This burly blender is a pain to clean, as its blades aren’t removable. Navigating my fingers around the sharp metal to pick out pieces of lentil was a challenge. The $200 Cuisinart Soup Maker and Blender looks to streamline the entire soup process.
Tech SpecsPowerful, precision controlled heating element with 3 heat settings for perfect cooking of raw ingredients. This soup maker was chosen after much research and has proved to be exactly what we wanted. It is easy to use, relatively quiet in operation, and easy to clean afterwards. The only slight disappointment was the limited range of vegetarian recipes in the accompanying booklet.
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The Soup Maker itself stayed steady on the worktop, with a few streams of steam emerging from the lid. It’s also very quiet during operation, only beeping when the timer’s finished counting down. With the touch of a button this blender cooks and blends your favorite soups.
You can however, use the ‘SLOW STIR’ function at any stage during the cooking process. If the temperature inside the glass jar is below 60°C, all 4 blending speeds and the pulse function can be operated. My husband saw a similar gadget demonstrated at Costco.
For those who hate reading manuals, the quick-start guide is invaluable, though the Soup Maker’s operation is seductively 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. It takes 28 minutes to make perfect homemade soup. I used it to make soup out of leftover carrots for lunch the other day, and it was unbelievably good. I’m having fun experimenting with all kinds of homemade soups.
Blending Power This is the one thing it does well, it purees things to a pulp and that’s all it will do, don’t use it if you’re only wanting it chopped it won’t do that for you. Versatility Not very versatile at all, like I said before it’s mainly for pureed soups and that’s about it nothing with any thickness or rustic style CGWM-081 Clermont Pellet Grill & Smoker Cover soups sadly. Ease of Cleaning Not easy to clean at all, you can take it apart somewhat, but it’s still so very hard to really get it cleaned. Ease of Use It’s easy to use but you won’t get the results you’re looking for most of the time. Design Very poor design, you can’t even clean it properly which is really gross.
Whether you’re a fan of bisque or borscht, French onion or oxtail, chowder or cock-a-leekie, there’s no denying the soothing feeling of a warm bowl of soup. I love making carrot soup and your nifty soup-maker sounds like a new addition to the Christmas wish list. What is my verdict after making soup in a blender? Within about a 40 minute time frame , 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 high function is particularly impressive, with the boiling motion helping to agitate the soup’s ingredients.
I think this blender does make it a lot easier to make homemade soup. I used to rarely make my own pureed soups, but find myself making them frequently now for lunch and dinners. After the judges deliberated for a while after tasting the soups, our team was thrilled to have tied for first place.