Pantry: the word conjures up a vision of domestic charm.
Carefully labelled cupboard essentials. Ordered rows of pastes, pickles and perfect preserves. Jars of ruby red tomato sauce. Satisfyingly crunchy granola. Bags of potatoes. Sweet-smelling seasonal fruit. Tins of temptingly chewy, chocolatey biscuits.
A well-stocked pantry with inspirational cooking ingredients truly is a thing of joy. The pleasure of home cooking and baking, and the passion for knowing exactly what’s going into our food, contribute to a desire for homemade ingredients.
With Thermomix® it’s easy to make your own ingredients to suit your preferences and dietary requirements, from gluten-free flour and egg-free mayonnaise to almond milk and nut and seed butter.
Thermomix® functions such as chopping, grinding, blending and kneading make it easy to prepare your own condiments and chutneys, sauces, spice mixes, seasonings and stocks, as well as butters, oils and ferments – giving you more ways to enjoy home cooking.
Buying ingredients in larger quantities and choosing seasonal produce can be a convenient way to stock your pantry. Think berries for jams, pumpkins for homemade pie filling, or fresh basil for pesto.
Keep granulated sugar in your pantry and then grind it into icing sugar when needed. Or make your own flour mixtures from whole grains. If you’ve got more rice than you know what to do with, start thinking outside the box in terms of milling some rice into rice flour for use in different recipes.
Your Thermomix® is your superpower when it comes to sauces. Whether it’s a curry, pasta sauce, or pesto you have the choice to easily and quickly make it from scratch.
Keep spices fresher for longer by buying them in their whole form. Always grind your own ingredients as needed to retain their freshness and flavour, then store and use them later.
Have you come across mysterious mason jars in your pantry? An organised labelling system will help keep track of contents and best before dates. Choose one or two items to make at home each week and you’ll soon have a pantry brimming with homemade goods.
