Cookbook Guide
One machine, a whole shelf of books, and a simple way to work out which one belongs on your bench.
Not sure which cookbook for Thermomix to buy first? Everyday Thermo Cooking is the one we recommend to most people, with 103 recipes covering breakfast through to dessert. If you want something more specific, use the picker below to find the book that suits the way you actually cook.
If you have a Thermomix or another thermo cooker, you already know it makes cooking faster and easier. The hard part is having the right recipes in front of you. I have spent my career getting people using and loving their machines: cooking more often, cooking from scratch, eating better and saving money. That has turned into a shelf of books, a cooking school in Melbourne and a range of accessories for Thermomix. Which is wonderful, until you are standing there wondering where to start.
So here is the short version. Find yourself in the list below, buy the book next to your name, and start cooking tonight.
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A look inside our kitchen
Here is a taste of the kind of cooking these books are full of, straight from our bench to yours.
Find yourself in this list
Pick the line that sounds most like you. The first book named is where I would start.
You are feeding kids
Start with Quick Fix: Every Occasion, then add Quick Dinners in the Thermomix.
You are cooking for one or two
Start with Quick Dinners in the Thermomix, then add Super Healthy Recipes.
You want the classics done properly
Start with Everyday Thermo Cooking, then add Quick Fix: Every Occasion.
You are short on time
Start with Quick Dinners in the Thermomix, then add Everyday Thermo Cooking.
You are new to the machine
Start with Quick Dinners in the Thermomix, then add Everyday Thermo Cooking.
You are a confident cook who wants a challenge
Start with Recipes From Our Cooking School, then add Quick Fix: Every Occasion.
You love entertaining
Start with Quick Fix: Every Occasion, then add Recipes From Our Cooking School.
You are planning Christmas
Start with Quick Fix: Every Occasion, then add Recipes From Our Cooking School.
You are vegetarian
Start with Thermo Plant-Based, then add Thermo Cooker Fresh Favourites or Alyce's Heavy Rotation.
You are vegan
Start with Thermo Plant-Based, then add I Can't Believe It's Vegan.
You eat gluten free
Start with Super Healthy Recipes, then add Wholesome Gluten-Free Bread for the loaves.
You are low carb or keto
Start with Low Carb (Keto) Recipes, then add Wholesome Gluten-Free Bread for the keto zucchini loaf.
You are counting macros
Start with Low Carb (Keto) Recipes, then add Super Healthy Recipes. Both give you a nutritional panel per recipe.
You want fresh, light food
Start with Thermo Cooker Fresh Favourites, then add Super Healthy Recipes.
You want healthy smoothies and drinks
Go straight to Super Healthy Recipes, which has a whole section on green smoothies and drinks.
You love baking
Start with Thermo Cooker Fresh Favourites, then add Recipes From Our Cooking School for baguettes and pastry.
You are filling lunchboxes
Start with Alyce's Heavy Rotation, then add Everyday Thermo Cooking.
The books, in detail
What is actually inside each one, so you can see before you buy.
The everyday all-rounders
Best for: almost everyone. If you only ever own one, own this one. Readers call it the Thermomix Bible.
103 recipes, 272 full colour pages, softcover. Includes 18 waste-not recipes plus guides to pantry staples, leftovers and entertaining. Vegan, vegetarian, dairy free, gluten free and refined sugar free variations throughout.
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Quick Dinners in the Thermomix
Best for: weeknights, beginners, and anyone who has ever opened the fridge at six o'clock with no plan.
45 dinners, all on the table in 30 minutes or less and many under 15. Minimal washing up, often just the mixing bowl, a chopping board and a knife. Vegan, vegetarian, dairy free and gluten free options included.
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Best for: lunchboxes and snacks, and for seeing what I genuinely cook on repeat at home.
21 quick, nutritious recipes across breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks and desserts. 60 full colour pages, softcover. 20 of them are exclusive to this book. Vegetarian, vegan, gluten free, dairy free, egg free, nut free and soy free options are marked.
Shop now →For entertaining and building skills
Best for: hosting, birthdays, Christmas, and families who want one big book to cover the lot.
110 recipes, 316 pages, hardcover. Organised by season and occasion, with make ahead and storage guides, wine pairings and kid friendly dishes. Gluten free, dairy free, vegan and vegetarian codes on every recipe.
