The Soup Maker is effortless to maintain, with controls that give you the option of letting the machine work by itself or allow you to adapt as desired. Given that you could spend the same on a standalone blender, this is a super-smart buy. For those who hate reading manuals, the quick-start guide is invaluable, though the Soup Maker’s operation is seductively cuisinart pots and pans set straightforward. Line the jug up with the base using the arrows, select the cooking duration and heating level, and you’re on the first step to soup. The blender function is not as powerful as many other soup maker brands. This means that if you have foods that are quite chunky like carrots, that it can take a while to blend and sometimes feels like an effort.
This is a slower rotation of the blades that’s used to mix food. This blender is very easy to use and has many features. The owners manual is definitely worth taking a look through since some of the functions of this machine may not be obvious to a new user. The blender function works very well and easily blends ice, raw vegetables, fruits and mixes them appropriately.
Size-wise, they’re analogous to blenders, though some can be a bit bigger. Around 1.2 to 1.6 litres tends to be capacity, so opt for a bigger model if you’re making dinner for a family; smaller if going solo. The Soup Maker has a wealth of inspired design features that mean making soup is easy as well as safe. As you can’t blend while heating like many soup makers which offer a smooth setting, it does mean you need to chop vegetables well to ensure you end up with a smooth consistency.
The first thing you must ask yourself is whether or not you should get a soup maker, before you even start to consider which soup maker brand/product would suit you. The Soup Maker and Blender is as sleek an appliance as I’ve seen. With its glistening charcoal finish and easy-to-read bright red LED displays, it’s like something out of the dashboard of a Bentley. Bring a state-of-the-art soup maker into the equation, and that changes everything. Cleaning is easy, requiring a drop of detergent and warm water, then running through a two-minute simmer followed by a one-minute blend. Overall, it’s a premium device with some useful functions, though admittedly comes at a greater cost.
They are enjoying the coastal lifestyle with their Tibetan Terrier, Rhythm. If you love cooking different types of fresh soup but hate mess and fuss, the Soup Maker is a great all-in-one solution that earns its place in your kitchen. There are three heating levels to choose from – simmer (up to 80 degrees C), low (up to 90 degrees C) and high (up to 110 degrees C), which is used to bring soup to the boil.
Here, you can personalise temperature and time, to perfect whatever recipe you’ve chosen to make. My potato and leek soup came out a tad watery, thought not at all unpleasant. The first soup I made here was a traditional carrot and coriander.
Within about a 40 minute time frame (from start to finish), I had an incredibly flavorful and unbelievably silky smooth Spiced Carrot Soup that would be luscious enough to serve to company. It was garnished with crispy Prosciutto, a dollop of Greek Yogurt and some snipped cilantro. The Scotch broth was thoroughly cooked, including the pearl barley, after about half an hour. After a quick blitz on level 2 – levels 3 and 4 are deactivated if the contents are over 60 degrees C – the soup was consistently creamy but still retained some texture and bite.
There’s a high setting (up to 100C) for bringing liquids up to the boil and a simmer setting which is a lower temperature (up to 80C) and ideal for simmering soups. If you want to stir, you need to press the slow stir button. One of the biggest benefits of soup is its high comfort factor. Nothing, that is, except a bowl of warm homemade soup. With a combination appliance such as this soup maker, the comfort level is pushed even further as it reduces the time spent cooking, giving you more time to relax. What is my verdict after making soup in a blender?