Overall we are very happy indeed with the product. We then used this curry paste in the Thai chicken & red chilli soup. The best soup makers come with a handy cleaning setting that dislodges any ingredients stuck to the blades and limits the washing up by hand. The Scotch broth was thoroughly cooked, including the pearl barley, cuisinart soup maker 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. The base of the glass jug had some overcooked food stuck to it, but this was easily cleaned off with a brush.
With four different power settings, the possibilities of producing delicious dishes are endless! We made butternut squash and chilli soup on the chunky soup setting and it was ready in 25 minutes. The Cuisinart Soup Maker Plus produced a delectable butternut squash soup which was full of flavour and moisture. Although it should be commended on its ability to deliver a great soup, we did find residue became easily trapped below the blades which made it a little harder to clean.
Although the glass goblet isn’t dishwasher safe, it is easy to clean by hand. The Plus did a good job at performing well in most tests; serving up smooth and delicious milkshakes as well as divine soups. The process of cooking the dishes is easy and there is no struggle to hold down any buttons – which is always great! There’s a high setting for bringing liquids up to the boil and a simmer setting which is a lower temperature and ideal for simmering soups. If you want to stir, you need to press the slow stir button.
You can also use the Soup Maker Plus as a regular blender for cold ingredients such as smoothies and cocktails. The soup maker is designed to help you create delicious homemade soups from start to finish. Even the ability to lightly saute aromatics is integrated. For example, you could start by softening some onions and garlic on the nonstick heater plate, and then add ingredients to blend. Four blending speeds and a pulse function are available to allow you to achieve the desired consistency. All the while, an integrated heater lets you choose from a high, medium, or low settings, cooking the soup directly in the blender.
The timer can only be set for up to 30 minutes at a time. When time runs out, the machine automatically shuts off. Sometimes soups need to cook longer than 30 minutes, so you need to be paying attention and remember to add the additional time, or you’ll discover that your soup has stopped cooking. Being able to program it for longer than 30 minutes would be handy.
As part of the conference, bloggers were able to choose from a variety of excursions to attend on the final day of the conference. I was lucky enough to get in to the Ultimate Foodie Excursion, hosted by Lucy Waverman. Homemade soups are a wonderful way to eat CGWM-081 Clermont Pellet Grill & Smoker Cover healthier and increase the nutrition in your diet. I’ve always enjoyed eating soup made from scratch but have often felt it was too much work to make my own. Kathy is a busy mom of two teens who loves to cook tasty and simple food for her family and friends.
The blender part of the machine can not be any more powerful than the average blender considering it’s price. I’d rather save up for something really, really nice then waste money on an item that only does a so-so job and doesn’t get used. Will I be giving up my traditional method of cooking soups? I still enjoy a good pot of bubbling soup simmering on the stove.