I made loads of home made soup, from lentil and bacon, mushroom and one that has become known as "random vegetable"
I have looked at soup makers and really can't see much benefit to my current "chuck it in and blitz it with a hand blender if you want to" approach.
Plus all the ones I looked at seemed (to me at least) pretty expensive!
I saute the veg a bit, bung in the stock, leave it on a low heat until done, blitz or not then freeze in batches.
Anger management!!! Help needed.