Kitchen appliances - stove, oven, microwave, and whatever else is needed!

I attended demonstrations and yes, I also know the filet pot. The animal died twice. Whatever happens, everything that comes out of the attachment tastes the same. Kind of like One Pot Pasta. Then it surprises me that TM users do this here. User error? I only know the TM standing in the kitchen with cooking dyslexics.

What is true is that none of the cheaper alternatives can do what the TM can achieve. One is somewhat close in tests. With 1/4 of the price, it is really an alternative.

I grind nuts in grandma’s meat grinder. Nicer consistency. Bread is made by hand as grandma taught me. For my quantities, the TM is too small. If it has to be quick, Olaf makes the pot bread. Ice cream goes into the ice cream maker – TM can’t make milk ice cream because it lacks the cooling function.

You keep stumbling across the TM recipe page. The Oreo Cappuccino is delicious and the bath dough is a hit with children.

Uh, everything related to grilling only with wood and charcoal. That reminds me, where did my enameled coffee pot for the open fire go? I definitely have to look for it now that the fire bowl and co will be moving back in soon.

I used to think the same: grilling only with charcoal. But we never used the grill as well as we do now with the gas grill. Just turn it on and have temperature within a very short time. Great! But also a question of belief ... I think

TM is not coming into my house either. In our kitchen, there is a small hidden area behind tall cabinets as a "preparation area." That is where my beloved MUM stands. I don't have to constantly put it away and it is therefore in constant use. But also a question of belief...

Now the right keywords are falling into place. “Routine” is the most important thing.

Whoever is routine in cooking multi-course meals or buffets based on schedules also uses each device differently than the spontaneous “I'll just do this” cook. And whoever develops routine with a specific device in such a process is incomparably more efficient than someone who - as you describe - just stands by to take care of the subsequent cleaning for the next use. Whoever proceeds like this does not have the self-organization in the kitchen to exploit the potential that is offered.

The TM is a working device that requires knowledge and skills when used according to my approach and does not replace them. It is designed and marketed exactly the opposite way, true. But that's not my problem. Most owners of a Swiss knife only use the blade and can opener, rarely the corkscrew, and never the rest. Their own fault!?

First, I have a second pot along with a knife because flying changes are possible and cleaning can be postponed until it fits according to the plan, or handed over to the dishwasher immediately. Second, during the times the device is working, there is always something to do that does NOT require the TM at that moment. Whoever cannot manage this in parallel does not plan or does not plan properly. Third, the otherwise by me disparaged guided cooking function enables me to involve cooking-inexperienced friends in preparations. They do not learn anything from it, but wanting to act as teachers does not win me any sympathy points. And if they have “made” something themselves that later is praised by guests, they are thrilled.

I will list below what I do not own despite cooking a lot, but know from other heavy cooking households:

Stand mixer
Coffee machine
Kettle
Ice cream maker
Spice grinder
Temperature-controlled water bath

I still have an immersion blender. Otherwise, normal equipment: roasting pan, pans, pots, bowls, good knives.

And in a two-person household with a partner who is into baking but not quite so into cooking, the guided cooking function is even used more often than I expected.

And honestly: With that usage profile, the price relativizes itself. Sometimes we talk about Berbel or not Berbel here, but 1200 for a real workhorse is expensive?

But wait: You were the one who despised cooking?

No, not despise, I just don’t enjoy it.
Which probably also has to do with the fact that it annoys me to always have to think about what to make, do I have everything for it, does everyone involved like it… well, whatever.
I’m not into button pressing either, no TM.
The DG simply replaces cooking in water and doesn’t dry out a Kassler (but it can still get tough if it stays in too long *shivers).
I don’t like asparagus, but I would guess that the potatoes definitely have to go in first.

very nice - Brussels is one of the last places that interest me
And if you just leave out the smileys, you can’t tell from the text how seriously someone takes their writing. At least not for me. Whatever.

Are there changeable pots? Is that new? Can the TM now also cool for ice cream or is frozen fruit still needed? I only know the last model. I have never closely looked at the current one in use. For example, yes, enjoyed the fillet pot or roast without roasted aromas, desserts with a light main course note The latter probably wouldn't happen with a changeable pot. I also have a MUM. More than satisfied with it. A proper extractor hood is important. After all, it prevents the spread of bad odors.