooking UBER fast.
They make the food so delicious you eat it UBER fast.
They make actual UBER eats, look slow. ????
It stirs. Full stop. Enough said.
4 words. Slow. Cooked. Pulled. Pork.
Actually! Just slow cook everything.
The only thing not slow is the actual Thermomix.
2 more words. Caramel. Slice. ????
You can actually brown your meat and onions like a frying pan.
Legit! There is even a sizzle sound and a sizzle smell.
James Martin has one.
Heston Blumenthal has more than one.
It cleans itself (literally) who knew right?!
No more burnt mashed potato.
No more worrying about burnt mash potato.
No more trying to pretend the mashed potato isn’t burnt when it actually is.
Friends actually fight to be invited over for dinner.
The dog doesn’t do an eye roll when it gets the leftovers.
Actually, there’s never any food your willing to give to the dog.
Over 50,000 quality recipes at your disposal with Cookidoo.
That is actually a legitimate figure, not a typo.
It comes with a free mix-pert; your Advisor (me), yeah we love that name.
German’s actually know how to build great stuff.
It will outlast you in the kitchen.
The daiquiris, seriously….. the Daiquiris.

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6 reasons why you should plan your meals with Cookidoo

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While meal planning can be considered a chore to add to your “to-do list,” this is one chore that should be at the top of that list!

Here are 6 reasons why you should start planning your meals a week in advance and how Thermomix’s Recipe Platform, Cookidoo can help you do just that:

1. Improve your nutrition

By planning in advance, you can aim to have nutritionally well-balanced meals throughout the week.

For example, you can make sure each of your dinners has the requisite vegetables, protein, and grains. Planning your meals ultimately allows you to take control of your own personal nutrition needs.

Whether you have to stick to a lower sodium diet or want only to eat whole grains and vegetables, you can plan for it!

Thermomix (TM) tip: Each Thermomix recipe includes Nutritional information per portion to include energy (kj/kcal), protein (g), carbohydrate (g) and fat (g) content.

2. Make healthier choices

If you have to come up with something to eat last minute, you’ll find yourself probably going out for dinner instead. As a result, you are most likely to end up exceeding your daily calorie and sodium intake!

Even just stopping at the supermarket to pick up a last-minute dinner may lead to poor choices. When you shop hungry, you are more likely to throw junk food into your cart.

Thermomix (TM) tip: By using Cookidoo’s weekly planning tool, you don’t have to have last-minute hunger pangs or supermarket visit. The weekly planner creates a shopping list according to your menu and this can either be emailed for a quick shop around the supermarket, or in my opinion the better way, transcribed to an online supermarket shop for convenient home delivery.

3. Eat high-quality foods

Homemade meals are almost always more nutrient-dense and filled with fewer calories, salt, and fat than takeout or quick ready-made options at your supermarket.

Choosing your own recipes and ingredients for the week allows you to make important food choices, such as buying local meats or organic produce.

Thermomix (TM) tip: The better the quality of ingredients, the better the quality of your meal. Butchers offer better selection & quality. Buying vegetables from a greengrocer that only sells organic ensures you are buying foo that is chemical pesticide-free.

4. Save money

Having a meal plan prevents you from throwing out ingredients you forgot you had in the fridge.You can create meal plans that specifically allow you to use up whatever you have in your cupboards.

You can also start fresh by creating grocery lists based off your meal plans. This way you’ll go to the grocery store with purpose rather than on the whim and you won’t come out with a dozen of random unhealthy food items, most of which you won’t eat. In addition, your meal plan will save you money by preventing you from ordering costly last-minute takeouts.

Thermomix (TM) tip: Menu planning with Cookidoo creates a shopping list which I have already discussed but what I enjoy more is the menu planning to use leftovers from the day before to create a new meal.

If I have had a chicken or lamb roast for Sunday lunch, I plan to use the ‘waste’ bones to make a bone broth and the next day a soup.
My husband is a little fussy with leftover meat so I will then plan a pie or a curry to use the leftovers the next day.
Vegetable peelings are saved in a plastic bag in a freezer and when the bag is full, I combine them to make homemade stock.
The list can go on.

5. Save time

Your shopping list will prevent you from wandering around the supermarket aimlessly and your meal plans will save you from having to think about what to eat every day.

If you find yourself quite busy during the workweek, planning meals that made from start to finish in under 30-minutes is achievable. Taking time out to plan your meals that can help save time.

