Magimix Cook Expert

Compact and impressively versatile, the Magimix Cook Expert has quickly become a valuable addition to our kitchen. We’ve used it several times, often pairing it with recipes from the Magimix app, and it consistently delivers reliable results. That said, the wide range of settings can feel a little overwhelming at first, and it does take some time… Read more

and practice to get fully comfortable with everything it can do. Our main drawback has been that cooking smells can linger in the rubber seals, which can be tricky to remove. However, the Magimix website offers helpful guidance with several methods to tackle this issue, which we found reassuring.

I just love my Magimix, so easy to use and clean, and it looks beautiful. Everything I’ve cooked has been perfect. Free online recipes and hard copie books, which I prefer. Also 30 yr warranty on the motor. I hope you like it as much as me. Bon Appitetit to all. Show details

Love it. I just bought a 2nd Cook Expert. Regularly use it for making custards for ice cream, steaming dumplings (Friday night fav) yoghurt, margaritas, butter, bread, jams, soups, risotto, cheeses, sous vide, curries. It was a bit hard/confusing to use at first but I've adapted my cooking style to suit the Cook Expert and have a lot of success… Read more

with recipes. Youtube cook alongs are a great source of inspiration and getting to know how the device works.

Generally anything made by Magimix is good stuff that lasts. I remember my Mum buying the original magimix in the early 1980's with all manner of bits and bobs when I was little (like 4-ish). My Dad was often away for travel, sometimes for weeks at a time, so it got used heavily to batch process food ready for looking after me and my little bro.… Read more

Also for entertaining when people would come over for dinner, parties etc. All sorts of stuff - soups, Smoothies, pastries, cakes, mince, slicing and grating, mixing stuff.....

Over the years tried a couple of alternative brands in the late '90's and again sometime in the 2000's (usually when the bowl had cracked - for some reason the original magimix perspex bowls would crack after 10 ish years) but kept coming back to the magimix, buying a new bowl and continuing to use the magimix. Magimix customer service is excellent and they carry stock of replacement parts and accessories for really old machines.

They upgraded to a 5200xl around 2015. And I inheritied the old one.

I had been considering picking up a cook expert for a quite few years already, shortly after our first baby arrived, it really was time to get some better robotic assistance in the kitchen to speed up food prep. I had been weighing up a thermomix or this. In then end I went with the Cook expert as it really has the food prep nailed and also cooks so that is a plus on the back of first hand experience longevity and good customer support.

When I spotted one on marketplace at a great price with almost all the optioanl accessories included, I pounced.

That was 3 years ago. It now gets used regularly for all sorts of stuff - not necessarily daily but several times a week. My wife took about 6 months to start using it because she felt that it would take away from the cooking 'experience', however now uses regularly and still enjoys cooking as it has made many tasks faster and easier.

It's added capabilities include better breadmaking, souffles easy, big capapcity for slicing, dicing, making potato chips, stir, mixing steaming, gelatos and sorbets, juices,...... so so many things. About the only things it can't do is peel veges, bake or roll dough.

Niggles and suggestions - One negative is the opposite of the positive - because it can make more stuff quicker but the tradeoff is that it takes up more room than the original. This also means that it is quicker/more space efficient to wash the bowls by hand where the originial magimix bowl fitted more easily into the dishwasher.

- The base is quite heavy so it generally lives on the kitchen bench next to the airfryer.

- Personal opinion but I don't think the 3 bowl food prep bowl system adds much value. With the 3 bowl system, you always have to use the outer bowl, with the inner bowl there. Inevitably some spread from the inner bowl makes it's way into the other bowl so you then have to rinse/wash 2 bowls. I would prefer 1 bowl with a quick rinse between ingredients. Really not a massive thing but for future development direction descisions....

- It would be nice to have the ablility to program multiple steps to the cooking program. And or be able to create a program on your phone and bluetooth it across.

Swings and roundabouts because it can seriously mow through food prep fast, set up slow cookers, soups - many things that the niggles are pretty minor.

My Mum told me a story shortly after I picked up the Cook expert about her father. Who in the '50's when her mum needed to travel away, her Dad was tasked with looking after the 3 kids for about a week on his own. When her mum returned, having realised how much work was involved looking after 3 kids is, he said something along the lines of "Anything that saves time in the kitchen with kids around is worth having". He subsequently went on to obtain to obtain various time saving contraptions in the '50s including an original (then state-of-the-art new) Mixmaster.

I have to agree with that sentiment. The Magimix cook expert ticks off a huge range of capabilities in one machine/system.

There are plenty of other reviews that will go into the merits of cooking with the cook expert. There are groups on facebook that share recipes and tips. Plenty of youtubes for ideas too. Long and short of it is it can help doing a lot of cooking. As a rough measure, we get take away less now than before buying it.

