The non-AI device that changed my life forever

Summary

The author's life was significantly transformed by the Thermomix ® TM6, a kitchen appliance that elevated their cooking skills and facilitated the preparation of healthy meals.

Abstract

The author recounts a profound life change brought about not by modern technology like smartphones or AI, but by the Thermomix ® TM6, a kitchen appliance. Despite growing up in a health-conscious family where home-grown vegetables were the norm, the author and their siblings initially disdained this lifestyle, preferring fast food. It wasn't until later in life, influenced by their spouse's healthy cooking, that the author recognized the value of their upbringing. The Thermomix, paired with Cookidoo ® recipes, revolutionized the author's cooking abilities, turning them from a novice into a skilled home chef capable of preparing diverse, nutritious meals for their family, thereby easing their spouse's kitchen responsibilities.

Opinions

The author places a high value on the importance of healthy eating, emphasizing its impact on their life.
They express a deep appreciation for their mother's commitment to growing and cooking with fresh vegetables.
The author initially held a negative view of the healthy food they were raised on, preferring fast food.
They experienced a shift in perspective about healthy eating after meeting their spouse, who also valued and practiced cooking with fresh ingredients.
The author admits to having limited cooking skills prior to using the Thermomix, suggesting a self-perception of being unskilled in the kitchen.
They credit the Thermomix ® TM6 with not only improving their cooking skills but also with positively affecting their family's diet and sharing the cooking burden with their spouse.
The author humorously acknowledges their previous lack of kitchen prowess, implying that even those with minimal skills can benefit from using the Thermomix.

The non-AI device that changed my life forever

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It doesn’t happen often that a device changes my life so fundamentally. I’m not talking about smartphones or the latest AI app. No, it goes much deeper than that. It impacted one of my basic needs in such a way that I never want to miss it.

Let me clarify two things before we move on: - I belong to the male gender - it has nothing to do with reproduction or anything related to it

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I grew up in a family where healthy food was of utmost importance. So much so that, to this day, I have never seen my mom buy vegetables from a store. She always had and still has a vegetable garden where she grows her veggies. Hence, she always cooked with fresh ingredients and even if we kids spent most of the day outside, going home for dinner was a must-do. Don’t get me wrong, we were not super kids by any means of the word. Me and my brothers would have preferred to eat burgers and french fries instead of the food my mom put on the table. Back then we didn’t realize how good the food was, so we swallowed the nausea-inducing food without chewing and many times by pinching our noses to prevent tasting something.

Reality hit when we left home and well-known fast-food places became our favorite spots to meet and eat. We were drawn to them like moths to light. Two decades later we finally understood the full meaning of the following proverb:

You are what you eat!

At that time I met my wife, who also came from a soon-to-be-extinct family, where healthy food was prepared using fresh ingredients. But as opposed to me and my brothers, she had learned that way of cooking and had implemented it in her life. What used to evoke nausea in the past was now one of the reasons why I loved my wife. Clarifying note for my wife, in case she reads this article: of course, I didn’t (just) marry you for your cooking abilities :-)

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If you’ve read this far, you know that the device I’m talking about has something to do with food. I didn’t want to be one of those men who could only prepare fried eggs or noodles. Particularly because we now had two children, who loved good food and also because I wanted to give my wife a break from the kitchen.

I belong to those people whom fathers-in-law would call „good for nothing“. In addition, I’m slow and my way of cooking is nothing close to clean. So you can imagine that my days as the kitchen chef could be counted on one hand. Well, all of that changed when we bought the device that I’m writing about here.

The other day my wife visited her mom for a week and I was home alone with the kids. When the kids met a family friend, she asked in a worried tone if they had enough to eat with me. Both were smiling when they told her about the risotto, the tiramisu, the mac-and-cheese, or the goulash with homemade bread that I had prepared for them. The friend didn’t believe it and came over to see for herself and left with a few containers of food prepared by me.

So, which device has enabled me to create savory and healthy dishes from across the world?

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It was a Thermomix ® TM6 in combination with Cookidoo ® recipes. It’s a fascinating device that has turned me from a caveman-level cook into a 5-star kitchen chef. Gone were the days of using diverse pans and pots and having to cut everything by hand. But best of all, it allowed me to cook healthy meals for my kids and take a huge burden off my wife’s shoulders.