ALDI Ambiano / Stirling Smart Wi-Fi Thermo Cooker (Sep 2020, Sep 2021)
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Love it but the blades broke – Got this as a present and love it. Anyway while doing a simple smoothie the blades broke! Luckily Ambiano sent us a full replacement but it’s disappointing it happened. Weird thing to happen Show details
good but not great – Very user friendly. Great value for money compared to the thermomix. there is not alot of recipes but you can customise and use thermomix recipes online. I find the measurements and heat are a bit finicky and not precise and the machine is very noisy. Apart from the cons it is great value for money for people wanting to test a thermo without… Read more
spending big on price tag. Good way to trail a thermo machine before biting the bullet and committing to purchasing the real deal at $2000+
Almost killed me – I was grating some parmesan and the blades broke, piercing the sides of the bowl (I stopped it as soon as I heard the sound of metal clanging around the bowl). So lucky nothing actually got through the bowl as I would have been seriously injured. I contacted the manufacturer who offered to send me a replacement bowl and blade. I declined and asked for a refund as there was no way I was going to use it ever again. Show details
Perfect for some cuisines but not stir fry – My husband bought it for me as I have to cook in a temporary kitchen for a while during house renovation. I have tried many different functions before writing the review. The best results include the pasta source, any soupy food and dip. It’s less messy than using conventional cookware. Very impressed with the scale. I also like the steam function… Read more
although it doesn’t use its strength. The worst result is vegetable stir fry which requires turning food fast in high heat. The heat is not high enough and the blade would shred your food if you turn the speed more than 2. I also don’t like: -having to open the lid and scoop the food stick to the wall before continuing to the next step. - not knowing if I have reversed blade as nothing shows after you pressed the button. - very large and heavy bowl. Washing it is not easy. It has all the functions required for baby food but no point of making a small amount in it.
Thermocook – It’s so good for the price. I found hard to clean until I filling of water and speed for 5 second and it clean by itself It is easy to take off form the base as the handles are big enough Easy to Follow the recipes and very satisfied with the taste Show details
Great product and Balco Brands customer service is excellent – Great easy to use machine that can do what it is advertised to do easily I had an issue with my bowl and contacted Balco Brands who make them. Fantastic quick friendly and super helpful customer service. Could not be happier with the product and the after sales service Well worth the purchase Show details
An appliance not for everyone – I am 154cm in height and I have to stand on a step to use this product, including pulling the bowl out of the machine or seeing what is happening in the bowl. The bowl does not fit in our dishwasher, Miele, which is a pain and takes up most of the sink so washing it up is a trial. As for cooking, I am a cook and make everything from scratch, but… Read more
some things just do not end up the same. I find the recipes you end up completing in the over are better but many of the recipes I have used provide a lot of running/soup style foods which are what I want. The stacking capabilities to get several types of foods cooked is great but just not what I want on a day to day basis. I have had some great success but the size of the machine on a kitchen bench along with height issues is a real negative. Other house occupants who are much taller also think this is a great disadvantage. My rating is focused on the ergonomic aspect first before the cooking aspects.
A really solid machine at a great price – It is an awesome cooker. A lot of useful I build recipes and can be used manually for any recipe. Big colour screen. Easy to follow recipes. Is noisy but I’m told so is the thermomix. If you want something that’ll do lots of things for you, but don’t want to pay $2400 with delivery then it’s a really good cheaper option. Show details
Thought it was great til it shorted out my house – Was convinced by others that I would never regret buying a Thermo machine so i got one. Very excited, it was going to change my life. However I have had nothing but trouble since purchasing. Every time it gets towards 100 degrees it shorts out my house. I sent it back under warranty. They tested it and told me there was nothing wrong with it. I… Read more
used it again today - 9 times in 4 minutes it shorted my house. Have been told i can try and get a refund but without original packaging likely to be hard. And manufacturer said they have done all they can now so ‘get in an electrician to look at your wiring’. Seriously? Not sure if others have had challenges but beware....
