Top 10 Best Soup Maker Machines
There is nothing like nice warm soup as a starter to your meal. The typical way of preparing your favourite soup would be to chop and cook your ingredients in a saucepan then use a hand-held blender and pray hope that the hot soup doesn’t splatter. Then you have these soup maker machines.
You can do this in three easy steps. Prepare and chop your ingredients according to your recipe and place them in the soup maker. You then choose either the smooth or chunky setting depending on your taste. This feature is available on some machines only. It then chops your ingredients accordingly. When ready, add stock or water then continue to cook your soup in the soup maker.
The other type of soup maker is the kettle style soup maker which as suggested, shapes like a big electric kettle with heating elements at the bottom of the cooking pan and a suspended blade attached to the cover. When shut, the spinning arm rotates the blades near the center of the jug unlike the blender style soup maker that has its blades at the bottom.
Remember, a good soup maker machine also lets you decide if you want you soup smooth or chunky and lets you saute the ingredients before adding the stock. An even better soup maker comes with keep warm function and insulated jug that keeps the soup warm for longer.
The Top 10 Best Electric Soup Maker
Let’s take a quick look at the ten best soup makers:
NEW: Philips Soup Maker HR2204/70 [1.2L 1000W]
- Morphy Richards 48822 Soup Maker Stainless Steel [1.6L 1000W] EDITOR’S CHOICE
- Tefal Easy Soup and Smoothie Maker Stainless Steel White [1.2L 1000W] BEST MID-SIZE SOUP MAKER
- Morphy Richards 501014 Saute and Soup Maker [1.6L 1100W]
- Morphy Richards 501022 Soup Maker [1.6L 1000W] BEST LARGE SOUP MAKER
- Drew & Cole Soup Chef Stainless Steel Soup Maker [1.6L 1250W]
- Salter EK1548 Electric Soup Maker [1.6L 1000W]
- Tower T12031 Soup Maker [1.6L 1000W]
- Morphy Richards 501021 Compact Soup Maker [1.0L 900W] BEST COMPACT SOUP MAKER
- Cuisinart SSB3U Soup Maker Plus Saute [1.0L 900W] MOST VERSATILE
- Salter EK2613 Go Healthy Electric Soup Maker [1.6L 1050W]
BONUS: VonShef Multifunctional Digital Soup Maker [1.75L 900W] BEST INNOVATION
NEW: Philips Soup Maker HR2204/70 [KETTLE STYLE – 1.2l]
- The Philips Soup Maker automatically blends, heats and cooks your favourite soup in as little as 18 minutes. There are altogether 6 different preset programmes to pick from to make different recipes such as pureed soup, chunky soup, cold soup, compote, smoothies and even milk based soup.
- Power: 1000Watt
- Capacity: 1.2 litre, enough for 2 to 4 portions
- Programme: 6 different programmes (pureed soup, chunky soup, cold soup, compote, smoothies, milk based soup using cream based setting)
- Cooking Time: less than 18 minutes.
- Recipe book included with 38 different recipes to start you off. A dedicated optimised heating profile for milk based recipes makes cooking creamy soup worry free. It ensures that the soup is smooth and consistent.
1. Morphy Richards 48822 Soup Maker Stainless Steel [1.6L 1000W]
Editor’s Choice
This popular stainless steel number has been around for a while. Not only is it a favourite among buyers, it is dependable and affordable. It comes with an LED digital display and control panel. The former is a feature reserve for expensive models. The LED display show the countdown time so you know where you are and when the dish is ready. There is no auto clean or pre-clean cycle but it is easy enough to just rinse under the tap, clean with soapy sponger, rinse off the soap and wipe dry.
