I prefer to weigh tings more precisely and separately. I used my Magimix a looooot for sauces and custards, it’s simply fantastic. Last but not least, the cookbook, which is part of the Cook Expert package, contains 300 recipes. So I wouldn’t really use a bowl to put in the oven directly. There is a small gap in this blade block which is hard to wash and definitely needs a brush to clean. OK…. It will be like a Thermomix (which has accessories as well such as the giant Varoma). This is ideal for stews. Rücksendung 14 Tage kostenfrei. The suspens is quite entertaining. My main concern about the Cook Expert is: doesn’t it mush some ingredients, such as fruit in porridge/tapioca/rice pudding (I like to cook those with pears or bananas) ? I use it for rice (glutinous or not), cakes, vegetables, fruits, etc. I use the Magimix to make icing sugar. Placing the blades is pretty easy. This large bowl can also have the disk shaft plugged in the middle to grate a whole giant block of cheddar for example. Are the recipes easy to follow? If you want an organic looking one, use the slicer and gain 30 mins :). Well, I do prefer knobs but it is only my humble opinion ;) I doubt that Magimix will make change for me heheheheh It’s very possible that people prefer pressing buttons. 1) choosing the automatic programs such as Soupe veloutée (I can’t remember what it is in English, it means smooth soup). I wouldn’t dream of putting the main bowl in the oven- you must have thought I was daft! In an earlier comment I read cook expert ‘massacred’ chilli con carne but in this latest post I saw it was a meal you regularly make in the cook expert. Many thanks for your kind reply…. Sometimes it’s easier, because it is just 1 program. 1. If you have a 140°C hot liquid at a very high speed and no cap, guess what would happen… But because you know that beforehand, you make sure doesn’t happen. It did screw well before but this time it tighter. Great review and very comprehensive answers! What I find difficult here is the way you need to clip the transparent lid. I lose less than 5 grains in the boiling water ;). The real capacity of the Cook Expert is a true strong point. The launch should be in the coming days. Hi Victoria, I just bought a whole book on slow cooking and intend to adapt all the recipes I like from it. My question is more about the fact that you bought in France (given that it’s a possibility for me currently), was it a better price seeing that it’s a French brand? Regarding the onion, I use the metal bowl. It was truly delicious. und darüber hinaus Brotteig, Mousse au Chocolat und Eisdesserts. So when you make a soup, you should be having the liquid reaching the 2.5l mark inside the bowl, maximum. The continual alarm drives me nuts when I have to run from one side of room to other to shut it off. You can really finely manage the temperature which allows you to cook “sous-vide” style. Cheers Wens. I make those very regularly because they are ultra easy, quick to prepare and delicious. It is true that it is far from accurate though. I guess everyone has his own experience/opinion and expectations. I hope it will help. Hi Althéa, I want to try sous-vide scrambled eggs, it’s fun and I heard it has great results. I just bought a fruit juice/smoothie book which is fantastic and I’m keen to start a new morning routine using both the juicer and the press. I haven’t yet because I have been travelling a lot but I have the project to do so :) My idea is to simply use the steam basket without its shelf and small French ceramic yoghurt pots. Because I’m not a fan of “Tupperware style sales”. I hope this helps :). I cannot compare as I didn’t see the Thermomix in action for this part. I’m following Magimix UK on Instagram, I’m pretty sure they have the Cook Expert and the English version of it. Will hold on purchase ? My kids (4 to 13) love soups all year round, cold or warm. Just want to share that I ordered the MCE from Myers on 8/12. I have a Sunbeam sous-vide “bain marie” machine and of course being much larger than the Cook’s bowl it’s more convenient with larger pieces of meat but when we do 2 marinated duck breasts, it’s perfect. By default, you get a 2mm and a 4mm slicing disk and 2 graters: 1 for fine carrots, daikon, zucchini (with the new fashion of putting it in cakes) etc; and a larger holes one for grated cheddar, emmental, mozzarella, gruyère, etc. Zusätzlicher 5,5-Liter-Einsatz für ein Fassungsvermögen von insgesamt 8 Litern. I had to throw it in the bin. If you need to place a large piece you just open the lid (it stops automatically the machine) put your thing, put the lid back on and it knows where it stops and starts from there. The recipes will have to be modified or the cooking time longer and hotter when you use ingredients from the fridge for hollandaise or béarnaise. Still worried about mushing fruit though, but the Magimix really looks top quality! 