As this machine involves more than simply pressing a button, we began with two of the provided recipes. With a soup maker its like boiling in a pan so anything you would boil in a pan can be cooked in a soup maker. Simply fill to the level required, select the two, three or four portion size using the dedicated button and it’ll adapt the cooking time to suit the volume. Blossom enjoys delving into the intricacies of products and refining testing protocols for hundreds of items.

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. Ease of cleaning: Although we were open to hand-washing (most machines, because of their size and electric output are not dishwasher safe), we still kept an eye out for machines that made life easier when it came to washing-up.

That said, this is a top performing model that’s intuitive to use and it’ll earn its place in your kitchen. The Cuisinart soup maker has won plenty of awards, and it’s no wonder: this kitchen hero doesn’t just create fresh, hot soup from start to finish, it can sauté, cook and blend, too, with no pan required.

Then a blend later of maybe you add some yoghurt or cream first and then your soup is cooked and ready for portioning for dinner.

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