Last night, I made a cream of broccoli soup with the soupmaker. I heated up the heat plate for 10 minutes on the medium setting, then I added some oil and half an onion and raised the heat to the high setting. I stirred the onions a few times using the stir button, and then added broccoli florets and chicken stock. The soup cooked on high for about 15 minutes, and I lowered the heat to medium once it came to a boil. Once everything was cooked, I turned the heat off, added some seasoning and a little cream, and blended everything together.
My wife finds it very easy to use and the end product is first rate. 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. We were all even more excited when we found out our prize was our very own & Beverage Makers!
Above the display sits a dial for controlling blending, which gives four speed options and a pulse, as well as a separate button at the side to operate the machine’s stirring function. This is a slower rotation of the blades that’s used to mix food. My husband saw a similar gadget demonstrated at Costco. “You can make soup right in the blender!” I wondered why you would want to do that.
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 cuisinart griddler elite it for longer than 30 minutes would be handy. This classy product was the final kettle-type soup maker we tested – and though it was also the cheapest, if we hadn’t known we would have assumed its weighty glass jug would have placed it far beyond its price tag.
You get what you pay for, the Morphy Richards Soup Maker is really cheap compared to the Cuisinart Soup Maker. The Cuisinart Soup Maker had a much better blender and a capacity to bulk cook soup. My favourite ever recipe with the soup maker has to be my homemade tomato sauce. I used to go through a lot of pans and a lot of washing up to make it before. Its easy to clean and we love also using it for if we just want a quick batch of soup to go with dinner.
She just threw it in, hit the button and about 4 minutes of horrible sound, I was eating a hot bowl of soup. There are three heating levels to choose from – simmer , low and high , which is used to bring soup to the boil. Will I be giving up my traditional method of cooking soups? I still enjoy a good pot of bubbling soup simmering on the stove. However, I will use this Blend and Cook Soupmaker for quick soups and lunches and recipes that require a really nice pureed texture. Also perfect for making dips, dressings, purees, sauces, smoothies, cocktails and crushing ice.
When making soup, fill the contents of the glass jar only to the 48-oz. This was a replacement purchase for a broken cuisinart soup maker. I was delighted to be offered a 50% discount on a new machine.