This nifty little soup maker, recommended by a Mumsnetter, blends and heats ingredients to make up to six portions of soup. If you're a fruit-loving family, you can make smoothies too, and it'll even blend up baby food. Chunky and smooth functions mean you can make them all to your preferred consistency too - something for everyone. Want a bowl of soup on your table in less than 20 minutes? Soup Chef says you can make 5 bowls in as little as 19 minutes - that's enough for all the family! It comes with plenty of extra features to help you whip up a healthy meal in no time at all including a smooth setting to get the right consistency and a saute function to save faff and add taste. You can make cold drinks and nut milks with the Soup Chef Pro and there's an app to help with recipe ideas too. Tefal has certainly impressed us with this soup maker. Included with this sleek appliance is a booklet that holds 30 unique recipes for you to try. Isn’t that awesome?

Type: Soup maker with cold setting | Power: 1000w | Capacity: 1.6L | Number of programmes: 3 | Weight: 2.4kg What we like Type: Soup maker with cold settings | Power: 1000w | Capacity: 1.6L | Number of programmes: 3 | Weight: 3.72kg What we like Soup maker – like a blender, this also chops food and mixes it together to make a liquid, however it has a heating element which can also sauté, cook and heat the soup for you, usually in around 20 to 30 minutes. Other functions include ‘smooth’ or ‘chunky’ and most machines can be used to blend cold ingredients too. A soup maker either has blades in the lid or blades in the bottom of the jug. Speed isn’t always best; on test, we found that some of the faster soup makers left some fresh ingredients raw at the end of a program. Generally, it will take half an hour or more to cook ingredients thoroughly. A soup maker is not an essential kitchen tool - you can easily whip up a batch of homemade soup on the hob. But if you don’t want to faff about with pots and pans, a soup maker can make a delicious, healthy meal in 20 to 30 minutes with minimal prep, cooking and cleaning.You can easily keep an eye on the progress of your soup or smoothie using the clear body of this soup maker, so that it is always to your taste

When it comes to soup makers, there’s not a lot the Morphy Richards Total Control Soup Maker doesn’t do. In fact, this kettle-style soup maker is very user-friendly – even for novice cooks. Vizion 1.6L Soup Maker with Transparent Body, 1000W Make delicious, healthy soups to your taste in less than 30 minutes The Ninja Blender and Soup Maker may look like any other blender, but it can do more than just make healthy smoothies and juices. Unlike a blender, it comes with a built-in heating element for sautéing and cooking ingredients, with a whopping 10 automatic cooking functions to make smooth soup in 20 minutes and chunky in 30. Once it’s done, there’s a ‘keep warm’ function that you can use until you’re ready to eat. Steam – models with this setting come with a basket that fits into the bowl. Fill it partway with water to produce steam for cooking vegetables, fish, or potatoes.If you’re a chunky-soup lover, look for machines that have a “chunky” setting; but if you’re after a soup with lots of depth and flavour, you may want to consider one with a sauté function so you can brown off your onions first. Things to consider when buying a soup maker Size Type: Blender and soup maker | Power: 1000w | Capacity: 1.7L | Number of programmes: 10 | Weight: 5.6kg What we like A good soup maker should be able to blend up any ingredients until smooth, helping you create delicious, hearty soups with ease. However, the best model for you will depend on personal preference.