Making homemade soup sound like a lot of work but maybe this product would make it a lot easier. The recipes in the recipe book are healthy and easy to make. Fast and simple way to make healthy homemade soups and sauces. The recipe booklet that comes with the Cuisinart Blend and Cook Soup & Beverage Maker contains lots of healthy and delicious recipes. When cooking time has finished, the blender will beep 4 times. Ingredients and seasoning can be added easily at any time during the cooking process without affecting the cooking cycle.
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 Cuisinart Soup Maker in September 2009.
Blending Power This blender can cut through chunks of ice and hard, raw vegetables such as carrots. Versatility It has many functions and if you know how to use cuisinart pots and pans set the multiple functions you really will get a lot out of this machine. Ease of Cleaning The blender comes a part easily and can be washed by hand in minutes.
When making soup, fill the contents of the glass jar only to the 48-oz. Watch your ingredients as they cook inside the robust glass jar, adjust the heat settings, add ingredients and stir as required to achieve perfect results. This is where my latest obsession, the Cuisinart Blend and Cook Soupmaker, solves my soup dilemmas. The fascinating appliance combines a blender with a small heating plate which can saute vegetables and cook soup in 30 minutes.
Although the glass goblet isn’t dishwasher safe, it is easy to clean by hand. The Cuisinart Soup Maker 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.
Use the measuring cup in the lid to measure liquid ingredients. Always replace after ingredients have been added. There’s a lot of things that I love about this product. While the blender itself is very powerful, the main appeal to me is the ability to cook and blend ingredients all in one container.
If you are on a diet such as Weight Watchers or Slimming World, it’s the perfect budget gadget for loading up on soup. UK Guarantee This Cuisinart appliance is guaranteed for consumer use for 3 years. This guarantee covers defects under normal use from date of purchase and ceases to be valid in the event of alteration or repairs by unauthorised persons. If the appliance does not perform satisfactorily due to defects in materials or manufacture, it will be repaired or replaced through Conair UK After Sales Service.
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 pots and pans set 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.
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.