With its first Mambo kitchen robot, Cecotec achieved enormous success that allowed him to become one of the main alternatives to Thermomix. Now a new robot arrives, the Mambo Touch, which takes advantage of the knowledge and experience accumulated by the brand to offer more complete, simple and comfortable operation in a more compact machine.
Mambo Touch | |
Connection power (watts) | 1.600 |
No. of functions | 37 |
integrated scale | ✓ |
Dishwasher safe jug | ✓ |
Touch control | ✓ |
Heat power control | ✓ |
No. of speeds | 10+zero speed |
Turbo function | ✓ |
Two-level steamer | ✓ |
Adjustable timer | From 1s to 12h |
Adjustable temperature | From 37º to 120º |
Assessment | 98 |
La Mambo brand It has earned a place in the kitchens of many homes, making cooking easier.. Since that first model, the 6090, the family has been growing and incorporating new functionalities, with models with app connection, such as the 10070 or 10090 and even with a touch screen, like the Mambo 12090.
With Mambo Touch a new generation is inaugurated, with a compact design that has all the capabilities of this fantastic robot (even with more functions) and will look great anywhere in your kitchen; Below, we tell you all the details in our in-depth review.
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Mambo Touch: our assessment
The Mambo Touch has obtained a rating of 98 points out of 100. It is a new generation kitchen robot, with a beautiful and studied more compact design but with all the functionalities and capabilities that the brand has accustomed us to.
You can cook in a guided way, step by step, with a multitude of recipes through its touch screen or using the app, define a large number of parameters to your liking and use the predefined functions to make practically any preparation you want in a very simple way, becoming your best ally so you can cook like a real chef.
Mambo Touch and Mambo Touch Havana
As usual with the brand, There are two versions of this model, the "normal" and the Havana, which includes a ceramic jug., which may be of interest for recipes that stick (such as chocolate or bechamel).
The jug can be purchased separately, but If you are interested in this accessory, it will normally be better for you to purchase the Habana model directly..
Box contents
Start up
Once unpacked and released from transport protection, We look for a space for the robot, on a flat and firm surface, usually on a countertop. Here its compact exterior size will be useful to us.
The difference with previous versions of the Mambo food processor is that the Touch integrates the jug into the body of the device. (like the Thermomix Friend or the Taurus Trending Cooking), which allows it to be narrower (in its predecessors, it has the body and the jug separately, so they take up more width).
As a side note, it should be noted that these models, both the Thermomix Friend and the Taurus Trending Cooking, are compact versions of the brand's reference models, the TM6 and the My Cook Touch, but also limited in terms of their capabilities, while The Mambo Touch generally offers the same or even better qualities than its predecessors.).
Vegetable cream with Mambo
To handle it, the Mambo Touch has a 5 inch SoftTouch touch screen and a wheel to the right of it, and can also be done through the Mambo Touch app.
To use the app, You have to link the robot to the home Wi-Fi, using the 2,4 GHz frequency (if your router is dual, you should choose this, and not the 5 GHz, which will say 5G or something similar).
The app is called Mambo Touch; Once you have downloaded and created an account, if you do not have one, the application itself will guide us step by step through the installation process, in a simple and intuitive way.
Mambo Touch operation
The Mambo series kitchen robots allow become a chef in the easiest way, making countless preparations; The most advanced ones, starting with the 10070 (also the 10090, the 12090 and this Touch) include connection to the app, and both the 12090 and the protagonist of this review incorporate a touch screen.
In addition, the Mambo Touch has a wide variety of functions, more than its predecessors (which already had many), making it the most complete kitchen robot on the market.
As well The accessory placement system has been improved. Now, with OneClick, they can be changed easily, without having to first remove the jug.
Now easier with the OneClick system
Touch screen and guided cooking
Its 5-inch color touch screen allows us Easily select a recipe and make it step by step, something we can also do from the app on our mobile.
When choosing a recipe, we can see the necessary ingredients and additional information (for example, allergens) and what elements we need (the MamboMix blade or spoon, for example).
Thanks to guided cooking, the robot will show us step by step how to make the recipe. As the steps are completed, it will inform us through the app with push notifications, so that we do not have to be aware at all times, so we can be doing other things while the robot cooks for us.
