It took Blossom, oh, five minutes of living in Perth to decide that she couldn't entertain the thought of cooking without a Thermomix.
Perth people LOVE Thermomixes. Kitchens which once proudly displayed a red KitchenAid Mixer now have a Thermomix as pride of place. And at just shy of $2K it is the undisputed trophy kitchen item of the well-heeled in the West.
Australia is the No. 6 country in the world for Thermomix sales - it seems almost all of them on counter-tops in perth's affluent Western Suburbs.
In Sydney Thermomixes are not exactly a household name, although they seem to be catching on in Melbourne - not least because the fabulous Froggie is selling them. But the Thermomix head office is in Perth and they have clearly done a good job of cornering the market amongst the large contingent of cashed-up families of the resources boom (stick to the Melbourne market Froggie, it's saturated here).
So Perth Centric are these little counter hogs that you will know that my Perth conversion is complete if I ever buy one. And believe me the pressure from the 13 yo is quite unbearable ever since her Uncle showed her how to make some sort of green grass hippy smoothie with his.
Until then I will continue to use my stove top, my whisk and my wooden spoon.
8 comments:
Get one. It'll change your life!
I absolutely adore mine. (Doing a demo tonight in Mt Martha ... one thing about selling these is that I'm getting to see A LOT of Melbourne!)
Now I'm feeling like a country hick as I have to go and google Thermomix to find out what you are talking about...
Mandy
When I see the thermomix in your kitchen I'll send in the swat search and rescue team. I'll know you've been taken to the dark side completely.
I couldn't get past the "just shy of $2K" part. Does it do laundry as well??
Two thousand you say? Well, it won't get a look in, in my kitchen.
Blast you - as I sat here reading, one of the kids walked up and said, "What's that?" I replied, "I have no idea". The response - "We should get one - it looks really cool". Neither of us has a clue as to what it does, but we must have one.
Boy, the Force of Perth is strong within you.
Thermomix's head office is in Perth? Really? Well that explains all the invitations to demonstrations... the risotto is nice.
I just can't get past how many pairs of shoes I could buy for 2 grand is all.
:)
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