Silicone bowls in which you can prepare food and then throw it in the oven to roast said food? But the Soup Maker cuisinart soup maker is a shining example of a smart combination appliance. It’s easy to use and exceptionally versatile, too.
Increase the heat to high, add the stock and bring the soup to a boil. Reduce the heat to medium and simmer, using the stir function occasionally, until the vegetables are tender, about 15 minutes. Using a towel, hold the lid down and blend on the highest setting until the soup is silky in texture, 1 to 2 minutes. The RRP is £139 but you should be able to find it for under £100 if you shop around. The Cusinart Soup Maker and Blender looks to streamline the entire soup process. In addition to its stainless steel blades and four speeds, the 900-watt appliance features an embedded three-setting hot plate that lets you cook ingredients.
An added benefit is the ice crushing setting, meaning the machine isn’t obsolete in the summer. If you’re into cocktails, this’ll be a great addition to your kitchen. You can also blend on three speed settings, and blend without heat, for smoothies, purees, baby food, etc. The instructions state that veg should be chopped into small centimetre cubes, before adding to the blender. Then you press one of two settings (chunky or smooth), and you’re good to go. Additionally, there are compote and smoothie functions for desserts and breakfasts.
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.
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.
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Turning the heat up to high and sealing the lid with the measuring cup, we left the mixture to cook. We then used this curry paste in the Thai chicken & red chilli soup. The smooth setting takes just 23 minutes, and my butternut squash and orange soup was delicious.
We have all the famous ones including an air fryer, 2 electric pressure cookers, blender, 2 slow cookers, a bread maker, ice cream maker and of course a soup maker. Having tested a wide range, I’ve found them to be incredibly easy to use, and results are consistently excellent. I’d suggest starting off with recipes from the provided booklets (which all good cuisinart pots and pans set soup makers should provide), to get a feel for the device, before doing your own thing. Some soup makers, generally the cheaper type, look a bit like kettles, while the pricier ones, usually made of glass, bear a closer resemblance to a traditional blender. Generally, the basic, metal models are fairly light, while a more high-tech device will be heavier.
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?