On a side note, the 40+ year old original was still working when I picked up the cook expert, (we have subsequently offloaded it to free up space in the cupboards).

I have used to make few different things and it worked good no problem at all easy to clean and used

Overwhelmingly Postive – I've always considered myself a decent cook, but the Magimix Cook Expert has taken my skills to new heights. This appliance is more than just a tool; it's a culinary companion that has transformed the way I approach cooking. From the moment I unboxed it, I was impressed by its design and intuitive interface. The precision temperature control… Read more

and versatile capabilities have allowed me to experiment with new recipes and techniques that I never thought possible.

The built-in smart assistant is a game-changer. It offers a wealth of cooking tips, recipes, and even pairs with my favourite food delivery apps for seamless meal planning. It's like having a personal chef at my fingertips.

P.S there are loads of recipes online and YouTube which provides a variety of food from around the world. You wont be disappointed.

Buying a Magimix Cook expert will open up many possibilities. You are getting a system that provides cooking, blending and processing. From cooking a chicken stir fry, an Irish stew or say a very tasty mushroom risotto to automatic programs for soup or a green smoothie. The Cook Expert has you covered. Included is the very efficient food… Read more

processor attachments which will make light work of grating cheese for your favourite pizza or slicing/grating any variety of vegetables. The included Apple or Android application contains a variety of recipes which can be selected and will step you through the cooking process and also act as a shopping list. The end result is that you are more organised with meal planning ( you can set a date for each meal in the app) and depending on your family numbers you could be freezing half the meal for a later date. Overall a very versatile machine.

Both my food processor and mixer broke in the same week and wanted to find a multi use appliance. The Cook Expert definitely fits that bill. Still learning to use the full repertoire of the machine but so far enjoying it and finding it a useful appliance. Love the functions with time so I can leave the mixer or know how long something has left. The bowl is quite heavy Show details

This machine has changed my life. I love it and use it almost every day. As a mum being able to put something on and walk away is invaluable. My family always has fresh bread now with no worrying additives. My love of cooking has returned. I love that I have total control over what the machine is doing. I managed to get my machine discounted on… Read more

the lunar new year sale allowing me to add a number of extra attachments which I have found very useful - most especially the xl dough blade and coquette.

Only a four because Magimix did not send dispatch information when shipping the machine and it arrived and was left on my doorstep with no notice and anyone could have helped themselves to this rather expensive parcel. I also did not receive one attachment, which was rectified after emailing Magimix. You can only contact this company via email and their responses are slow.

PS. Magimix please add a bread proofing function as I have to always do this manually in expert mode.

The ce appears to be extremely well made and robust. So far I have made coleslaw, soup, a smoothie and an amazing loaf of bread. Very happy with them all. I look forward to getting to know my machine and using it in my day to day cooking. The cookbook seems a bit dated, but online recipes and videos make up for that. Show details

I love mine. The food processor part is brilliant. My only complaints would be that it does not Brown particularly well or chop things evenly in the stainless steel bowl. I would also like it to have the same level of support and recipies available as the thermomix. Over all though, I am really happy. Makes excellent Jam if that is your thing! The self cleaning function and ability to put it all in the dishwasher is great. Show details

The magimix cook expert is very versatile and easy to use. I have been able to make redundant many of my old appliances as the cook expert has replaced these appliances as a stand alone. The food processor is excellent with the blades sharpness giving consistency. I have made soup, sorbets and pizza dough would highly recommend. Show details

Product is great overall. Some things are less user friendly than I thought, such as the app, there are a few errors in it and a lot of recipes don’t translate with ingredients properly to Australia, so it takes extra time to figure out a recipe for what you want to do. Some of the functions also haven’t ground, chopped or blended things as well… Read more

as I’d had liked. The bowl is also a bit tricky to empty out especially if you’ve used it for a dessert batter etc, compared to Thermomix where the blade comes out, if you did that in the Magimix there would be a hole at the bottom of the bowl and you’d lose everything. I find switching between the food processor and silver bowl great at times as you can do multiple elements without needing to wash the silver bowl constantly, but at times it would also be nice if you could just use the silver bowl for everything, especially as it’s not plastic. As I figure out the machine though and the way I want to use it, it’s great for saving time and being able to heat things to a certain temperature and not have to hover over the stove to stir and check it. I made a recipe where I had to melt the butter in the bowl for cookies, but then when I added the chocolate chips they all melted as the bowl hadn’t cooled down enough, so a few learnings as the app does needed to be updated with some new recipes and fix errors in a lot of current recipes. I think overall great product, but the user has to be willing to spend some time learning how to use it and what recipes to make as the app and inbuilt functions need time to understand.