When you are new to the Thermomix world, everything can be a little overwhelming. Even for me, as a Thermomix Consultant! I often use google to search for the meaning of recipe abbreviations. It can be confusing.
For the record… I apologise for swearing in this blog title. WTF stands for “What The F##k.” LOL! That one means Laugh Out Loud.
I hope this abbreviation list helps you. If you know any others please leave a comment and I’ll add them to the list!
Thermomix Recipe Abbreviations:
Equipment:
TMX – Thermomix
TM – Thermomix
TM5 – Current/New Model of the Thermomix with new chip technology and a larger bowl capacity (2014/2015)
TM31 – Old model of the Thermomix (no chip, smaller bowl capacity than the TM5)
TM21 – A very old model of the Thermomix
TS – Thermoserver
MC – Measuring Cup
BBL – Bowl, Blade and Lid
BBBL – Bowl, Blade, Butterfly & Lid (You get all of these pieces as well as an MC when you purchase a new set)
TTS – Time, Temperature, Speed
VT – Varoma Temperature
RC – Sometimes this is the Recipe Chip, sometimes it is the Recipe Community
Cook-Key – wireless internet connection which will enable you to use guided cooking on your TM5 from the recipe platform. Super cook new technology which is coming soon!! Can’t wait!
TRP – The Recipe Platform. Coming soon!
BT – Before Thermomix (I use this all the time when I am talking about what I used to do before I had a Thermi)
Recipe & Cooking Abbreviations
GF – Gluten Free
DF – Dairy Free
SF – Sugar Free
RSF – Refined Sugar Free
NF – Nut Free
V – Vegetarian
Vg – Vegan
LCHF – Low Carb High Fat (diets)
HCG – Human Chorionic Gonadotrophin – HCGProtocol Diet is an elimination diet
EVOO – Extra Virgin Olive Oil
S&P – Salt and Pepper
ACV – Apple Cider Vinegar
CADA – Coconut, Almonds, Dates, Apple
YIAH – Your Inspiration At Home – spices and seasonings that people often like to use with their thermomix recipes
EDC Stock – vegetable stock. This abbreviate is often found in recipes listed on the RC (recipe community). It is vegetable stock from the EDC (Everyday Cook Book) which is the book that came with the old machine TM31. This vegetable stock recipe is the same as the TM5 recipe in the BCB (Basic Cook Book).
VSC – Vegetable Stock Concentrate (same as above)
tbs or tbsp – Tablespoon
tsp – Teaspoon
min – minute or minutes
hr – hour or hours
doz – dozen
mod – moderate or moderately
L – litre
ml – millilitre
kg – kilogram
g – gram
oz – ounce or ounces
lb – pound or pounds
Thermomix Cook Books
BCB – Basic Cook Book (comes with the TM5)
EDC – Everyday Cook Book (comes with the TM31)
EDCF – Everyday Cooking For Thermomix Families (similar to the EDC except it has been updated for TM5 owners and it has a few extra recipes)
Quirky – Quirky Cooking by Jo Whittin
Devil – Devil of a Cookbook
MOTM – Meat on the Menu Cookbook
TWTM – Travelling with Thermomix Cookbook
Click HERE to see a full list of Thermomix Cook Books
Independent Blogger Recipe Books
ALToA – A Little Taste of Asia by Skinnymixer Nikalene Riddle
ALToI – A Little Taste of India by Skinnymixer Nikalene Riddle
FFS – For Food’s Sake by Tenina Holder
KIS – Keeping It Simple by Tenina Holder
TCV – The Convenient Vegetarian by Tenina Holder
Online Communities
RC – Thermomix Recipe Community
FB – Facebook
PM – Private Message
TRTLMT – The Road To Loving My Thermomixer a blog by the lovely Peta Lee.
Quirky – Quirky Jo or Quirky Cooking – Check out her blog here: www.quirkycooking.com.au
Skinnymixers –
Thermomix Team Members
CL – Thermomix Consultant
GL – Thermomix Group Leader
JGL – Thermomix Junior Group Leader
BM – Thermomix Branch Manager
JBM – Thermomix Junior Branch Manager
Abbreviations Used In Lots Of Mother’s Groups / Parents Groups / Facebook Groups
Bump – bumping up a Facebook post to the top of a group so that it can be read again by others
F – stands for following (you will see this on Facebook posts/groups). Or sometimes people will just use a full stop. This is so that they can receive ongoing notifications from the post.
DS – Darling Son
DD – Darling Daughter
LO – Little One
DH – Darling Husband (not dick head lol)
LOL – Laugh out loud
LMFAO – Laughing my fucking ass off
ROTFLMAO – Rolling on the floor laughing my ass off
NBR – Not baby related
NTR – Not Thermomix related
NFR – Not food related
MIL – Mother in law
FIL – Father in law
ILs – Inlaws
OMG – Oh my God
TMI – Too much information
BRB – Be right back
BTW – By the way
IMO – In my opinion
IMHO – In my humble opinion or In my honest opinion
TIA – Thanks in advance
Do You Know Any Other Thermomix Abbreviations? Let me know and I’ll add them to this list!
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As a beginner to TM it is also useful to know that when reading recipies that call for say 300g of liquid (ie: Cream) when buying in ml these are typically (I have found thus far any way) the same. Eg: recipies in TM land asks for 300g cream, I buy in ml 300ml
Grams and mls are sometimes the same but it depends on the density of the liquid. Water has the same measurement. Pouring cream might but thickened cream would be more dense and therefore you would need more.
I hope that makes sense!
Thanks for your comment.