5) Do you have any idea when the new model might come out? I understand it would all be very variable depending on what speed you’re using and what’s being cooked and so on. The Magimix Cook Expert uses induction to heat and cook. 3. What I haven’t experimented and will very soon: – The creamed soup (velouté in French) program is fantastic. That might be right. Continuing my research on this machine, I read an article on Chowhound about the standard Magimix XL food processor and wanted to ask you whether this review resonates with your experience as the grating/slicing feature which other machines don’t have is a plus for me so needs to work well. Mehr als 300 Rezepte auf der Cook Expert App für Smartphone und Tablets: Rezepte von Internetusern, Einkaufslisten erstellen, Schritt für Schritt Anzeige der Rezepte. Also, the % of sauce in the bowl will change the way the meat reacts. (They should make a new one with removable blades- is all I’m saying.). I also bought the parmesan disk which I have used and am happy about, and I bought different size slicing and grating disks because I’m a (sick) machine addict who needs to have all the gizmos. I don’t mind it. thanks!!! You can see post-its on top (photo above) the pages are actually covered in them. Conversions from Thermie to Magimix are pretty intuitive. I use the metal bowl 95% of the time in winter and 60% in summer. Work has been hectic, I haven’t been able sit down and do it!! Before I start this long post I want to say that I do not work for Magimix nor am I sponsored by this brand. Needless to say, I am very pleased and can’t wait to start cooking with it. ? But geez it makes a really gorgeous sauce. I don’t really like any of the recipes in the recipe book as I prefer to try to stick to healthier food and found it’s pretty average nutrition wise. And did you have do anything in terms of power/plug adaption? Many thermo-machine makers argue that the steam basket has to be external to do that. Mehr als 300 Rezepte entwickelt für das Kochen mit dem Cook Expert: Zeit und Geld sparende Rezepte von der Vorspeise über den Hauptgang bis zum Dessert. 4. I’m lucky to have no allergy in the family but we prefer making our own stuff :) It is not difficult, it’s cheaper and you will love it. – Being able to put the blade on speed zero. Any food processor or thermo-machine will heat the flour a bit too much and harm the oils a little. 2 Aufsätze für kleine und große Zitrusfrüchte wie z.B. A custard in Magimix is way simpler. In Magimix’s case: 2.5l officially. Also, some of you might decide to buy this machine and in that case I would love to hear your feedback too :). What I loved and feared at the same time was the fact that the Magimix Cook Expert came with a food processor. Any idea what the actual differences are? It has plenty of programs which are absolutely awesome such as: pastry dough, velouté soup (smooth as silk soup), steam, smoothie, etc. Fisch, Fleisch, Gemüse und Obst dampfgaren. :) I regularly check back on comments as you provide such great feedback. You cannot remove the lid while the machine is working. I agree Julie :) I have both on my bench at the moment for a project. Probably because of my previous posts and my numerous recipes with the Magimix Cook Expert, some of my readers send me regular emails or post comment asking me when “you guys” are releasing the machine in the UK, the US or Australia, where and for how much. Chowhound review 2) the shredding blades are not good. You can remove the cap at the top and pour liquids, drop veggies through the hole :) To me, that kind of defeats the purpose of having a small bowl, which I want if I need to process something smaller without washing the entire giant bowl. It’s hard to see the different thicknesses between the 2 and the 4mm but you can tell one grater is clearly thicker than the other. The new one has a slightly deeper grip which is easier to grab and turn. It’s heaven! A few recipes from the book, or from my imagination, have this effect (photo above) on your bowl. Thank you again – no doubt I will have more questions when decision making time comes. 