My favorite cooking gadget is getting a big upgrade

I’ve owned a Thermomix TM6 for about five years, and I use it multiple times a day for everything from making smoothies in the morning to steaming veggies for dinner, whipping up a sauce, or cooking some rice. It’s the most versatile smart gadget in my kitchen. Now its successor, the Thermomix TM7, has arrived in the US, launching today for $1,699.

Yes, it’s expensive — but this all-in-one machine is designed to replace a countertop’s worth of gadgets, with functions like weighing, chopping, whisking, steaming, sautéing, slow cooking, and even fermenting. The standout upgrade is a larger 10-inch touchscreen powered by a faster multicore processor. However, I‘m wary of the missing physical dial, as the screen features all the device’s controls, as well as access to 200 built-in guided cooking recipes (and many more with an optional Cookido subscription for $65 a year).

The rest of the TM7 has been redesigned as well, with a sleeker, all-black design, an open-lid cooking option, and a larger steaming basket. Vorwerk, which owns Thermomix, says its software platform has been rebuilt from the ground up to enable future bigger updates — including voice control.

The TM6, which was launched in 2019, has been discontinued. However, Vorwerk has committed to providing 10 years of support for service, repairs, and parts, and said subscribers with TM6 models will continue to receive updates to the Cookidoo platform indefinitely.

Update September 2nd: Clarified the support guarantees for the discontinued TM6.