Maz Gould is the Digital Writer at Delish UK, assisting the Editor in the running of the site, as well as writing food news, meaningful features and fun product round-ups. She’s passionate about all things food and drink, and has a WSET Level 2 Award in wines. When she’s not in work, Maz is drinking her way around London’s best cocktail bars, trying as many Lychee Martinis as possible. The staff over at Food Republic spend their days obsessing about all the delicious things that go into our stomach. So it makes sense they’d know what gadgets are best suited to the creation of good food.
Cover the blender jar and stir, using about 10 quick bursts to break up the onion. Sauté until softened, stirring occasionally. Add the broth, carrots, celery, salt, pepper and thyme; stir to mix. Set timer for 15 minutes and temperature on High to bring mixture to a boil.
Leave ’em in, add some oil, and turn the knob to low. Basically, you can cook an entire soup in the 48-ounce capacity unit (56 ounces if you’re using it with cold items like smoothies or shakes) with minimal prep. The Cusinart Soup Maker and Blender looks to streamline the entire soup process. The Cuisinart blend and cook soup maker really doesn’t work, unless all you want is pureed soups it’s good for that, but that’s just about it.
The blender lid houses a measuring cup, too. 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. This appliance isn’t limited to making only soup. Similar to a food processor, you can chop nuts, crush ice, grind spices, make bread crumbs, or whip cream.
Meanwhile, thile the 900 watt motor has the power to easily perform all of your normal blender functions for making smoothies, crushing ice, chopping nuts, making baby food, etc. So from what I can tell it….pretty much does everything. One of the best parts of the Blend and Cook Soupmaker is the cleanup. If you add one cup of warm water and a drop of dish soap and blend on the low speed, then pour out the water and rinse, you’ll have clean blender ready for your next meal. With the touch of a button this blender cooks and blends your favorite soups.
Add the carrots, spices, thyme, salt and broth. Cover and stir a few times to combine ingredients. Set timer for 20 minutes and temperature on High. Once mixture comes to a boil, set timer for 30 minutes and temperature on Medium. Stir once or twice while soup is simmering. If they are not fully soft, add additional time on Medium.
You need time to chop, slice, sauté and stir—which occupies all your burners and leaves Burj Khalifa-sized stack of pots and pans in your sink at task’s end. When I do get a chance to make soup, I always make a giant mess. Every once in a while a product pops up that makes you think… Why has no one thought of this before?
When carrots are fully cooked through, turn unit off. Starting with speed 1 and gradually raising to speed 3, blend soup until completely smooth, about 2 minutes. In addition to its stainless steel blades and four cuisinart soup maker speeds, the 900-watt appliance features an embedded three-setting hot plate that lets you cook ingredients. Need to dice carrots, onions, and celery for minestrone? Toss pre-cut vegetables in the blender.
It has a nonstick, metal heating plate that allows you to boil food and then mix it together for a homeade meal. Now it’s available for less—along with free shipping—as one of Best Buy’s “deals of the day.” This is where my latest obsession, the Cuisinart Blend and Cook Soupmaker, solves my soup dilemmas. The fascinating appliance combines a blender with a small heating plate which can saute vegetables and cook soup in 30 minutes.