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.
It was used for everything from making soups, homemade baby food, my homemade tomato sauce or just when we needed something quickly blending. If you have visited recipethis.com before then you will know that we love our kitchen gadgets. We have all the famous ones including an air fryer, 2 electric pressure cookers, blender, 2 slow cookers, a bread maker, ice cream maker and of course a soup maker. From broths to bouillon, this is soup making simplified. The Soup Maker is effortless to maintain, with controls that give you the option of letting the machine work by itself or allow you to adapt as desired.
The was one of the better-looking models I tried. A sleek and slender design, it doesn’t take up too much space and isn’t an ugly machine that should be stashed away when not in use. Whoever came up with the advertising slogan, “Soup is good food” was spot on. And good for you, too, especially when you make it yourself. Cuisinart is set to introduce (sorry U.S., looks like just U.K. for now) the Cuisinart Soup Maker in September 2009.
The instructions state that veg should be chopped into small centimetre cubes, before adding to the blender. Then you press one of two settings , and you’re good to go. Additionally, there are compote and smoothie functions for desserts and breakfasts. Some soup makers, generally the cheaper type, look a bit like kettles, while the pricier ones, usually made of glass, bear a closer resemblance to a traditional blender. Generally, the basic, metal models are fairly light, while a more high-tech device will be heavier.
All the devices tested here cook up a smooth, creamy meal in between 20 to 30 minutes. While you’ll still have to chop your veg, you then simply chuck everything into the machine, which usually looks like a traditional blender, add stock or hot water, and you’re cuisinart pots and pans set good to go. Once you’ve inserted the ingredients and turned it on, you can simply set and forget until it’s time to serve. Able to take cold ingredients too, a soup maker can also be used to create smoothies and milkshakes and even crush ice for your Mojito.