259 ember beszél erről. You can also use the slowest continuous speed: 3. It’s discrete but audible. So I’m trying not to buy and return every cooking processor there is out there! Can you tell me: DER KÜCHENMASCHINE MIT KOCHFUNKTION! I took mine with me in the plane from Paris to Sydney. For me, that is one of the main uses of a food processor; it makes it so quick to break down a ton of cabbage or potatoes for latkes without having to grate your arm off or spend forever chopping. Thanks!! I’ve had my Magimix for over 12 months now and love it….I’m not that adventurous with my cooking and appreciate following tried and tested recipes. But during the main cooking you can go do something else it will stir for you. I have cooked or mixed more that the 2.5l mark and it worked very well but I guess the official limit is 2.5 liquid probably in case of boiling soup and speed 18. Some dishes (most of them) are totally straight forward and the recipes are very well written. – Navigating the menu can be annoying. We are GF and now mostly also grain free. Hi Skye, After a few months of hesitation, multiple demo attending and migraine inducing web browsing I chose Magimix versus Thermomix or Kenwood or KitchenAid. What I don’t like to do is apple or pears for my tarts… it doesn’t look as good as for cylindrical veggies… But when I don’t have time, I core my apples with a corer, cut them in half, peel them quickly and through them in the running machine. That being said, I also love making stews in a cast iron pot for 5 hours in the oven. I was impressed by the noise while it made icing sugar or even worse, ice cubes, but I thought you’d expect that for that kind of mixing. I’m sure we’d get along quite well :) I am so sorry to hear about your operation and hope you will recover very quick. Un bonjour de France, où on s’équipe aussi beaucoup en robots cuiseurs… Le Companion a l’air de tenir le haut du pavé…, Ici aussi, le Thermomix a atteint un stade d’objet culte… c’est en Australie qu’il a eu sa plus grosse croissance l’an passé. Jess. A very big advantage of this machine is that every single piece (except the base of course) goes in the dishwasher. I heard that Tefal is now offering this option in France. Great news re chilli – we’re quite the aficionados as well – all about balancing those chillies, cumin and coriander :). It’s a good one. was like oooooh groovy:) I have the French one here in Australia and I just use an adaptor. Thanks so much in advance for your insight! It makes perfect little pieces, strings or swirls of the product you grate. Hope they include the ‘integrated scale’ in it. Can make a good béarnaise and are there any automatic programs or do you have to stand there telling it what to do all the time? Also is the steaming tray in the Chef Expert large enough to fit a whole chicken or a roast? Let me walk you through the whole “set” of tools and what I liked and disliked about it. If it’s still there after scrubbing, leave it overnight. that I would need that for? All multiple bowls food processor are like this, it’s part of the deal :) Chefs around the world have been using it for decades, mums in France too, the small bowl makes your vinaigrette or Thai salad sauce, the big or medium one is used to cut your cabbage, carrots, onions, etc. I love the recipes you have posted using the cook expert and hope you continue to add to this collection. Mashes are also so much easier there too, you can steam the veggies or boil them in the machine and make a smooth or a more chunky texture, as you prefer, using the blade or the whipping tool. The noise is practically unbearable ;) Hello, I’m just discovering your blog through this article, many thanks for it! my recipes with the Magimix Cook Expert. The scale is external. The reality is, I always put more, when it is solids and when it is liquid. It works like a dream. I’ve been eagerly awaiting the cook expert to arrive in Aust since I happily stumbled upon your blog. I am keen on the magimix because I like the 1degC accuracy and I prefer the company reputation to that of the competitors. The rinsing program is a big help as is soaking in hot soapy water. – Its large capacity is really cool for large families, friend’s dinners, parties, etc. This could go in the negative column on your notes but it is actually one of the big strong points of this machine. I now have both. Grating a cabbage is a massacre guaranteed. Thank you! I would have preferred a knob system. Actually slow cooking has better results in the Magimix to my opinion because of the induction system. x I would wait to get the latest version because it includes better accessories: spatula, egg beater compatible with hotter preparation, cap that’s easier to handle, and a longer cooking time possible with no blade movement which is great for slow-cooking or sous-vide. You do have to add ingredients for these sauces, one by one, so you do have to stand in front of your machine, it’s the whole principle of butter emulsions. I have two questions; How do you find whipping cream? I mill flour with it to, though it’s possible that Thermomix due to its smaller and more vertical bowl does a finer flour. 