Take some time out of the weekend ensure you have the right ingredients and plan quick meals for breakfast or take-to-work lunches. Oats and frozen berries with yogurt in mason jars serve as great breakfasts for on-the-go. Prepared quinoa or pasta salads with mixed veggies and beans can serve as a work lunch for multiple days.

Thermomix (TM) tip: With good planning, Thermomix should save you time. For evening meals, I tend to find that 90% of the meals are cooked in under 30 minutes, 15-20 of which I don’t have to be physically in the kitchen. I can use this time to sit down with my kids and do their homework, catch up with some work emails, or simply sit down and read a book.

6. Decrease Stress

The daily “what’s for dinner” thought that plague our minds throughout the day is a constant stress to have, but it’s easily prevented by having a plan. You can always reuse meal plans and shopping lists to help cut down on planning and prep time.

Thermomix (TM) tip: The beauty of my Cookidoo menu planner is that I know I have all the ingredients in the house to make any item on my weekly plan, therefore whether I cook or someone else in my household from my husband, nanny or 10-year daughter, everything is in stock and we’re creative enough with variety, seasonal ingredients and nutritionally balanced, that’s its a win, win situation all around.

If you have any questions on meal planning with Thermomix, Cookidoo Recipe Platform, or would like to see a Cooking Experience, please contact me. Email me on ankita@onegirlandherThermie.co.u Or call on 07977 563537

Do you need to upgrade your Thermomix?

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Following the big surprise announcement last week about the Thermomix TM6, we as Advisors are equally excited, surprised and shocked. I was at a Team Leader Leadership conference having training on the usual look after your team, why getting together is important, let’s learn skills (that I already have…). It was a pretty routine meet-up; good food, great catching up with colleagues around the UK and some official stuff thrown in. When we reached dinner time, we were all tired and hungry wanting to wind down and relax. My colleagues and I had no idea, that we were about to experience the global launch of the Thermomix TM6. So when it happened, we were in shock.

The Thermomix TM5 is the 5th generation of Thermomix and it was launched on 5th September 2014, 10 years after the Thermomix TM31 which was launched in 2004. We were all expecting a new model, of course, we were, but circa 2024; not on 8th March 2019, just four and a half years later.

Since I was introduced to Thermomix 10 years ago, is there a ’next model is coming’ has been a constant question, as it has been for the past 10, 20, 30 or 40 years they have been produced. Why? It’s true, that’s why!

Vorwerk and Thermomix is an innovative company, from the day a model is released, they are constantly working on tweaks, adjustments, and new functions. Fact. They often make these along the way too, so a TM ordered in January may be ever so slightly different to the one you order in February. Fact. That is what makes Thermomix so good and stands miles apart from copycats and other appliances in the first place! Fact.

So, back to the dilemma at hand, what to do? To upgrade or not? For those who have been following my journey, I was a TM31 customer first. I thought it was the best thing since sliced bread which is why I jumped on the bandwagon and became an Advisor. I couldn’t understand how Vorwerk could ever improve it. Until they did with the Thermomix TM5. Had I not been an Advisor, an upgrade wouldn’t have been necessary as I was perfectly happy with my current model.

In fact, as I then had two Thermomix TM31s and TM5, for the first 6 months, my TM5 was used as a demonstration model and my TM31 on my kitchen counter. It was what came first and what I was most comfortable with. Over time that changed, the more I used my new Thermomix TM5, the more I fell in love with its improvements. I expect the same will happen with Thermomix TM6, when I do receive it in June 2019. The only difference now is I have 3 TM5s, 1 TM31 and will have a TM6 too. I probably need to give some away before my husband divorces me for having too many Thermomixes.

Am I cross or upset about the new model? Shocked, initially (of course) but not cross. I’ve had some time to think about it. This is much like when Apple launched the iPhone X. Was this a new snazzier model with more bells and whistles? Yes. Did it make the 6/7/8 any less good? No! The X had more bells and whistles and a price point that came with that. I have an iPhone 8, only because my contract was up and I switched to a new provider. It is still great, has a brilliant camera and does all the things I need. New models and technology improvements happen all the time. It’s the way of the world and at some point, I will upgrade. I am still happy that I bought my iPhone 8 and got all that use out of the clever camera modes etc. before the new one was launched.

Has the Thermomix benefitted me? Of course, it has. I can cook healthy, nutritious meals for my children and family, in a super quick time. I use it every single day. That is not going to change, no matter how many new models come out over its lifetime, it has been a game-changer in our home. It not only met my needs, but it also surpassed my expectations and I, like almost every owner I know, love it more and more the more we use it. We realise it does far more than we ever thought and the more you learn about it the more you integrate it into your everyday cooking!