The Mambo Touch provides a full multiscreen experience, since we can perform the same operations from the app or from the screen included in the robot itself.
Manageable via screen and app
Of course, You can also cook manually or make your own variations on a recipe., if you like something to be more or less done, for example. With the Mambo Touch, you can define the parameters to your liking:
Step by step recipes
Precision scale
To make your best recipes like a true chef, you will not only have details of the ingredients with their corresponding weight, but The Mambo Touch integrates a precision scale with which you can weigh gram by gram so that it always comes out perfect, on point.
Zero speed
Unlike some competing robots, Cecotec includes zero speed in its Mambo, which allows cooking without the blades moving., in the manner of a traditional stew; It can also be used to cook spaghetti without a lid, for example.
MamboMix Spoon
One of the distinctive aspects of the Mambo Touch and other devices in this line compared to the competition is the inclusion of the MamboMix spoon.
Many robots only include a rotating blade to work with, which means that certain preparations may end up too crushed or cracked, but The MamboMix spoon allows you to cook in the traditional way (as if stirring with a spoon) or knead, avoiding those problems.
Capacity
As we indicated at the beginning, despite having reduced its external size compared to previous versions of the brand, The Mambo Touch maintains the capacity of 3,3 liters, a good figure that allows you to cook for several people.
As with other competing machines, it should be noted that This maximum capacity refers to cold recipes, since in hot ones, due to the vapors and pressure that can be generated, it is reduced to 2,2 liters, in any case, enough to prepare food for several people.
It is possible to prepare several recipes at the same time, thanks to the two-level, large-capacity basket and steamer. (which can help us prepare more food at the same time, or for example, make the main meal in the jar and the garnish in the steamer).
2-tier steamer
Wide variety of recipes
Mambo Touch It has a wide assortment of recipes; Furthermore, the brand itself regularly generates new preparations, and there is an active community that creates and adapts countless meals., so you will always find how to make the dish you want.
Lid and beaker
The lid includes a new closing system compared to previous models; To open and close it, you simply have to turn it to the corresponding side, and it has a security system that locks it and prevents it from opening when the robot is working. In addition, it is now foldable, for greater comfort.
The measuring cup or cup also has a specific safety closure, which is very practical when grinding or turbocharging (when the robot uses more force and generates more vibrations), avoiding splashes.
Hinged lid
Mambo Touch functions
The Mambo Touch is the most complete robot on the market, since it adds 37 pre-established functions to the previously mentioned possibilities of guided recipes or configuration of the different parameters.: chop, chop, blend, crush, sauté, grind, pulverize, grate, reheat, beat, yogurt maker, assemble, emulsify, mix, cook, stir, steam cook, poach, confit, knead, cook at low temperature, boil, keeps warm, ferments, SlowMambo, cooks with precision grade by grade, cooks in a bain-marie, slow cooking, zero speed and has a turbo function, stew, bakery, chopper, smoothie-maker and auto-cleaning, stopwatch and screenblock.
Making chocolate with the Havana jug
In addition to the usual functions that many robots include, highlights the possibility of making yogurt, cooking in the traditional way (SlowMambo), the precision of its system grade by grade, its excellent work when making dough or the inclusion of zero speed so as not to break the food.
The Mambo Touch adds 7 more functions to those included in the versatile Mambo 12090, incorporating some very interesting ones such as self-cleaning, which provides greater convenience in use, baking (baking), to make our own bread, for example, or which will allow us to make delicious smoothies.
Why buy a Mambo Touch
If you want a new generation robot for help you in your kitchen and cook in a practical and precise way, with a wide variety of recipes and very easy to use, thanks to guided cooking and its management via touch screen and app.
If you're looking for highly equipped robot, with TFT touch screen, precision scale and 37 predefined functions to perform any function, replacing a multitude of devices; And if, in addition, you prefer to opt for one of the reference brands in this segment, the Mambo Touch may be the device you have been waiting for.
Mambo Touch VS Mambo 12090
The Mambo Touch It shares many qualities with what until now was the brand's top of the range, the Mambo 12090, although as we have already anticipated, there are some differences:
As for the price, at the time of this review the Mambo 12090 is more affordable, although it is worth checking the prices, since this may vary depending on the offers available at any given time.
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