517 talking about this. To my knowledge it is not yet available in the UK, or at least it wasn’t when I bought mine a couple of months ago. I spread apple sauce, chocolate or sugar, then the fruits and bake for a few minutes. Um aus Obst und Gemüse Saft, Coulis, oder Smoothies zu bereiten MEHR + Äpfel und Erdbeeren. The Cook expert has the Food Processor attachements which take a lot of room. I am sure it will happen eventually down the track but I don’t think it will now, it’s too new :) But don’t take my word for it, I have no idea what Magimix plans to do. Discover the new functionality . Well, if you buy it France, it will definitely be in French. When I bought my Cook Expert they were worried about security and limited the max auto cooking time to an hour. I am in the research process and think that the magimix might be perfect for me if it cooks onion & makes smoothies. Slightly frustrating…, My favourite recipes with the Magimix Cook Expert are: Hi Leo, Funny enough I asked myself the same question and also if using harsh herbs and grains would make opaque traces on the plastic. You can actually cook a chicken curry with absolutely perfect little cubes of chicken, firm and intact. The speeds have different names but there is a little table (which I will put on the blog) where you can see which is what. I love the Thermomix though heheheh But it IS annoying. You will not need to chop anything in the food processor if you don’t want to. Same thing, it tells you exactly what an app would tell you, or a book, or a blog like mine :) but it’s on the screen. Robot cuiseur Magimix Cook Expert Chrome Mat . If you need to use them, please contact me. – quick dips Hi Flo! I’m planning to make yoghurt which should be great with this machine because of the precise temperature and 1°C increment, and immobile blade setting. My adventure with Thermo-machine started with THIS POST and a real quest for THE machine which would make my life easier, as a cook, as a mum and as a passionate recipe developer. In my case, I was super lazy, and my bench top super disorganised… I got the cube/fries slicer, the citrus press and the juicer and I’m ashamed to confess here that I put them in a cupboard and never used them. I have found that most of these machines struggle to cook onion properly. Tia for your answer. :-). This is great :) Thanks for sharing this Victoria. Hope you don’t mind me asking you these mundane questions but I don’t want to spend unnecessarily. So even if it does a mostly good job, you have to go through and pick out big chunks and cut them by hand. für alle Gar und Gebäckzubereitungen sowie Smoothies und zerstoßes Eis. However I am wondering about the important upgrades to CE and whether I should wait for awhile before ordering? Toaster. Notify me of follow-up comments by email. Bienvenue sur la page officielle Magimix Welcome on the Magimix official page Hi there, Chopped carrot and onion can be sizzling in the wide base of the very generous 3.5 litre bowl in just under two minutes – way faster than either of the other two. It is very easy to clean in hot water. The difference is: if you use industrially minced meat, you will end up with a sort of soup, the meat disintegrates and becomes micro particules bathing in liquid. It’s terrible… If you follow the Magimix recipe and mince your own meat and stop before it’s too minced (very easy to do, you see through the bowl) then the whole dish gets a proper consistency. I was all set to buy the magimix patissier & a vitamix for smoothies & soups but when I saw your post re the cook expert – followed by much you tube viewing of french demos ;) – I was convinced I should wait to see this machine as it could be an all in one answer :). Hi Jess, The Magimix Cook Expert makes the best “velouté” soups (super smooth and silky) on the press of 1 button. Regarding the capacity of the metal bowl: in my chart I’ve indicated the maximum / real capacity, or usable capacity for liquids. Have you looked into buying it in the UK? Hi Maggie, In der Metallschüssel für Induktion lassen sich zahlreiche warme Gerichte zubereiten: Risotto, Suppen, Schmorgerichte, Pürees usw. I’m keen to try the fries thingy, I will do it soon and will publish an article about it. Thank you for your message. It’s hard to know when it’s properly on… This means that when you take the lid off, you often see the cap with hot condensation fall to the ground… The difference with Magimix is that you have to press tons of buttons for each step. MAGIMIX ROBOT CUCINA Cook Expert con COTTURA Rosso MULTIFUNZIONE. If I had to do it now, I’d probably buy it in France as well, because it’s much cheaper. Do you find that with the Magimix? The thermo bowl has an inside, removable steaming basket with a sort of perforated shelf (I’ll show it to you later), and a blade you can remove to wash. I see you are all talking about a new steamer? Your email address will not be published. Now the metal bowl. The key is to cut meat in bite size cubes and fry the onions, spices and