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. ReplykaveyeatsDecember 13th, 2015Daniel, if you read the review, you’ll see we don’t recommend this appliance. For her second trial, she made prawns in tomato sauce, a pasta sauce recipe also from the recipe booklet. When Cuisinart offered me one to review, I asked my mum, Mamta, to put it through its paces, as she regularly makes soups at home.
The fascinating appliance combines a blender with a small heating plate which can saute vegetables and cook soup in 30 minutes. The “stir” function will work better if your vegetable pieces cuisinart soup maker are smaller. It is a bit difficult to “stir” one pound of uncooked, dry carrots with one blade. You might even need to use a silicone spatula a time or two before your liquids are added.
In addition, you can blend or pulse cold liquids such as smoothies. – A wider and much more accurate array of speeds and temperatures which allow you to make yoghourt, bread, cuisinart soup maker meringue… which can’t be done with previous models. You won’t be able to start your machine if it isn’t properly closed and you won’t be able to open it when working.
If any part is damaged or blender jar is chipped or cracked, DO NOT USE 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.
I know crushing and grinding is going to be noisy but why does stirring have to be? My husband is not as enamoured of the thermomix as I am and it constantly annoys him. He actually leaves the room if I am cooking in it. Also I’d add an option to have a soft or no alarm.