As he celebrates his tin anniversary with his Thermomix TM5, Guillaume, from the IT department, looks back on the 10 tumultuous years he lived with his multifunction cooker. For my part, I have been using the services of the Thermomix TM6 for five years, to the delight of my household, which has been deploring my performance in the kitchen for too long. By sharing our culinary anecdotes about our robotic kitchen clerk, the idea came to us to share with you the list of mistakes that we will no longer make, and that you should never make.
Do not drag the robot cooker on the work surface
This is a universal rule that applies to the last two generations of the Thermomix. To move the robot (even a few centimeters) or transport it, it is essential to use the handle at the top of the motor block and lift it. The reason is very simple: the integrated scale is located in the feet of the robot and dragging the motor block can damage this oh so sensitive component. Vorwerk has also confirmed to us that this was one of the first causes of failure. And since Guillaume has already paid the price, he explains how to repair the scale of his Thermomix.
Do not use the whisk above speed 4
This instruction, you have probably read it in the user manual. But let’s be honest: who systematically rereads the Thermomix instructions before using it in manual mode? The story does not say if it was a bad fitting of the whip on the blades or if it was the speed 8 used to whip the egg whites that got the better of the plastic whip completely shredded by the metal blades. If in doubt, do not exceed speed 4 when the whisk is in the bowl.
Do not make caramel
Do not risk heating water and sugar in the bowl of your Thermomix, you risk damaging its bowl. In any case, with a TM5, it would be very difficult for you to do this because the maximum temperature does not go beyond 120°C while the melting of the sugar takes place at 180°C. The Thermomix TM6 can for its part climb to 160°C when certain recipes require it, in particular to make caramel. For security reasons, this function is only accessible by going through the guided recipes; the user will not be able to access this setting from manual mode. Note, however, that the caramel-based recipes offered by the TM6 are always judiciously associated with cream to avoid caramelized accidents.
Do not install the robot-cooker on the edge of a work surface when it kneads
This advice may seem silly, but Guillaume had the unpleasant surprise of being absent while his Thermomix was kneading bread dough. The robot moved on the work surface until it fell. Luckily, the Thermomix is a solid guy and it got away with it unscathed.
Do not install the Thermomix on a ceramic hob
This instruction probably does not appear in the manual as it is self-evident. But Guillaume probably hadn’t imagined that one of his three children would inadvertently light the plate, which melted part of the engine block shell. The ace.
Do not break the eggs on the edges of the bowl
The minimal risk is seeing pieces of shell fall into the bowl and having to retrieve them. More annoying, such manipulation risks weakening or damaging, slowly but surely, the sensitivity of the scale.