LOVE IT! – I've been planning on getting a machine like that for some time now and Thermomix was my dream machine, but the price has put me off buying it. I wasn't sure I was going to use it as much to make worth the money! So, upon researching other brands I noticed that Aldi had one with rather good reviews. But the thing with Aldi is you need to wait for… Read more
the sales and you need to be lucky to get hold of some items. Well, I was double lucky as I found one just seating there waiting for me, and there wasn't any special sales that day :') I absolutely love this machine!! It's perfect for breads, pastries, soups etc.. It has a 3L steel bow, the machine itself is high quality and well made. The screen size is amazing and following the instructions is so easy. I was so bored with my weekly cooking and this has given me the pleasure to cook again. Yes, there is only 100 recipes and there's absolutely no use for the wifi until they add more recipes or an option to download some yourself. BUT! you can just follow the recipes from the Thermomix or cookidoo. Also, I needed a new blender, and any slightly good blender would cost me $100 puls. Buying this machine for $499 was def really worth it.
Alright but – It does the basic things like the more expensive Thermomix except there isn't alot of recipe options and you need to read the ingredients/method carefully to make it a success. Don't like the WiFi option it's pretty useless and no option to download more recipes. The 'make' option is the best as it tells you what to add and sets the speed/temp automatically. Not worth $499 though. Show details
Great alternative to thermomix...worth the $$ – purchased this for literally a quarter of the price of the thermomix. I love this machine. I was not sure how much use I would get out of it, but like the concept of the machine being a "one stop shop" for recipes from start to finish. The easy clean up is a huge bonus too. As per the other review I have read on this machine I also noticed the… Read more
high quality feel and fit of the components and I too observed my temperature climbs when cooking, however it does not seem to be as extreme. It climbs to 105 or 110 when on 100, but it slowly dials itself back down, overall I have not yet felt the need to dial back the temperature myself. In difference to the other review I've read on this machine, mine does get the shakes when using the blades at high speed...just something to be aware of. However, I will say that my favourite thing about this machine so far is the fact that I have tested it out with several thermomix recipes from the net and the speeds/times/settings etc all seem to be completely interchangeable making this a BARGAIN at a quarter of the price.
I haven't washed any of the components in the dishwasher, I simply put soap and hot water in the machine after quick rinse out and turn it on for a few minutes to clean the bowl and then give it a super quick and easy wipe over with the sponge in the sink to wash, then rinse dry and clip back in- EASY clean up.
This machine is definitely worth its price, especially given the 3 YEAR WARRANTY in comparison to thermomix's 2 year warranty.
Very impressive. Happy overall ....but potential issues? – Compared to my original Thermomix TM31, this unit, out of the box, is very similiar. The quality of the bowl, the lid, the blade, the way it all clicks together is very impressive. The base unit itself also feels like amazing quality, you could be forgiven for thinking it is also a $2000 machine. Solid, heavy, has the suction cup feet, and the fit… Read more
and finish is perfect. Seems to be made of really good materials which have gone through hot cycles in the dishwasher (top tray) and no probs at all - note the blade which is NOT dishwasher safe. Screen and controls are again *amazing* - screams quality in terms of size of the screen, clarity, and function of the dials via the touchscreen. So far I have used it a few times for smaller recipes ie. low amounts of ingredients which will be important to you in a moment.. The motor and therefore all functions seem spot on just like a Thermomix - powerful, the unit does not strain, or get the shakes, just does the job allbeit with a bit of noise - just like the TM. One MAJOR issue with my machine though: the temperature is not accurate. I set it at 70c and it climbs to 100c. So WHILE COOKING I have to constantly dial back the temp, had to go to 30c JUST to maintain it at 70c, then up again when it drops below 70c. I'm hoping its a one-off issue with my machine eg sensor? Otherwise... it really takes the gloss off this machine. Will see how I go with warranty..
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