While a soup maker isn’t an essential buy, it has fast become the secret tool in any professionally inspired kitchen kit. The best soup makers can create a delicious soup – be it a simple, creamy tomato and rosemary or a more complex chicken and tarragon – in under 30 minutes. 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. The “stir” function will work better if your vegetable pieces are smaller.
I made the recipe almost exactly as written, however, I adjusted the quantity of broccoli and potato to what I had on hand. I also omitted the 2 tablespoons of sherry that was called for in the original recipe, since I didn’t have any. Some of the delicious soups made during the Cuisinart Soup Challenge, ready for the judges. I attended a blogger conference earlier this year, called Blissdom Canada.
You can keep soup warm in the blender until you’re ready to serve it. We have tested 11 soup makers and found that there are 1 Don’t Buys and 5 Best Buys. Good Housekeeping participates in various affiliate marketing programs, which means we may get paid commissions on editorially chosen products purchased through our links to retailer sites. If you have any questions, suggestions for future reviews or spot anything that has changed in price or availability please get in touch at The first is sauté for browning base ingredients such as onion and garlic. These need to be finely chopped as larger chunks can get lodged in the blade if no liquid is added.
All products are independently selected by our editors. If you buy something, we may earn an affiliate commission. Whoever came up with the advertising slogan, “Soup is good food” was spot on. And good for you, too, especially when you make it yourself. Cuisinart is set to introduce (sorry U.S., looks like just U.K. for now) the in September 2009.
Also, look for a manual blending mode that allows you to tailor the finish to your taste should you want to create something in between the two. The first thing I made was a simple lentil soup. From broths cuisinart pots and pans set to bouillon, this is soup making simplified. The Soup Maker is effortless to maintain, with controls that give you the option of letting the machine work by itself or allow you to adapt as desired.
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 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.
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 griddler elite and Blender looks to streamline the entire soup process.
Now I am hungry for that light potato and broccoli soup. This appliance looks great, unfortunately I have no more space in my kitchen for it. I am intrigued by all of these different appliances I have seen being reviewed, especially this one.
Your setting that you choose on the soup maker will then give you either chunky or smooth soup. Using your Soup Maker for Blending Hot Ingredients After cooking, you may want to blend your recipe to achieve a puréed or smooth consistency. As a safety feature the blending dial can only be activated when the cooking process is complete. Ensure the lid and measuring cup are correctly fitted, ensuring the pouring spout on the jar is covered by the protrusion on the lid. You may add more ingredients by lifting the measuring cup from the lid and dropping ingredients through the lid opening.
We started by sautéing onions on low for a Scotch broth, with the heating plate helping to release the aroma and taste of the onions. 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. I have used my soup maker for making homemade sauces, hummus, pie filling and an endless supply of baby food. If you have visited recipethis.com before then you will know that we love our kitchen gadgets. We have all the famous ones including an air fryer, 2 electric pressure cookers, blender, 2 slow cookers, a bread maker, ice cream maker and of course a soup maker.