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Automated cooking machines that chop, blend, steam, stir and guide you through recipes. Thermomix leads the category with a devoted resale market; Posha and Monsieur Cuisine fill the mid-range. Search interest for cooking robots is up over 100% year on year — making this the fastest-growing robot category on the UK used market.
Buying guide: How to Buy a Used Cooking Robot UK
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Market contextThe global cooking robot market is forecast to exceed US$1.5bn by 2028. Thermomix has sold over five million units worldwide, creating a deep resale market with predictable depreciation and broad spare-parts availability.
Cooking robots are the fastest-rising search category in the UK robot market — up over 100% year on year. At the centre is Thermomix: five million units sold worldwide, a dedicated Cookidoo recipe platform, and a resale market that is deeper and more liquid than any other cooking robot by a wide margin. A used Thermomix TM6 at £550–£700 is one of the best-value kitchen appliance purchases you can make right now.
The key variable in a used cooking robot purchase is always the heating element and blade assembly. On a Thermomix, request a live heating test to 120°C and test all speed settings from 1 to 10 during inspection. Blade seal integrity is the other critical check — a cracked seal causes leaking at the blade base and is the most common fault on heavily used units. Replacements cost around £25, but the seal condition tells you a lot about how the machine has been maintained.
Cookidoo subscription accounts do not transfer between owners. When buying a used Thermomix, confirm the seller performs a factory reset and that the unit pairs cleanly to a new account before you hand over money. The hardware outlasts multiple subscription cycles — budget £39.99/year for Cookidoo access on top of the purchase price.
Yes. The Thermomix TM6 retails at £1,249 new; a well-maintained used unit trades at £500–£750, a saving of 40–60%. The hardware changes slowly between generations — a 2021 or 2022 TM6 performs near-identically to a new one in kitchen use. Verify the heating element, blade seal, and Cookidoo account reset during inspection and you are buying a machine with years of reliable service life remaining.
The TM6 adds a touch display (replacing buttons), Bluetooth connectivity, integrated scales with liquid detection, and fermentation and sous vide temperature modes. The TM5 is still a capable cooking robot at £250–£380 used. Buy the TM6 if guided Cookidoo recipes, touch control, and the newer cooking modes are important to you. Buy the TM5 if budget is the primary concern and you are comfortable using the manual controls.
The Monsieur Cuisine Connect (Silvercrest/Lidl) is the main alternative at £150–£200 used — good value but with a smaller recipe ecosystem and slower blade speed than the Thermomix. Posha is a newer competitor with rising search interest but very limited used market supply in the UK. For most buyers, the Thermomix TM6 is the clear choice on performance, spare parts availability, and resale value.