Cooking seems to be more and more a matter of using special appliances instead of cooking on a stove. I'm intrigued by some of those appliances and have a few myself too, but I hope the skill of cooking stays. The Thermomix is one of those appliances that is very versatile and has a lot of recipes in the machine. You connect it to Wifi and the recipe database can be updated regularly. It has become very popular, you can see it on Youtube too. All those Thermomix cooks thinking they are the best cooks in the world. There are especially a lot of videos in German, you get the impression half that country is cooking on Youtube.
I'm impressed by what the Thermomix can do, but it's very expensive and it's very LOUD! And a lot of Thermomix addicts are buying the newest models all the time so the previous models appear on auction sites pretty soon after the introduction of a new model.
Bosch is bringing out a similar cooking processor, the Cookit, probably in the same price league as the Thermomix6.
So far I think you made a good choice Jon with the Kenwood Cooking Chef. Hope to see more dishes you made with it.