Cuisinart Soup Maker Plus | Saute, Cook, Stir, Blend | Silver | SSB3U
ALL IN ONE
The Soup Maker plus is a ‘one-stop-shop’ for a whole host of comforting recipes. It can do any combination of sautéing, cooking, simmering, stirring and blending all inside the thermal glass jar, so it’s perfect for soups, risottos, curries, sauces and much more.
With the 30 minute timer, you can let your ingredients simmer away and the machine will turn off at the end of the cycle. With the entire process taking place in the jar, the clean up is quick and easy too.
KEY FEATURES
- Powerful, 3 setting, heating element.
- 4 stirring/blending options.
- Stainless steel blades.
- Thermal glass jar with triple seal lid.
- 1.4L hot liquid capacity, 1.75L cool liquid capacity.
INGREDIENTS
Using fresh ingredients produces the best flavours in your recipe.
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NOODLES & PASTACook a spicy ramen and gently stir your noodles with the slow stir function. Or cook ingredients for a pasta sauce and blend it to a smooth consistency. | CURRIES & RISOTTOSUse the non stick cooking plate to sauté base ingredients for a curry or risotto. The gentle slow stir is perfect for stirring risotto. | SMOOTHIES & COCKTAILSPowerful enough to crush ice, try blending frozen fruit and ice for smoothies or shake up your Friday night with a fresh cocktail. |
MORE FEATURES
UNIQUE SLOW STIR FUNCTION – Gently mixes ingredients during cooking. Great for risottos and chunky soups.
EASY CLEAN – The glass jar is super easy to clean – simply fill with hot soapy water immediately after use and blend on a low speed to remove excess.
THERMAL GLASS JAR – Watch your ingredients as they cook inside the robust glass jar. Easily check on your recipe and adjust the settings as needed for perfect results. It will also keep your recipe warm after cooking.
| Weight: | 5.94 kg |
| Dimensions: | 20 x 23 x 46 cm; 5.94 Kilograms |
| Brand: | Cuisinart |
| Model: | SSB3U |
| Colour: | Silver |
| Colour: | Silver |
Great item
This was bought as a gift for my parents to replace an ageing machine. They love it and say that it is really easy to use although it does take up quite a bit of room compared to some soup makers
Makes brilliant soup
This was the second soup maker purchased after a different brand purchased was disappointing and returned. This soup maker does exactly what it says, couldn’t be happier. The jug is quite heavy but otherwise great!
Brilliant soup maker, easy to use and clea
I love this soup maker! So easy to use. Takes 30 minutes to make delicious soups (plus pasta sauce, curries etc). I cook soups while I’m cooking dinner, it is so convenient. Also just click blitz with hot water and it’s clean (you just need to either clean straight away or fill it with warm water when finished making soup, if you leave it, the veg dries on and is hard to clean).
Brilliant soup maker, easy to use and clea
I love this soup maker! So easy to use. Takes 30 minutes to make delicious soups (plus pasta sauce, curries etc). I cook soups while I’m cooking dinner, it is so convenient. Also just click blitz with hot water and it’s clean (you just need to either clean straight away or fill it with warm water when finished making soup, if you leave it, the veg dries on and is hard to clean).
A great soup and stew make
I have made great soups and stews in this soup maker. I noticed other people said about the top coming off and I did see this when I overfilled it, so my fault but I find that if you leave the top scoop at an angle the air gets in and the top does not come up or off. My grumble is where the glass joins the bottom you can get food stuck if it has rolled down the side.
A great soup and stew make
I have made great soups and stews in this soup maker. I noticed other people said about the top coming off and I did see this when I overfilled it, so my fault but I find that if you leave the top scoop at an angle the air gets in and the top does not come up or off. My grumble is where the glass joins the bottom you can get food stuck if it has rolled down the side.
Takes much longer to make soup
Blender not very good. Can’t leave to make its self need to be there at each stage to sauts , boil, simmer and blend. Item very heavy and high on the worktop.
Makes good soup if prepared to put the work in.
Best buy
Very useful to make normal soups. But if you need any specific soups like Indian it won’t be good
Easy to use
Having previous bad experiences of soupmakers by MR..two had cutters shear off, one the heating control failed, I was initially hesitant over this.
Quality of manufacture is good and the cutter structure gives confidence, Easy to use and to clean & the results have been excellent.
Only downside is that is heavy and its height makes it difficult to find storage space in a cupboad though it looks impressive on the worktop.
Easy to use
Having previous bad experiences of soupmakers by MR..two had cutters shear off, one the heating control failed, I was initially hesitant over this.
Quality of manufacture is good and the cutter structure gives confidence, Easy to use and to clean & the results have been excellent.
Only downside is that is heavy and its height makes it difficult to find storage space in a cupboad though it looks impressive on the worktop.
Great piece of ki
Love this so easy to use and can add ingredients unlike my old soup maker. Like being able to saut first and can see what’s happening during cooking. Self cleaning is great but only need a tiny amount of washing up liquid.
Love this blender/soup make
This is an amazing device. Its very easy to use. You can use it as a blender or to cook with too. As it has the heating option. Ive even used it to make hot chocolate and cakes!
