The Thicken Mode was developed to create delicious sauces to enrich your everyday dishes, and the Rice Cooker Mode cooks rice and other grains right in the mixing bowl. With these intelligent and automated modes, Thermomix® makes your daily cooking experience even easier.
The perfect mode to make your savoury or sweet starch-thickened sauces, hot emulsified sauces and desserts and custards. With this mode, you can easily make your family recipes in your Thermomix®. Simply place the ingredients in the mixing bowl, select the mode, set the temperature (see Quick Tips below), and turn to start Thicken Mode. Thermomix® will control the cooking time based on the amount of ingredients, type of ingredients and temperature.
• For starch-thickened recipes set temperature to 100°C – These recipes are thickened using any type of flour, such as all-purpose, cornstarch or tapioca flour as the thickening agent. Béchamel Sauce, Soubise Sauce, or Crème Pâtissière. are some recipes using a starch as the thickening agent.
• For egg-thickened recipes set temperature to 80°C – These recipes use eggs or egg yolks as the thickening agent, and include hot emulsified sauces, desserts or spreads. Try the Hollandaise Sauce, Béarnaise Sauce, Orange Liqueur Zabaglione or Berry Curd.
• For hot emulsified sauces use the butterfly whisk – The butterfly whisk will incorporate more air into your sauces, creating the perfect egg foam. The whisk is ideal for Classic Zabaglione, Red Pepper and Paprika Hollandaise Sauce or Choron Sauce.
Rice Cooker mode cooks more than just rice! You can also cook grains like millet and bulgur wheat with Rice Cooker Mode. Place the grain of your choice in the mixing bowl along with water and seasoning, select the mode then turn the dial to start. The temperature and cooking time are automatically controlled by Thermomix®.
• Simmering basket – place the simmering basket instead of the measuring cup on the mixing bowl lid when using Rice Cooker mode.
• Portion sizes – use approx. 60-70 g of uncooked rice per portion.
• Water ratio– the ratio of water will depend on the grain you are using, the brand of the grain and the quantity of the grain. Start by using the Rice Cooker Mode recipes to familiarize yourself with the water ratios for each grain and then adjust to your own taste.
Make sure to do the latest updates on your Thermomix® TM6® to access new modes. When an update is available, you will be notified by your Thermomix® and can select ‘Install update’. The Thermomix® TM6® may switch itself off and on again several times during the update. Do not disconnect the Thermomix® TM6® while the update is being downloaded and installed. You’ll find further explanations for each mode by clicking the information icon on your Thermomix®. Enjoy!