You can see from the previous pages that I’ve summarised the new functions and compared the models. The new Thermomix TM6 is great and does have improved and new modes which are exciting. However, many of the functions are the same as the TM5. Do I really need it? No. However, as an Advisor & Team Leader in the UK, I am required to have the latest model we are providing to customers to demonstrate to people and continue being able to share my passion about what Thermomix can do for everyone, young and old, families big and small.

I’m currently in an incentive to ‘earn’ one which is a wonderful opportunity. For customers who bought recently, Vorwerk UK has a really fair plan for customers. We are being advised to ask our customer base to call in and speak to them directly. So far the feedback has been really positive which I’m pleased about.

And for those who haven’t jumped on the Thermomix bandwagon, you are in a unique position to have a choice. We have never had two options available. For the next 3 months, you can either choose to buy the current Thermomix TM5 at a discount of £100 at £949 for the Connected version or pre-order the new Thermomix at £1099. I feel only die-hard fans will take the pre-order option as they have had TM21, TM31, and TM5 before and just want the new one. For anyone new to Thermomix TM5, the Thermomix TM5 is still our hero.

Happy Thermomixing, whatever model you have to play with!

Update: September 2019

I eat my words. It is better. I’ve had a TM6 since 22nd May 2019 and it is better. I love the bigger screen. Cookidoo being integrated just works. No more having to synchronise. No more faff of forgetting to take my Cook Key with me to friend’s house or for a demonstration. The new functions, like high temperatures, has blown me away. Yes, I have made the peanut brittle and fudge using the sugar stages but it’s the sauteeing that has me convinced. I’m loving the sizzle when caramelising onions and cooking stir-fries. I could never achieve this before in my TM31 or TM5. So for that alone. Would I upgrade? Hell yes.

Thermomix Gift Registry

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No matter what milestone you’re celebrating, from a wedding or civil partnership to a ‘big’ birthday or anniversary, baby shower, and housewarming, putting together a Gift List for a Thermomix purchase is easy and exciting. Your guests will love to know they are contributing to something you will cherish and use for many years to come.

Many of my own customers hear, how Thermomix is the number one wedding present in Europe. True. My Polish sister-in-law, Emilia, was given one. And she’s not the only one. I’ve lost count of how many French, German, and Spanish customers have also been gifted Thermomixes for their nuptials since I started demonstrating in London. Italy and Portugal too, but of course, they know the Thermomix as Bimby.

Why? Well, since it’s one appliance that does it all; chopping, mixing, mincing, grinding, kneading, whipping and juicing, as well as cooking, stirring and weighing ingredients; then it’s really the only thing you would need in the kitchen.

There really is nothing really like a Thermomix as a wedding gift, housewarming present, for a new baby or for a big birthday because this kitchen workhorse will be useful several times a week and they last forever. Not to mention the great fun newlyweds or new parents will enjoy together cooking and eating well

Remember, a Thermomix will replace more than 12 other kitchen appliances and will replace all other appliances; say goodbye to your blender, juicer, coffee-grinder, food processor, grater, kitchen scales, mincer, mixer, bread maker, ice cream maker and so much more! It cooks and steams. There really is no other appliance on the market that even comes close to offering you the benefits and value you will enjoy with a Thermomix!

Just look at the stuff you can clear away? Here’s a picture of all the appliances and kitchen utensils one of my Advisors put away the day she received her Thermomix.

Best of all, it is easy to use and comes with a free-demonstration and lifetime Advisor support (from me) so your friends and family can be reassured that it won’t be stuck in a cupboard gathering dust.

Here’s what you need to do:

Contact me on Ankita@onegirlandherThermie.co.uk or call me on 07977 563537 to let me know you would like to register for a gift list.
I will ask for some details such as gift recipient (or account holder), event date and will need to authorise your card for £1 to open the account and put the paperwork in place. You will be given an Account Number and phone number for your guests to donate to your registry by calling Thermomix UK.

What else do you need to know:

The invoice is valid for 6 months before and 2 months after the ‘event’ date for guests to pay against. Please understand that the account holder will be responsible for settling any outstanding balances.
When the Thermomix is paid in full, a member of staff will contact the account holder to arrange delivery and also provide a list of all contributors.
Once the gift recipient has received their Thermomix and is ready to start, I will come and show them how to get the most amazing gift for years to come.

If you have any questions or would like to proceed with booking a gift registry, please contact me.

