Drew&Cole Soup Chef Pro 1.6L - Stainless Steel Soup Maker with 8 Functions - Delay Timer Setting - Digital LED Display - 5 Large Servings - Self-Cleaning - Cooks, Steams, Blends & Sautes

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This is a public forum presenting user opinions on selected products and businesses, and as such the views expressed do not reflect the opinion of ProductReview. There are two main types: those that look like a traditional blender; and those that have a blade suspended from their lid. It can’t be opened up without resetting the programme though, which will be frustrating if you’re a hands-on cook who likes to taste and season as you go.

FUNCTIONS – The soup chef has 6 functions which makes it a standout product – Create Smooth Soup, Chunky Soup, Blend, Delay Timer, Keep warm function and Auto-clean. As part of our commitment at Ideal Home to how we test, all of the soup makers featured here have been tested either at home or at our test facility, so that we can tell you exactly what we think before you spend your money.Included is a selection of new releases and firm favourites that continuously hold their position against new brand models.

There’s a handy automatic cleaning mode, but it didn’t remove all the burnt food on the base of the jug, so you’ll need to wipe it down too. Pulse-Heat Keep Warm: Soup Chef’s exclusive Pulse-Heat Keep Warm function keeps your soup hot and ready, while preventing burning, for up to two hours so it’s ready when you are. Sauté function: At the touch of a button the non-stick plate at the bottom of Soup Chef will heat up so you can sauté your ingredients to help you create soups that are packed with flavour. We take internal temperature readings to check whether it's thoroughly heated and then work out the percentage of water lost during the cooking process – the more moisture lost, the lower the score.

While soup makers aren’t necessarily a kitchen essential, they can save a great deal of time and fuss when whipping up a nourishing bowl of goodness. With the Soup Chef Pro, making a soup that would normally take an hour may take 20 minutes instead, and you may be less tempted to stop at a fast-food place for a quick bite. Both our smooth and chunky soups were well cooked and tasty, but it didn’t manage to blend up our frozen berry and yogurt smoothie, so you can’t use it in place of a standard blender. Passionate about finding the best home products and appliances for our readers, she has tested everything from blenders to pizza ovens. I do own a couple of soup cookbooks that I keep meaning to cook more recipes from but knowing how long it’s going to take and the mess it’s going to create I never seem to get round to making them.