So from what I can tell it….pretty much does everything. This new version of Cuisinart’s best-selling soup maker features a non-stick cooking plate, making it easier than ever to clean after you’ve made your warming soup. The powerful 500W motor also features 4 different speed settings, making it ideal for everything from tougher veg to leafy greens. It also has a 1000W heating element with two different heat settings and a simmer function. The Soup Maker has a wealth of inspired design features that mean making soup is easy as well as safe.
Ease of Cleaning The blender comes a part easily and can be washed by hand in minutes. Ease of Use There are a lot of functions so reading the owners manual was extremely helpful in order to get the most out of the machine. Design Excellent design and can be stored easily.
My husband saw a similar gadget demonstrated at Costco. He thought it was the coolest thing EVER. “You can make soup right in the blender!” I wondered why you would want to do that. I mean, It is a very easy process for me to make soup in a pot on the stove. Dump some cans of stuff together and simmer.
This recipe is excellent and can be easily adjusted to prepare on your stove top. I love the addition of the Vadouvan Curry. It has a slightly different taste than some other curry powders. This soup will definitely be a staple in our house this winter.
A stick blender accommodates both nicely, and they’re cheap. Australian Soup Makers – We have noticed a growing trend of Aussie love for soup maker. Just like us they get a cold winter and love a big bowl of soup. But if you are outside of the UK, then you won’t find the same choice in soup makers. 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.
It still allows you to cook, simmer, then stir or blend, and is quick and convenient with no messy transferring from pan to blender. But the heavy-duty glass jar now features an easy-clean, non-stick cooking plate so you can sauté your chopped ingredients before adding liquid to bring your soup mix to the boil then blending. Cuisinart’s automatic soup makers take the hard work out of creating healthy homemade soups from scratch. These ingenious kitchen companions sauté, cook, simmer and blend your favorite soup ingredients into tempting hot soups in a matter of minutes. 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. Cuisinart’s soup makers are like regular blenders – with a heating function!
Used as a regular blender, it can prepare hot or cold sauces, smoothies or, with its strong stainless steel blade, even crush ice. The durable glass jug holds 1.75 litre cold liquid and 1.4 litre hot, and makes it easy to see ingredients and check consistency as you blend. The digital countdown timer lets you know exactly how long you have to wait until your warming broth is ready. Maria W.June 13th, 2013I love my cuisinart griddler elite when it works. Bought two years ago, had to send it back twice for faulty mixing action, it kept slipping or stop altogether. Now it has started faulty heating and takes three times as long.
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. You can peel the vegetables , throw them into the soup maker, add a bit of stock and then let the soup maker do the work.
Portion sizes in the USA tends to be bigger and hearty soups are more preferred. It is very good value for money, even more so if you pick it up during a sale like we did. If you have small children, its perfect for fast lunches or for pureed baby food. It takes just 20 minutes to produce amazing homemade soup. When you first start weaning your baby off the breast milk, you can puree all their first fruit and vegetables and it can be a real time saver.
However, this makes it much closer to cooking on the hob and therefore adapting recipes becomes straightforward. We then used this curry paste in the Thai chicken & red chilli soup. It’s always best, and most efficient, to boil the water used for the stock or liquid addition just before adding it to the soup-maker.