Soup maker

I've been waiting to dip my toe in the water, so to speak. Like many others I used a big pan, or pressure cooker to make soup. Then with all the hype, I thought I'd have a go at a soup maker, so bought one. I used it once, using a suggested recipe included in the packaging. It smelt lovely and tasted great, but there was quite a bit stuck to the bottom! So it went back and I am baack to the old ways again.

I don't know anyone with a soup maker who would go back, or anyone who thinks it is just as easy without, once they have one. Those who haven't tried it are the ones who can't see it!

That is what everyone says Witzend when they haven't used a soup maker. you would have to try it to know.

Advantages - Only using one pot/ utensil so less washing up.

Turn it on go off and do something else without having to worry that it might boil over or that you might forget it.

No competition as far as I'm concerned and I've been making soup for years.

I used to use a stick blender. It takes time, produces splashes of soup around the place and you can miss the odd lump or two so the soup is not homogeneous. I've found very few people are disappointed with soup makers compared to all other gadgets.

I've just put on a huge pot of 'root' soup - onions, swede, celeriac, carrots, potatoes, parsnips, all peeled and cut into chunks, and slung in a big pan with a couple of stock cubes. When all the veg are soft I'll add a some milk and fresh parsley and whizz it all up with a stick blender in the pan.

Can anyone tell me how it'd be easier with a soup maker? 99% of the work is in
the peeling and chopping, which I'd have to do anyway. I would really like to know.

Fear not shysal I buy the onions ready chopped and only cut big mushrooms in half. I do wipe them though - must retain standards!

lizzyann, don't bother chopping the mushrooms and only halve or quarter the onions! Hope you have fun with your new toy.
Save your energy Jane10!

lizzyann chop up as many mushrooms as you can, add some chopped onions, a little garlic and a chicken stockpot thingy. Lid on, switch on and bingo, 21 minutes later piping hot and delicious mushroom soup!

Hi everyone , After reading about soup makers , I went out this morning and brought one , can't wait to try it out .

Aggie- it always managed to stick to the bottom of the pan when I made soup before. Now I just chop, drop in, add liquid, switch on and go away to do something else.

I have one and use it all the time.
There has been a thread on this before. The difference is that those who can't see the need haven't got one whereas everyone who has one has made soup the old way and thinks a soup maker is better.
It is wonderful- put everything in and switch on and that is all you do. I love it.

Why do you stand over a pot of soup ?

Mines a Salter as well They seem very similar to the Morphy Richards. It gets used around three times a week.

At long last another ' Salter ' fan.

Love my Salter. The pleasure of not having to stand over a pan and no failures so far, and it was in a sale at £20. What's not to like?

I got my Morphy Richards for £34 at Claus Olsen on Cyber Monday. (that was the Monday after Black Friday 2014).
All the recipes say to put a potato in I assume that is to thicken it.

Or use the recipes at scottishmum.com/soup-maker-recipes/

Chris4159 Add a small chopped potato to the vegetables for thicker smooth soup. Lentil soup is usually thicker the day after it is made, so put it into a container for a day and then heat it up.

I roughly chopped veg from the shopping. I did this am , the lentils were simmering while I chopped ,dumped the veg in , topped up from the kettle and closed the lid and the soup was ready for lunch time........... I use a large tefal pressure cooker and it makes enough soup to freeze for a week's lunches . Think I have had 5 of my 10 a day now !

My son swears by his Thermamix which does everything - bread, cakes, soup, shepherd's pie etc erc - bar washing up. They are all the rage in Germany. I gaven't even got a blender & have nowhere to put gadgets for easy use. (Once in a cupboard they are forgotten). But I do have a DH.

I have morphy Richards soup maker but soup always turn's out so watery I have lost interest in it. I have followed receipe's from book enclosed with it to but still like water. Any idea's how to thicken soup.

No, you DON'T have to cook the veg first! You put roughly chopped raw veg, stock cube and water into the soup maker, switch it on, and return when it calls you in 21 or 28 minutes to 4 to 6 servings of soup, either smooth or chunky depending on which setting you used. Or chicken chunks, veg and water, or whatever. No stirring, blending or sieving. No stuck-on soup to clean off the pan.

lizzypopbottle. Indeed! He of a thousand aphorisms!

Juney64.You still have to cook the veg first

No, you don't.