On my ThermoFun facebook page I asked likers where they find they are saving money in owning a Thermomix. This is a collated list! Wow - I wonder if there are any more that we haven't yet realised?!
FOOD COST SAVINGS
• Almond butter
• Almond meal
• Almond milk
• Bacon jam
• Baileys
• Bbq sauce
• Beef stock concentrate.
• Biscuits - savoury
• Biscuits - sweet
• Bread
• Butter
• Buttermilk
• Cakes
• Caster Sugar
• Cheese Crackers
• Chicken stock concentrate
• Chocolate - Tempering
• Chorizo Jam
• Chutneys
• Cocktails
• Coconut butter
• Coconut Cream
• Coconut Milk
• Condensed Milk
• Cookies
• Cordial concentrate
• Corn chips
• Cottage cheese
• Cream cheese
• Crumpets
• Curds
• Curry Paste
• Curry Powder
• Custard
• Desserts
• Dips
• Dog Food
• Dukkah
• Dulce de leche
• Flours (self milled)
• French Onion Soup Mix
• Fudge
• Gifts
• Gluten free breads
• Green Curry Paste
• Grated cheese from block
• Guacamole
• Hazelnut Butter
• Hazelnut Meal
• Hommus
• Hot Chocolate
• Ice Cream
• Icing Sugar
• Jams
• Laksa Paste
• Lemon Curd
• Lime and Ginger Curd
• LSA – (linseeds, sunflower seeds and almonds)
• Maple Coconut Nut Butter
• Mascarpone
• Mayonnaise
• Minced meats
• Mocktails
• Muesli
• Muffins
• Mustards
• Nut butters not just peanut
• Nut milks
• Nutella
• Pancakes
• Passata
• Passionfruit curd
• Pasta sauce
• Pastry
• Pate
• Peanut butter
• Pestos
• Pies
• Pizza bases
• Pizza sauce
• Raw chocolate
• Relishes
• Rice cream
• Rice milk
• Ricotta
• Rocky road
• Salads
• Salsa
• Satay Sauce
• Scones
• Seafood Cocktail Sauce
• Shredded chicken
• Slices
• Snacks
• Spice Blends
• Sorbet
• Soups
• Soy milk
• Sugar Syrup
• Sweet Chilli Sauce
• Taco Sauce
• Taco Seasoning Mix
• Tartare Sauce
• Teriyaki Sauce
• Tomato Jam
• Tomato Paste
• Tomato Sauce
• Toppings - choc, caramel, strawberry etc for ice-cream
• Vanilla Bean Paste
• Vege stock
• Worcestershire sauce
• Yoghurt
NON FOOD THERMOMIX SAVINGS
• Body scrubs
• Lemon Cleaner Concentrate
• Play Dough
• Washing Powder
• Power... cheap to run!
• Sanity!
• Time!
Just looking at this list reminds me how lucky we are to have a Thermomix in our lives!!!! :)
If you have any more to add please comment below, we'd love to hear! :)
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Martina Jones says
I also make our own sweetened condensed milk, protein bars, mushroom powder concentrate, flavoured salts and sugars, vanilla essence, cocktails and so much more yumminess
Madelyn says
Great list and I wish I had time to make it all. I work and have young kids and find I hardly have time to cook. We spend money for the sake of convenience and blow our food budget every month.
Will be great if your list include preparation and cooking time and shelf life.
In 10 years the Thermomix will be a robot that plan, shop and cook for us:-)
Bonnie says
Fruit juices (or rather smoothies)! We make a healthy juice most days by blending chopped veggies, fruit, ice and water (e.g. 1.5-2.5 minutes on speed 8-10). Not only is it cheaper than buying them from a juice bar (or buying a dedicated juicer), you are retaining all the fibre which makes it healthier than a proper juice.
thermofun says
We LOVE our smoothies too Bonnie! :)
Catherine says
Was wondering how to source cheap fruit to make jams. Seems so expensive to buy fruit from shops to make it worthwhile. Thanks!
thermofun says
Do you have any markets near you Catherine? That is where I get a lot of my fruit and vegetables - much cheaper than the shops! :)
Katrina says
Pick your own - just have to find the right farm that isn't too far away.
I buy when it's priced to clear along with tomatoes.
Helen Homann says
Wow. Have been waiting for someone to compile a list of ™ cost-saving goodies. This list certainly meets my requirements. Thanks so much.
thermofun says
That's great to hear Helen - I'm sure there are more to add too! :)