It’s so much more than a fancy blender! It is a blender, and looks like one, but it’s also a food processor, rice cooker, steamer, kettle, kitchen scale, electric mixer, grinder, dough kneader, sous-vide-r?, fermentation device, and saucepan with its own heat source built in. I mean, this thing basically replaces your kitchen (though I guess you still need a fridge). What are its best features? You can use the Thermomix® as all the appliances mentioned above for your own recipes, but wait, dear reader, there’s more. The built-in computer hooks up to the Cookidoo app, which has 80,000+ recipes, and will walk you through each one step by step, from first ingredient to plate. The app is searchable by ingredient, dish type (starters, mains, desserts, drinks), style (easy, everyday, vegetarian), prep and cook time, portion numbers, difficulty level, ratings, language and country. There are also recipe collections to browse if you have a theme in mind, from basic (salads, baking, cocktails) to very specific (gut health, German Christmas baking, alternative milks, Australian brunch). The O Canada collection has Canuck-y favourites like maple cream custard, bison burgers, Saskatoon berry jam and somewhat mysteriously “ground meat.” If you download the app to your phone, you can also use the editable grocery list function when you shop. You can also set up a one-on-one tutorial with a Thermomix rep who will take you through all the functions in a virtual demo and you’re assigned a lifetime consultant whom you can reach out to at any time. Online cooking classes can also be booked through your advisor.