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She also found that the simmer button didn’t make things simmer, and she had to use the medium and high settings to achieve this. Sweet potatoes can be used to add flavor to everything from soups to desserts. Today, we have millions of users a month from around the world, and assess more than 1,000 products a year.

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.

But my husband got me this Cuisinart for Christmas because he thought the concept was awesome. So I smiled and said Thanks and had him put it on the counter. A couple of weeks later I felt like I should use it. None of the soups in the book it came with appealed to me. I followed the instructions and it felt like there were a lot of steps. But I really think it would have been easier to cook it on the stove.

Add the curry powder, salt and pepper and cook, using the stir function occasionally, until fragrant, 1 to 2 minutes. Increase the heat to high, add the stock and bring the soup to a boil. Reduce the heat to medium and simmer, using the stir function occasionally, until the vegetables are tender, about 15 minutes. Using a towel, hold the lid down and blend on the highest setting until the soup is silky in texture, 1 to 2 minutes. Above the display sits a dial for controlling blending, which gives four speed options and a pulse, as well as a separate button at the side to operate the machine’s stirring function.

The first thing I made was a simple lentil soup. The blender lid houses a measuring cup, cuisinart griddler elite too. Starting with hot stock gives it a better chance to add more flavour and taste.

Durability Really it’s hard to rate this because it hasn’t gotten any more use out of me since it is so bad. The Cuisinart SSB1U Soup Maker will brown and sweat vegetables, boil liquids and simmer soups, allowing you to prepare perfect soups and sauces all in one unit, saving time and washing up. Making a soup is as simple as browning the vegetables in the blender, adding the stock and whizzing it up. Once you are done, you can store the goblet in the fridge, and it can even ‘self clean’ – just heat it up with some soapy water and switch on the blender for a few moments. It’s perfect for cold drinks too, with ice crushing blades, you can use it all year round. The Soup Maker plus is a ‘one-stop-shop’ for a whole host of comforting recipes.

It can sauté, cook, simmer, stir & blend & with a non-stick cooking plate. Many of the latest designs offer settings that let you choose the consistency of your soup, be it chunky cuisinart soup maker and textured or silky and smooth. 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.