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Recipes From Our Cooking School
Best for: the confident cook who wants to be stretched. This is the hardest book on the shelf, in the best way.
49 recipes, 184 pages, hardcover. Techniques rather than shortcuts: steaming in the Varoma, kneading, multilayer cooking. French baguettes, custard tarts, steamed pork buns, Sri Lankan beef curry. Instructional photos and a nutritional guide throughout.
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Thermo Cooker Fresh Favourites
Best for: seasonal cooking, baking, bulk batches, and anyone who hates wasting food.
93 recipes, 262 pages, softcover. Chapters run by season, with fermenting, preserving and freezer friendly batch recipes. Gnocchi, rye fruit bread, olive bread, passata, thick yoghurt and egg free aioli. Vegan, vegetarian, dairy free, gluten free and refined sugar free options.
Shop now →For health and gluten free eating
Best for: eating gluten free, tracking what you eat, or wanting a proper smoothie section.
56 gluten free recipes, 152 pages, hardcover. Every recipe carries a full nutritional panel covering calories, kilojoules, protein, carbs, fat and fibre, plus vegan, vegetarian, dairy free and grain free codes. Includes a section on green smoothies and drinks.
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Best for: low carb, LCHF, ketogenic and grain free eating, and for anyone counting macros.
32 recipes, 108 pages, hardcover. A nutritional guide with every recipe. Almond pancakes, crumbed chicken, Thai prawn and lemongrass soup, chocolate mousse. Each recipe is coded gluten free, dairy free, vegan or vegetarian where it applies.
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Best for: one job, done properly. Gluten free loaves that are actually worth eating.
5 loaves, 40 full colour pages, softcover. Every recipe is gluten free, dairy free, egg free and vegan, and high in fibre and protein, built on buckwheat, flaxseeds, chia and psyllium. A sandwich loaf, a dense buckwheat fruit loaf and a low carb zucchini loaf among them. All FODMAP friendly except the fruit loaf.
Shop now →For plant-based cooking
Best for: vegans and vegetarians who want a full library rather than a handful of recipes.
More than 70 plant based recipes across mains, snacks and desserts. 189 full colour pages, softcover. Our biggest vegan collection.
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Best for: cutting back on animal products without anyone at the table noticing.
15 recipes, 52 full colour pages, softcover. Mushroom pesto pasta, an egg free club sandwich, meaty beef pies and a life changing caramel slice. Gluten free, dairy free, nut free and soy free options included.
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Then take the shelf, not the book
Thermo Book Bundle
Seven books in one discounted pack: Everyday Thermo Cooking, Quick Fix: Every Occasion, Quick Dinners in the Thermomix, Thermo Cooker Fresh Favourites, Recipes From Our Cooking School, Super Healthy Recipes and Low Carb (Keto) Recipes.
Shop the bundle →Questions we get asked
Which cookbook for Thermomix should I buy first?
Everyday Thermo Cooking. It is the book we recommend to more people than any other, and it is often called the Thermomix Bible by readers. With 103 recipes it covers breakfast through to dessert, so it will keep working for you long after the novelty of the machine wears off.
Will the recipes work with my machine?
The individual books on this page are written for Thermomix TM31, TM5, TM6 and TM7, and they work with other brands of thermo cooker as well, including the Aldi Stirling. Check the compatibility note on each product page before you buy, since it is listed there title by title.
I have dietary requirements. Do I need a special book?
Usually not. Most of the books code every recipe for gluten free, dairy free, vegan and vegetarian, and many carry variations so you can adapt as you go. Buy a dedicated title when the diet is the whole point of the purchase: Wholesome Gluten-Free Bread for loaves, Low Carb (Keto) Recipes for keto, and Thermo Plant-Based or I Can't Believe It's Vegan for plant based cooking.
Is it better value to buy a bundle?
If you want more than two or three of them, yes. The Thermo Book Bundle brings seven of the books together in one discounted pack. If you only want one, buy the single title that matches your line in the picker above and come back for the rest later.
Ready to give your machine a proper workout?
Pick the book that matched your line above, or browse the whole shelf and choose at your own pace. Either way, you will be cooking something good tonight.
