:) Good day to you, dear friends. Nowadays, any woman or man (which by the way is also fashionable today) wants to be able to cook tasty healthy food in the kitchen, but sadness, there is neither time, nor possibly special knowledge, nor desire to torture oneself beloved in the kitchen. So smart people came up with kitchen robots, which are both a saucepan and a frying pan, and all (almost) household appliances "in one person." Interesting, fascinating, just like a favorite game, and…. Delicious!!!!!
:) There are officially two branded household appliances in the world - kitchen robots. These are MyCook from the Spanish company Taurus and Thermomix from the German Vorwerk. We are not discussing Kenwood - he is not standing next to his nozzles. And I am that rare specimen who was lucky enough to have both !!! I would like to note that both devices are very decent pieces. Let's see what their differences are. As a user of both, I dare to express my opinion and tell about it. So, let's begin….
The fundamental difference, perhaps, is only in the principle of heating. In thermomix (TM further), this is normal heating (ten, the durability of which can be ignored), and in maikuk (MK further) it is induction heating. Anyone who has induction cookers knows exactly all their advantages, and this is huge energy savings, and heating speed, and safety. So, in this matter, MK is ahead for sure and often only this aspect is defined as the main one when choosing a device. Further: in TM, the temperature spread is only from 37 to 100 degrees, and in MK from 40 to 120 degrees. True, there is also a mysterious temperature in TM named Varoma, but what kind of temperature is this - a mere mortal does not understand, and why such secrecy - too. Apparently not good! Joke. This means that MK will be more to the liking of those who love something more roasted than it turns out in TM. Yes, yes, you heard right, in MK you can fry, even chicken legs with a crust! In TM, everything is kind of steamed and you can't always guess with the temperature, on the button 100 and in reality 90, which cannot be said about MK - the set temperature always corresponds to the real one.
:) When kneading dough in TM, the apparatus "jumps" very strongly and you need to monitor the machine, otherwise it can simply jump to the floor from vibration. Once my heart almost sank when I saw TM on the edge of the table, but nothing happened. MK is a little heavier and much more stable.In MK, the working part (bowl) and the control (intelligent unit) are spaced apart and food cannot get inside the machine during cooking. In TM, everything is located together and it turns out that food, liquid periodically gets inside (through the hole of the lock for the lid) and spoil the TM, God forbid it will burn out from a short circuit. This is annoying, of course. In TM there is a function "spikelet" for kneading dough, and in MK it is a rolling pin and, if necessary, 40 degrees. In MK there is no "reverse" function, that is, reverse rotation of the knives. This is a minus, perhaps. Although somehow and without a reverse in the MK, everything is being prepared.
:) In MK, a steaming bowl and a stainless steel sieve are very beautiful, polished, and in TM made of plastic, which is very important for picky Europeans, they do not want plastic, no matter how high-quality it is. Here, no comment - MK wins. In addition, in MK, the steam cooking attachment is tightly fixed on the bowl, and in TM it is simply placed on top and is not fixed in any way. Perhaps this is why steamed food in MK is prepared faster and tastes better. And safety precautions have been observed - do not turn the bowl over and burn yourself.
Electronic scales are present in both robots, only in the MK they are locked with a screw when transporting the device, and this is not necessary in the TM. In TM, the step of the scales is 5 grams, but they all the time, how to say it - "hang out" or something, in MK 10 grams, but they weigh without hesitation and are stable. This can be an argument if you very often travel somewhere with a robot, but in general, it does not matter. In MK, the measuring cup is really measured, with divisions, and in TM, the glass is without divisions and it looks somehow rather weak. And most importantly, if you suddenly lost this glass, then it's a whole business to buy it at the company. And provide a warranty card for this (this is for buying an ordinary glass !!!!!! The car didn’t break), and you cannot buy more than one glass in one hand (as if I’m buying not a glass for 6 euros, but a plot land near the Kremlin), and it will be transported for at least 2 weeks, and by the way it is so in TM for any reason. Service at the firm is just a nightmare. The client is treated as if they did you a big favor by selling the TM. It is for this reason that I bought a second device for the MK family, and not TM, which I am very happy about. It is very convenient to take out food with a regular spoon in MK, in TM it is not. Knives in TM are more massive and cut (sorry they tear) a little faster than in MK (MK knives are self-sharpening). But the difference is in seconds, so it doesn't really matter.
:) And also, the MK has a special function S. This is the speed, or rather the program of the knives for frying and sautéing vegetables. Very cool and fun! There is no such thing in TM at all. Even in MK, on the lid on the inside there are blades that prevent liquid from splashing out of the bowl during cooking. They set the vector of movement of the liquid, returning it to the inside of the bowl. By the way, this is also an amazing sight. As if you see a waterfall, or pouring rain. This also contributes to the structuring of the liquid and its aeration - saturation with oxygen, making our food tastier and healthier. : girl_skakalka: There is no such thing in TM. At the bottom of the bowl in the TM there are metal sensors and the output of the heating element, which should not be wet, can close, which is not always convenient to do after washing. In the MK at the bottom of the bowl they are not and you can safely put it even in the water. MK works quieter and the sound is more pleasant to me. You can even work on the MK with one hand, well, if it hangs on the other, or your child is sitting, for example, but with TM it doesn't work - I tried it. You can still press the buttons, but close the lid - only 2 hands are needed. Etc. I'm tired. In short, friends, both cars are good, but I would still buy an MK.