Do I want a soup maker?

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Or will it languish in the back of the cupboard?

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I have a cuisinart soup maker. It is essentially a large industrial sized liquidiser with a heating element. It’s not totally automatic but makes most soup in under 30mins ( sweet potato and red pepper is my fave ).
However it is used every day by my DS17 for his protein shakes and he regularly makes pancake batter with it. So overall it was a good buy. DS also likes the fact it is easy to clean. And he makes far less mess using it!

I agree with sauté function it’s great for sautéing onions before you add everything else.
I haven’t tried sauces in it yet, I usually use a proper double sauce pan but will have to try it in the soup maker when I next make lasagne.

It would serve a purpose if you had issues with standing stirring a pan/using a stick blender or kids running about. I’ve never used one but recently bought a multi cooker and it help me as I have balance and mobility issues. A gas stove is not the best. Otherwise a pan and stick blender is easier.

😂. So, so wrong.

I bought one because I make soup all the time.

I keep all our gadgets in the garage, love a kitchen gadget, the only one we don’t use is the ice cream maker. In fact I just ordered a bread machine because the old one broke 😂

I've used mine loads, I really like it

Nope! Useless thing. Never worked properly so binned it.
Soup is easy either on the stove or in the slow cooker. No need for more useless appliances cluttering up the place

I was always a ‘what’s the fucking point, just use a saucepan and stick blender’ girl.

Until I bought a soup maker.

I find it very useful and convenient. I would never have bought one but was given one as a gift and I do use it a lot.

Thank you all for your feedback, I’m landing on the side of getting one, specifically the ninja which is on offer on Amazon. It has a bit more versatility and the self clean and sauté functions (thank you for that advice). I’ll be honest I’m also sucked in by it being clear and the idea of being about to see the soup making happen… 🤓

I veggie and I love making soup and like a PP said it’s a great way to use up leftover veg and avoid waste. I am also thinking that it will be more economical to run as energy prices increase.

Mine will come back out from the back of the cupboard for winter when I’m using more veg like broccoli and caulk. Any veg that is looking like we won’t eat it gets chucked in the freezer, so it saves food and money. I keep the broccoli stalk and the middle of the cauli that I used to throw away.

Ok, I’ve hit the button and ordered the ninja.

Hit me with your more unusual but favourite recipes

I've used a pan and hand blender for years. It only 'splatters about' if you aren't doing it properly. But if you have the cupboard space and are likely to be bothered to lift it out each time (both not the case for me) then I can see the attraction.

I think they are a useful gadget if you only make small portions. I love soup, bit I make massive amounts and freeze.

Enjoy OP - from the sturdy jug to all the functions it’s a serious piece of kitchen kit rather than a gadget- I recommend looking on you tube for owner guides and ideas of how to maximise using it

I’m sure you’re not alone, @SandieCollins , but much of the enthusiasm I’ve seen about soup makers (mostly on gransnet) has been from people who’d never made soup before and evidently thought it was something not to be attempted.

Thanks @MargaretBall I will definitely watch some videos. Looking back it was your original post that had me researching the ninja.

I bought mine at least 2 years ago from a bootsale and have yet to use it ☺

I have had mine 5 or 6 years and use it several times a week in the autumn/winter/spring. I like that I can stick the ingredients in a leave it to it whilst I'm out, or working or otherwise occupied.

You lot are a bad influence, I have not bought one as I am of the pot and blender brigade but it sent me down a pressure cooker rabbit hole....... I will be back.......😂

I held out against one for ages but succumbed when I saw one at a bargain price. I now use it a lot during winter months.

reasons are

easy prep, I use frozen onions, butternut squash, sweet potato,spinach, ginger, garlic plus easy to prep fresh veg like carrots and potato so prep takes seconds.

walk away, switch on and go and do other things, come back and the soup is ready and still hot, no stirring, no burning, I feel like Max in The Wild Things.

small footprint for storage.

only disadvantage, it doesn’t go in the dishwasher and I hate washing up by hand, even though it only takes seconds.

Ohh ............6L one on Argos, half price, DH and I have recently retired so will have fun doing casseroles with unspeakably tough pieces of meat and see what happens.

Just put lambs hearts in the Tesco shop and we have decided that we are going to try beef cheeks, and we are laughing our heads off at the idea of trying to get DS (21) to try pigs feet, trotters my husband calls them, we call them cruebeens where I come from, more likely to sell cruebeens to him....... (he doesn't speak Irish)

I do veg soup and add white beans at the end then blitz it all together. I do broccoli and bean soup a lot.

That and home made wholemeal bread is a cheap lunch all week. I eat so much more veg this way.

I chop and freeze soffrito mix.

I have a Lakeland one and it's fab. Makes a few portions at once, only one thing to wash afterwards. Hardly any chopping required. Keeps it warm. Has a setting to clean itself. Wish I had got one sooner. Friend got the same one and is thrilled with hers. Can use it as a blender too. Quick and easy for someone who hates cooking, which is me LOL!

I really like mine. I'm lazy and not sure I would be arsed making soup without it

Can someone with a Ninja soup maker please tell my how heavy is the jug when it is full of soup and how noisy is it when making the soup ?