meat at zero speed or very low (using the Magimix as a pan), then add sauce or liquids which reduces the friction with the blades. Remember, Magimix is the most trusted food processor in France. If you do the same with coconut cream or crème fraîche, the cubes will stay intact. What Wendell did though, he added 1 tbs of whole coriander seeds and the same with cumin. Does it automatically stop or does it continue until u stop it… Trier les avis. I have always wanted to buy a food processor but I remained faithful to my DeBuyer mandolin for slicing, refused to grate anything and got stopped at the idea of crowding my kitchen bench even more. Thanks Flo… Can you remove the lid to the cook expert while it is going.. eg if you are steaming vegetables and want to add them in increments people, can you simply take off the lid or do you have to stop the machine? I haven’t tried bread at all :) But I will soon and will let you know. So in order to use the small bowl, you are pretty much committing to washing all three bowls. Produktlinie I want my daughters to cook with the machine, so if the exiting cap is too awkward when it is hot, then I might be best to wait. I am not sure about whole eggs and scrambled, I have never tried! You can do everything the Thermomix can do in the bowl. For example the steps that are involved in the soup function(or any other). It will also help you make healthy snacks (balls, bars) with your own healthy ingredients minus the nasties. For a risotto for example, you will start by putting the onions or échalotes roughly chopped in the metal bowl, press a button to chop them finer, then add butter and oil, fry, then add your rinsed arborio, fry, then add the wine and stock, cook for 20 or more minutes, then add frozen peas, mushrooms, parmesan, etc, through whole and add a few minutes. The Cook Expert can definitely do both and much more. It mostly grinds the food into bits, and then it also leaves entire chunks totally whole if they miss the blade. I forgot to ask if somebody already tried to make a small bread. Some people have their 30 year old Magimix on the bench…. I loooooove it!! While we’re looking at this blade (photo above) let’s talk about mushy food and reverse movements. Were you able to adjust the settings to come up with better result? I give all the credit to the dough hook and the long fermentation. The smoothie program is very powerful but short because created for fresh fruits. Then the lowest continuous speed is 3 and the highest and extremely fast speed is 18. When not recovering from an op, do you dribble on the quartier des antiquaires in Brussels??? Chowhound review 1) the small processor bowl is a nice feature, but the design is such that when you use it, the food ends up spraying out into the whole rest of the processor — i.e., both the medium and large sized bowl. As I said before, the transparent lid is a plus. Cheers, Hi Gelina! And there is no problem with that, we all gotta learn. The Cook Expert is not the end of zen cooking at all. Alle Rezepte von Magimix und den Internetnutzern sind auf der Magimix Internetseite und auf der kostenlosen Cook Expert App zugängig Scannen Sie den QR-Code ein, um direkt auf die Internetseite zu gelangen Einstellungen Dieses Menü erlaubt es Ihnen, Ihr Gerät nach Wunsch einzustellen: Auswahl der Sprache, Einstellung der Lautstärke usw I make huge batches of glutinous rice, 5 small steamed cakes or muffins, a lot of eggs, 3 fish fillets at least, a large amount of veggies, etc. No idea… I was so rapt to be told of your website yesterday. You can make a soup at 4pm and leave it there until dinner. The blade can remain immobile. Someone lent me a Thermomix because I really wanted to see the differences. The cool thing about the Cook Expert or any thermo-machine really is that you will not have to stand in front of the stove for hours. The Magimix Cook Expert doesn’t have an integrated scale like the Thermomix. Fair enough. Does this machine actually weigh itself like the Thermomix does or do you have to use the separate scales? Schnittvarianten: Wellenschnitt, Tagliatelle und Julienne: mit praktischer Verstaubox. Have a little look at my comparison between the two machines here: Retrouvez tous nos produits Robot Magimix Cook Expert ou d’autres produits de notre univers Boutique Magimix That is, until I scrambled across this today! Remember that you can also set the blade on ZERO (immobile). But I can say that I do mill my flour in the metal bowl and it works. It makes me create crazy tarts just 30 mins before dinner. In that case, on the setting called “expert” you can choose you temperature, speed and time, press auto, and leave it or stay there, add ingredients, etc. Thanks for your reply Flo. – The recipe book omits to tell you if the cap should be on the lid or not.