Making Soup Place the housing base onto a flat, sturdy surface. Assemble the Soup Maker jar and plug into a suitable mains outlet. Press the on/off button to set the Soup cuisinart soup maker Maker to ‘standby’ mode. Select the required time, this can be adjusted throughout the cooking process, but a time must be selected to start the heater initially.
This means that if you have foods that are quite chunky like carrots, that it can take a while to blend and sometimes feels like an effort. It was used for everything from making soups, homemade baby food, my homemade tomato sauce or just when we needed something quickly blending. Put the broth, garlic, onion, salt, pepper, potatoes and broccoli into the blender jar. Cover and set timer for 10 minutes and temperature on High. We put the Plus to the test to see if the performance lived up to the price!
Kathy is a busy mom of two teens who loves to cook tasty and simple food for her family and friends. Great for using with frozen foods because of the heating component. 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. This means the product was tested and repaired as required to meet the standards of the refurbisher, which may or may not be the original manufacturer.
First a curry paste, with the machine having no trouble grinding up ingredients for a smooth result using ‘level 3 blend’ (there are 1–4 speeds available). It’s a fairly compact appliance with a light-weight base. The lid, which has the blade attachment, is a little heavier, and has a collapsible handle which, admittedly, does make cleaning a little trickier as it’s hard to hold steady.
Whether you like your soup smooth or chunky, Cuisinart’s cook-and-blend soup makers will create warming soups in just the right consistency to suit your preferences. Hints & Tips If you are sautéing ingredients on the hot plate, always use butter or oil. Ensure that the butter/oil goes onto the heating plate and not onto the blades. Use the measuring cup in the lid to measure liquid ingredients. Meanwhile, in a cuisinart griddler elite and blender over low heat, warm the olive oil.
Cuisinart Soup Maker Plus is a ‘one-stop shop’ for a whole host of comforting recipes. Add your base ingredients, such as onions and herbs, and let them saute on the cooking plate before adding the rest of your ingredients and liquids and letting them simmer away inside the robust glass jar. You can adjust the heat settings and add extra ingredients during cooking, stirring throughout using the slow stir function. At the end of cooking, you can choose from the different blending options. Select the ‘slow stir’ function to gently mix ingredients and retain a chunky texture, perfect for a risotto. Or use the high speed blend for smoother soups and sauces without any messy transferring from pan to blender.