After I first tested the KitchenSlider first generation, I was now able to test the new, improved version of the Thermomix glideboard: the KitchenSlider V2.
I'll go into the differences and advantages below. But first of all: what is such a KitchenSlider good for at all? Well, I think it's no secret that the Thermomix is quite heavy and if you're not lucky enough to have a cooking island or an extremely large work surface in your kitchen, you often have to move it from A to B.
However, to avoid damaging the integrated scales in the feet, you can't push it on the rubber feet, but have to lift and move the heavy appliance every time. In the long run, this is quite tiring. The KitchenSlider provides a remedy, because you only need to lift the gliding board slightly at the front by the recessed grip, pull it and you're done.
How exactly does it work? The new KitchenSlider has 4 feet. The two rear feet glide smoothly over the work surface thanks to their special Telfon glides, while the front feet are designed as rubber stoppers and ensure a firm stand when the appliance is not to be moved.
When the KitchenSlider slightly at the front of the recessed grip so that the rubber stoppers are no longer in contact with the kitchen worktop and the weight of the appliance is shifted backwards onto the glides, all you need to do is pull or push and the gliding board can be moved together with the appliance. Thermomix effortlessly.
Incidentally, the old version of the slider only had one foot at the front. With two stoppers, the gliding board now stands much more securely on the work surface than before, especially when preparing yeast dough.
However, this is not the only useful improvement over the "old" model. The new KitchenSlider V2 has three indentations on the upper side for the feet of the Thermomix TM5. This has several immediate advantages: Firstly, the Thermomix always ideally positioned on the gliding board. And yes, as a media designer, this is really important to me ;-) And secondly, there is a purely practical advantage: the TM certainly doesn't slip in any direction during use. This can otherwise happen with the yeast doughs mentioned above.
So how practical is it to move it back and forth? The KitchenSlider V2 has practical recessed grips both at the front and on both sides (the latter only on the new model), which make it easier to grip and push. I find the front recessed grip practical for pulling back and forth. Reach in, lift up and off you go!
Around the Thermomix onto the hob under the extractor fan, for example, the side recessed grips are very practical. You can grip the gliding board with both hands on the right and left and move it back and forth very easily. Even over a small obstacle, such as the edge of the hob, for example, the TM5 can be moved on the KitchenSlider really easy to push. The side recesses are also very useful if you want to move the gliding board with Thermomix lift it up completely. After all, this is necessary from one side of the kitchen to the other from time to time. There isn't (yet?) a flying glider ;-)
Finally, it is perhaps worth mentioning that the gliding board is not only useful. Fortunately, it also looks good. Practicality or not: anything that is placed on the worktop and not put away should also be visually appealing. So it's a good thing that the KitchenSlider is available in many different designs (different colors and materials, stone look or solid wood). Everyone can find the model that best suits their own kitchen and worktop.
Best regards,
Yours, Irina from leckermachtlaune.de
