We love our "Thermie" so much that we brought it all the way with us from Australia. It's useful for so many thing like weighing ingredients, cooking soup, chopping/mincing/steaming meat and vegetables, making yoghurt, grinding coffee, and kneading dough. There's a tonne of self-guided and adaptable recipes it comes with too. It's costly but when you think about all the kitchen appliances it replaces, it's worth it!