- Power: 1000W
- Capacity: 1.6L (four to six portions)
- Programme: 4 cooking functions; smooth soup, chunky soup, manual blend and juice
- Cooking Time: 21 minutes
2. Tefal Easy Soup and Smoothie Maker Stainless Steel White [1.2L 1000W]
Best Mid-Size Soup Maker
Makes delicious and healthy homemade soup with this Tefal Easy Soup and Smoothie Maker. In case you are wonder, it is not the only unit that does smoothies, cocktails, batters and desserts. All the other soup makers here are capable of making cold desserts. Just use the manual blend function. This unit may be on the small side in terms of capacity, but it does the job and does it well.
- Power: 1000 Watt
- Capacity: 1.2 Litre of soup and blends up to 800 grams of fruit for compote
- Programmes: 4 automatic culinary programmes; smooth, chunky, compote and blender function with two buttons operation and display. An Easy Clean function is also available to help with the cleaning and takes only 3 minutes.
- Cooking Time: 23 minutes for creamed soup, 25 minutes for chunky soup and for smoother consistency, use the 4 minutes blend program. Beeps when ready and automatically switches to keep warm function for 40 minutes. After that, the content will stay warm for up to 2 hours in the double walled and insulated jug.
3. Morphy Richards 501014 Saute and Soup Maker [1.6L 1100W]
This Morphy Richards soup maker has a saute function so you can add onions, bacons, ginger, garlic or spices into the jug first to saute for maximum flavour. Then add your chopped vegetables and stock. Use the soup maker to prepare your favourite fresh soup in as little as 21 minutes. You can also use the pause function to add more ingredients or seasoning in between by simply removing the lid. When you replace the lid, the cooking cycle will continue. There are four blending cycles to choose from; smooth soup, chunky soup, blend and pre-clean. The latter aids cleaning so you can then quickly rinse and wipe, ready for next time.
- Power: 1100W
- Capacity: 1.6L (four to six portions)
- Programme: 4 cooking functions; smooth soup (21 mins), chunky soup (28 mins), manual blend and pre-clean
- Cooking Time: 21 minutes (smooth), 28 minutes (chunky)
4. Morphy Richards 501022 Soup Maker [1.6L 1000W]
Best Large Soup Maker
Another Morphy Richards, the 501022 is a solid and dependable soup maker that can whip up your favourite dish in just 21 minutes. It comes with serrator blade to quickly slice and cut through the ingredients and stay sharp up to 12 times longer. For chunky soup, it will take up to 28 minutes to prepare, but if you are just blending juice, it will just take two minutes with the blend function. To know how long more to go for your food to be ready. It comes with a handy LED countdown display. Furthermore, the unit is equipped with keep warm function and clean mode for easy maintenance.
- Power: 1000W
- Capacity: 1.3 – 1.6L (four to six portions)
- Programme: 4 cooking functions; smooth soup (21 mins), chunky soup (28 mins), smoothies (2 mins) and manual blend function. That is on top of clean mode and keep warm functions.
- Cooking Time: 21 minutes (28 minutes for chunky)
5. Drew & Cole Soup Chef Stainless Steel Soup Maker [1.6L 1250W]
A relative newcomer, Drew and Cole offers this 1.6L soup maker in three finishes. Our favourite is the Charcoal one featured above. The other colours are red and plain stainless steel silver (common among the units here). It comes with saute, auto clean and keep warm function built-in and will cook fresh soup quickly in just 19 minutes. Simply pick your cooking function and walk away. When it is ready, it will automatically switch to keep warm for two hours. Lastly, on board memory function lets you add ingredients and seasoning in between cooking and continue to cook for the remaining time.
- Power: 1250W
- Capacity: 1.3 – 1.6L (four to six portions)
- Programme: 4 cooking functions; saute with non-stick hot plate, smooth soup, smooth+ (for cold drinks or desserts) and chunky soup. That is on top of auto clean, memory and keep warm function.
- Cooking Time: 19 minutes (25 minutes for chunky)
6. Salter EK1548 Electric Soup Maker [1.6L 1000W]
While most kettle style soup makers have volume levels marked on the jug itself, Salter goes further with this unit by including a measuring cup. While most people won’t need this, it is there if you want to use it. Plus, it sits neatly inside the main jug for easy storage. The standard safety function prevents overspill and dry burning, keeping you and the appliance safe. There is no digital display to show progress, just switch on the unit, select the blending mode for consistency and off it goes.
