Yes, it is cheaper to make soup in a soup maker compared to the hob or the stovetop as you might call it. Try adding veg high in vitamin B and C at the end These vitamins are heat-sensitive, so can be lost if you cook vegetables that contain these (such as peppers, broccoli, spinach or peas) for too long. Some soup makers have a pause button that can help with this, but these are more common on soup-making blenders.

This has become my daughters favourite soup this winter and she loves the taste of fresh pumpkin mixed with garlic to give her a lovely winter boost and to warm her up at the same time from the cold weather. If you are new to soup makers, then note that they are referred to in the UK as a soup kettle meaning that they look similar to a kettle. Or when you look at the Morphy Richards Soup Maker, this is exactly what you think. You will love how delicious asparagus soup is in the soup maker. Not only is it creamy, but it is pretty too.Our soup maker was then used for all those things and we even took it on several holidays with us to puree food for Sofia and made the weaning stage even easier. It is perfect for getting to know your soup machine and will give you a lot of inspiration when it comes to cooking with your soup maker. 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. My favourite soup for weight loss this Slimming World Speed Soup is loaded with vegetables and so flavoursome. Normally in the Milner house, I will come across a new kitchen gadget and then have to convince Chef Dom why we need it and then I will go and get it and hopefully he will stop rolling his eyes (at me getting yet another one) when he sees how amazing it is.

We test each machine by making a bowl of tomato soup using the standard smooth soup setting, followed by Thai butternut squash soup on the standard chunky setting. We taste each soup to make sure all the ingredients are well-cooked and take a temperature reading to ensure that it's hot enough to serve. Celery is known for the fact that if you chew on it that there is more effort in eating it than the calories itself making it a negative calorie food. Did someone mention parsnip soup? Well if you did then I am in!!! I love parsnips and in a soup is even better.Whizz up a homemade mushroom soup in a soup maker or carrot and coriander, leek and potato or tomato. Browse BBC Good Food's soup maker recipes for inspiration. You can also go the extra mile and make some air fryer asparagus and then add some crispy asparagus over the soup. My reason behind getting a soup maker in the summer (yes in the summer whilst living in super hot Portugal) was to learn how to use the soup maker first, before Sofia was born, then after she was born it would be good for the diet and then also used for her when she was going onto baby puree. That is because they are brilliant at making blenders, so it feels like you have a much higher quality blender with the soup maker.