Ankita Stopa
One Girl and her Thermie
Email: ankita@onegirlandherThermie.co.uk
Mobile: 07977 563537

Highlights of BBC Good Food Show with Thermomix

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As an Advisor, we sometimes get to help Thermomix UK at national events. Luckily in London, there’s quite a few and here are some of my highlights of the Good Food Show at Excel, in June.

Always packed with seasonal produce, ideas for al-fresco dining and hundreds of exciting producers and brands to shop from, get all the summer inspiration you need. Soak up expert masterclasses, live demos from the seasonal stages and much more. There Mary Berry, Tom Kerridge, Michel Roux Jr, Nadiya Hussain and James Martin (a Thermomix fan favorite) as they cooked up summer feasts in The Big Kitchen.

Attending events like this is a great way to practice our ‘elevator pitches’ but also a great opportunity to meet other Advisors from other teams, hang out with head office staff and celebrity chefs and actually treat it like a team bonding exercise. As a self-employed individual, we often work alone so exhibitions like this allow us all to be together and hang. The one thing I truly like about this role is what a great bunch of people we are. There are so many reasons people are drawn to the role – either their love for food or their family circumstances, extra income or a step towards a career if they don’t have one. But the reason, they stay in the business is the people. We are a really great bunch of supportive men and women, who genuinely care about well-being, healthy eating and each other.

Here are some of the highlights over the years:

James Martin cutting the ribbon at Birmingham Good Food Show

Thermomix Ladies welcoming visitors to our stand

Natarsha Lambie giving out some samples

Getting to meet the chefs at the stand. Here’s Cyrus Todiwala who came to tell us how much he loves his Thermomixes!

Quick demo recipes of herb breadcrumbs – bread, parmesan and herbs – it smells delicious

Advisors sneaking in a selfie

Enjoying talking to customers

Watching the chefs in action; Cyrus Todiwala of Cafe Spice Namaste

An official pose – Marivi Perello (Team Leader), Josie Wilkins (West London Branch Manager) and me

Thermomix Advisor fan favourite, James Martin

Book Review: British Isle on a Plate (BIOAP)

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British Isles on a Plate (BIOAP) was the first cookbook to be released by the Thermomix UK team, post the Thermomix TM5 launch. Released in September 2015, this cookbook brings the flavours of the British Isles to your plate with ease!

I have to admit that as an Asian, who naturally tends towards Indian, Chinese, and Japanese foods, I wasn’t too impressed by the title. British food is historically bland, right? Wrong. I’m the first to admit this was my thoughts but this whole book has flavoursome and loved recipes that even impress those not to be impressed. Don’t judge a book by it’s cover or it’s title; this is one of my favourite Thermomix books.

Availability: This book was available as a hard copy book, as a Thermomix recipe chip (not discontinued) and it is also available as a book on Cookidoo.

One Girl favourites: Full English breakfast popover, Chicken and leek pie, Leek and Lancashire cheese quiche, Coffee and walnut cake and Scottish tablet.

To see the full contents of the book, click here.

HOST GIFT: Why pay for it, when you can get one for free. I’ll be delighted to gift this to you if you host a demonstration with 3 guests, new to Thermomix and that reside in the United Kingdom. Contact me on Ankita@onegirlandherThermie.co.uk to host a Cooking Experience.

Thermomix Advisor Testimonial by Cheryl Carman

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I sometimes ask my team to write a Thermomix Advisor Testimonial of what it’s like being an Advisor on my team. Usually, they are short, but Cheryl, wrote this. It was too good not to share in it’s entirety.

Thanks to Cheryl Carman for such an honest review.

My TM Advisor Testimonial

I can hardly believe it’s just over a year since I finished my training and was let loose on friends and family, new TM5 by my side. And what a year it’s been!

I sold my first Thermomix on the first day of my 90-days programme to my brother-in-law, a total skeptic who was completely won-over once he took part in the demo. I can scarcely remember experiencing such an adrenaline rush as in that first demo and my absolute amazement and delight when my brother-in-law bought one.

Since then, there have been some high highs and some low lows. Don’t be fooled into thinking the role is a walk in the park. If you love the Thermomix, you’ll probably think it sells itself. I wish!

It actually requires a lot of hard work. As well as constantly having to generate new demos, doing the demos, welcome visits, new user and wish list visits, there are weekly team meetings to attend, Open Days with any of your new recruits, admin tasks and, very importantly, maintaining contact with all your customers to keep them up-to-date with TM developments and happy.

In my experience, every demo is different- and that is one of the things that, while challenging, I have to say, I love.

