Hi, I'm Jen.

In those early Melbourne years, my kids were tiny and the Thermomix was my secret weapon for keeping up with them. I leaned heavily on the Basic Cookbook — muffins, soups, risotto, dips, cakes, biscuits — the kind of wholesome, no-fuss cooking that kept a young family fed and happy without taking over my day. I had always loved cooking and had a basic understanding of health. Still, it was when my daughter was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes in 2016 that I had to take a crash course in nutrition - understanding macronutrients of foods and later, developing a love of understanding everything from micronutrients to microplatics in food.

"I was grateful to have my Thermomix Basic Cookbook as my guide - with every recipe having a full nutrition panel provided, it gave me the confidence knowing my daughter could manage her insulin supply correctly, but also what I was serving to my family was balanced and nutritious."

This was before Cookidoo existed, and honestly, that cookbook alone was worth the machine! Moving to Singapore changed everything for my Thermomix journey.

"Food is practically a religion in Singapore - the markets, the hawker centres, the obsession with fresh ingredients - it changed the way I thought about cooking entirely."

And living in a condominium with a big expat community meant a big social life that revolved around food - pool days, park meetups, BBQs, endless entertaining. I started exploring the recipe community properly and discovered the Thermomix could do far more than I'd been asking of it. Three recipes became absolute staples of those years: the Community Fave Brown Rice Salad, the Cherry tomato and red onion focaccia and the Magic Bean Chocolate Cake - all crowd-pleasers I made on repeat. Salads and meat rubs were BBQ fixtures. The Basic Cookbook still came out weekly, but now I was cooking with genuine curiosity and confidence.

Moving back to Brisbane after 25 years away meant starting afresh — new city, new friendships, and no Thermomix for three months while it made its way over on a ship. That was genuinely frustrating. One of the first new friends I made suggested I become a consultant, and I just went with it. It meant getting the latest TM6 on my bench straight away, and I was able to really dig deep into my skills — learning to use Cookidoo proficiently and expanding my recipe repertoire a hundredfold. My family couldn't believe the meals the Thermomix was producing (since leaving Singapore I had started to experiment with all the Asian meals we had taken for granted at Hawker Centres that we had never actually cooked at home!), and we all agreed becoming a consultant was the best decision I'd made. Becoming a consultant also meant being immersed in a community of like-minded people — exactly what I needed after so long away and missing the closeness of our expat life in Singapore. In 2025, the Thermomix TM7 arrived on Australian shores, and I haven't looked back.

"Sometimes I use my TM7 up to eight times a day, which sounds a lot until you see how easily it adds up: morning eggs, a smoothie, a loaf of bread, mixing up a paste or spice mix, making lunch, baking snacks, cooking a main and a side for dinner. Eight uses. One machine. One very happy family."

Why consulting, why EcoMixer

I love doing demos because food is one of the best reasons people have to come together — and the conversations that happen around a Thermomix are genuinely some of my favourites. Every demo is different. I learn as much from my guests as they learn from me — how they cook, what their families eat, how they manage their time and their health. It never gets old.

What I want every guest to leave with is a feeling of empowerment — a real sense that nourishing yourself and your family doesn’t have to be hard, expensive or time-consuming.

"So many other parts of our lives run on modern technology without us giving it a second thought. The kitchen shouldn't be the exception."

The Thermomix is the world’s most advanced kitchen tool that works with you — helping you pack in more nutrients, eat less processed food, reduce packaging and waste, and actually enjoy cooking again — and, as I said to my husband in 2015, a complete no-brainer.

These days I spend my time doing demos, writing the EcoMixer Edit newsletter, and experimenting with how AI tools can make home life easier — from meal planning to grocery lists to recipe creation.