- Power: 1000W
- Capacity: 1.3 to 1.6L (four to six portions)
- Programme: 3 blending modes (puree, chunky soup, blend and clean)
- Cooking Time: 20 minutes
7. Tower T12031 Soup Maker [1.6L 1000W]
This soup maker from Tower offers the convenience of a digital control panel. The soft touch panel allows you to select your blend settings; smooth soup, chunky soup, juice or manual blend as well as turn on or off the unit. The appliance will then heat and blend the ingredient accordingly preparing up to 1.6L of soup, enough for the whole family.
- Power: 1000W
- Capacity: 1.6L (four to six portions)
- Programme: 4 blending modes (smooth and chunky soup, drinks and manual blend)
- Cooking Time: 22 minutes
8. Morphy Richards 501021 Compact Soup Maker [1.0L 900W]
Best Compact Soup Maker
By now you have seen enough Morphy Richards Soup Maker to know that they pretty much dominate the market where kettle based electric soup makers are concerned. Here is a compact variety with a small 1.0L capacity enough for 2 adults or three starter potions. The typical 1.6L capacity prepares enough soup to serve up to 4 people. It supports four blending modes; smooth and chunky soup, drinks and manual blend. Use the digital control panel with LED countdown display to start preparing your soup quickly.
- Power: 900W
- Capacity: 1.0L
- Programme: 4 blending modes (smooth and chunky soup, drinks and manual blend)
- Cooking Time: 19 minutes
9. Cuisinart SSB3U Soup Maker Plus Saute [1.75L 1050W]
Most Versatile Soup Maker
The only blender style soup maker in our list. This is no less impressive. Given its ability to function as a blender with pulse function, slow stir to mix the ingredients, saute, cook and simmer, it is a multi function blender. It even has 30 minutes cooking timer so you can set and leave it to get on. Sauté, cook, simmer, stir and blend all in the thermal glass jar, just add ingredients. Use the slow stir function for risottos, noodles, pasta, chunky soup and even curries. As a blender, blast through your ice cocktail or blend frozen fruits for that icy cool smoothie. It really is that flexible.
- Power: 1050W
- Capacity: 1.75L cold, 1.4 hot
- Programme: 3 heat settings, 4 blending modes (stirring and blending)
- Cooking Time: 30 minutes
10. Salter EK2613 Go Healthy Electric Soup Maker [1.6L 1050W]
Easy to use soup maker, the Salter EK2613 Go Healthy Electric Soup Maker comes with four preset function to make smooth, chunky soup, blended smoothy and lastly, auto clean cycle. It also has a generous 1.6L capacity, which if you have been following, is the average volume of the soup makers here. For safety there is the overheat cut-off system to prevent dry burning and overfill sensor. With its bargain basement price and simple operation, you can’t really go wrong.
- Power: 1050W
- Capacity: 1.6L
- Programme: 4 blending modes; smooth soup, chunky soup, blended smoothy and auto-clean
- Cooking Time: 30 minutes
BONUS: VonShef Multifunctional Digital Soup Maker [1.75L 900W]
Most Innovative Soup Maker
The only soup maker with a see-through, heat proof glass jug, the VonShef Multifunctional Digital Soup Maker has the upper hand. Not only does it add the convenience of being able to see what you are cooking, it also comes with a high 1.75L capacity for cold ingredients to make smoothies or shakes and 1.4L capacity for hot soup or desserts. There are four blending modes to choose from. Use the digital control panel to pick smooth, chunky, blend or pulse when blending. For added safety, it comes with overheat protection and cut off if the jug is too full or empty.
- Power: 900W
- Capacity: 1.75L cold, 1.4L hot
- Programme: 4 blending modes; smooth soup, chunky soup, blend and pulse
- Cooking Time: NA
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