To me, as a retired teacher who always worked in London state secondary schools, the demo is a cross between a lesson (and not always an easy one), playing a part on stage (I have done that too, in another life) and a sometimes slightly out-of-control party. Some are more one thing than the other, but everyone I’ve demonstrated to over the year, apart from 2 people, has been absolutely wowed by the TM5. And that feels brilliant every time.

Why don’t they all purchase, then? Well, that’s another story. You’ll learn more if you train and as you become more experienced, but it can be very frustrating, especially at first.

One of the great things though has been all of the new people I’ve got to know. First off, the really lovely other advisors you meet as part of your team and in others’. There is always someone to offer you help or at least a listening ear.

I am a reluctant cook, to say the least, and there are a few like me who become advisors, who cook because they have to, but many more who LOVE cooking and are extremely accomplished. We, of course, have mutual respect and I’ve learned a lot along the way. It perfectly illustrates that wherever you stand in relation to cooking, TM5 can be an absolute joy to own. I can never love mine enough!

Then, there are all the people you demonstrate to. Every advisor has their stories. Mine includes an absolutely joyous occasion with a group of Madeiran and Portuguese people. No-one has bought yet from that demo, but what a fantastically warm and enlivening three hours I spent with them.

Another extraordinary experience for me was showing the Thermomix to a group of elderly people in sheltered housing. I would not easily have come into contact with them, certainly not for a 2 and a half hour cooking demo.

Some fell asleep, most couldn’t read the small print in the Guest Questionaire and hardly anyone had the appetite for the food we cooked. But guess what? One lady, full of joix de vivre but with early-stage Alzheimer’s, bought a Thermomix there and then because she could see how it might help her retain some independence in the kitchen while being wheelchair-bound. I was absolutely thrilled.

What else can I tell you? I’m by no means the most successful advisor in terms of sales and my commission is certainly not going to buy me another London home- or even garage space. But that’s fine. I have a little pot of money after a year which is gradually accruing and, while my friends who’ve seen my demonstrations tell me I’m “to the Manor born” as an advisor, there is no doubt that, at times, the role has also taken me quite a long way out of my comfort zone.

Finally, my advice would be this. Once you’ve seen a demo, sign up for an Open Day. Go, find out more, and ask lots of questions. Consider doing what I did by attending a TM cooking class so that you can talk to other advisors. I think you’ll know if you want to give it a go, if not now, then perhaps in the future. If you do decide to take the plunge, I wish you very good luck.

You may well become an advisor who flies and, with the proceeds from your Thermomix business, starts to save for that outlandishly expensive London home- or whatever else it is that floats your boat. Alternatively, you may just be like me, still quietly in the game. Either way, it could be you in a year or so’s time, reflecting on your unique experiences as a Thermomix advisor and writing your own testimonial for your team leader’s website.

Sneak peek at the Thermomix TM5

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So after the surprise announcement of the Thermomix TM5 at the gala dinner on Friday night, after a good sleep, we were given hands-on cooking demonstrations with Thermomixs TM5 on Saturday morning. This where we got our hands on the TM5 for the first time.

Eager Thermomix Advisors ready for the cooking experience

Being shown the new Thermomix and its functions

And with a new Earn and Demonstrate program, there’s no better time to join us

Thermomix TM5

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Well after giving us an afternoon of relaxation with our Afternoon Tea; to catch up with friends we’ve made during our time as Advisors, it was time for a quick change for our gala dinner.

I looked up the definition of gala dinner.

Gala Dinner events can be held to celebrate, reward or engage an audience with a brand or service. The evening event will generally feature a three or four-course meal where guests are seated.Many corporate Gala dinners are often staged in inner-city venues for easy access for guests.

Gala dinner table setting

Mingling with my fellow Team Leader, Natarsha Lambie

So with that, I should have been given a clue that it was a gala dinner that there was to be a surprise but I wasn’t expecting James Martin and the launch of the Thermomix TM5.

As Advisors, we are always asked when the next Thermomix is coming out. Historically, the time period between new models is 10-15 years and the Thermomix TM31 was only released in 2004, so we were on the lower side of that timeline. As an owner first and foremost, I didn’t think that Thermomix could get any better. But woah, was I surprised.

Presentation

(Presenters left to right: Felicity Raines, Executive Head Chef, Suzanne Crafer, Branch Manager James Martin and Janie Turner)

The new Thermomix was a revolution. It had a new design, it had gone digital and it was presented by James Martin, Chef, and presenter of Saturday Kitchen. I’m not sure what was more exciting. The Thermomix or James.

One Girl and her Thermie (a.k.a me) and James Martin celebrating my sales achievements

Team Ankita – yes, that was the size of my team that day!

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