Its just pricey but worth i
Soup Make
Very good kitchen implement.Easy to use,easy to clean.Very pleased with it.
Great brand for soup make
High quality glass bowl and give so much confidence to boil, cook food without worrying the material will melt into the soup. Easy to clean, just add hot water and soap then blend it, rinse with another 1-2 times hot water and done. Thanks to Cuisinart.
Fantastic
I can not emphasise how fantastic this is iv had other soup makers and they r not a patch on this so pleased easy to use and makes delicious soups of all varieties
Very useful
Very pleased with my purchase. Jug is heavy, but i don’t mind. I like that it’s glass and no nonsense in my foods. Wish the cover was made out of glass too, or stainless steel. You do have to get to grips with the instructions on how to use, initially. But once you start using, it’s not a problem.
Soup a la Carte.
I like the way that you can see the progress of the soup. With the “gentle stir” facility you can give it a stir at any time in the cooking cycle. Then there is the “blitz” option for making the soup as lumpy of smooth as you like. With a saute option it makes this “gadget” very versatile.
Soup a la Carte.
I like the way that you can see the progress of the soup. With the “gentle stir” facility you can give it a stir at any time in the cooking cycle. Then there is the “blitz” option for making the soup as lumpy of smooth as you like. With a saute option it makes this “gadget” very versatile.
Soup make
I haven’t yet opened the box up but this is replacing one that broke after a good few years of use. Very good soup maker, also makes smoothies and sauces etc. The delivery could have been a little quicker, but I did receive a very quick response when I messaged the sender.
Fantastic technology
Cooked perfect/delicious carrot soup from scratch in it and blended it into a smooth soup but that is not the same with my fresh pepper sauce with seeds. It came out not as smooth and with little pepper chunks in it too. Overall it’s a fantastic machine and so easy to use and clean.
I have had previous problems with those crap Soup Chef soupmakers, (returned two. which deformed) – bewRE THERE ARE A DOZEN OR SO BRANDS ALL THE SAME PRODUCT ALL MADE AT THE SAME FACTORY UNDER DIFFERENT BRANDS , ALL ON AMAZON – AVOID THEM) so i went to town this time and got a quality product. does the job fine. I WAS LUCKY AS THIS IS A 140 ITEM ON SPECIAL OFFER.
I have had previous problems with those crap Soup Chef soupmakers, (returned two. which deformed) – bewRE THERE ARE A DOZEN OR SO BRANDS ALL THE SAME PRODUCT ALL MADE AT THE SAME FACTORY UNDER DIFFERENT BRANDS , ALL ON AMAZON – AVOID THEM) so i went to town this time and got a quality product. does the job fine. I WAS LUCKY AS THIS IS A 140 ITEM ON SPECIAL OFFER.
Excellent all round!
Never thought I needed a soup maker till persuaded to buy this. It’s excellent all round making better soup than I always did by hand and saving so much time.
At nearly double the price of many other soup makers it takes a bit of a leap of faith to spend the extra, so is it worth it?
From the moment you unpack it you can see that the Soup Maker Plus lives up to the usual Cuisinart standard.
Robust and yet compact it’s easy to find a space in the in even the smallest of kitchens, yet it still produces an impressive 1.7l of piping hot soup.
Previously I was juggling pans and a blender to make soup, now it’s a simple “one pot” process.
One feature I find particularly handy which is missing from the majority of other soup makers, even at the Cuisinart’s premium price point, is the ability to saut.
This makes it a true “one pot” device cutting down on pot-juggling and cleaning.
Speaking of cleaning, this is another area where the Cuisinart product excels, the self-cleaning function means that even this chore is reduced to nothing.
So, are there no faults at all, not quite. The first “issue” I encountered was with the supplied measuring cup, when washing it in warm water for the first time all of the measuring increments came off. Not a great problem for me as I don’t use it, but a bit irritating if you do.
Problem number two is more of a design flaw – there is a maximum level indication on the body, however it is almost impossible to see, so I’ve ended up having to put a small piece of black tape over it, again not major, however it looks unsightly and could have easily been made more visible.
Would I then recommend the Cuisinart Soup Maker? Yes, without hesitation, if you’re after a well built, quality product which looks good and produces fantastic results, then look no further, it’s err, “souper”…
At nearly double the price of many other soup makers it takes a bit of a leap of faith to spend the extra, so is it worth it?
From the moment you unpack it you can see that the Soup Maker Plus lives up to the usual Cuisinart standard.
Robust and yet compact it’s easy to find a space in the in even the smallest of kitchens, yet it still produces an impressive 1.7l of piping hot soup.
Previously I was juggling pans and a blender to make soup, now it’s a simple “one pot” process.
One feature I find particularly handy which is missing from the majority of other soup makers, even at the Cuisinart’s premium price point, is the ability to saut.
This makes it a true “one pot” device cutting down on pot-juggling and cleaning.
Speaking of cleaning, this is another area where the Cuisinart product excels, the self-cleaning function means that even this chore is reduced to nothing.
So, are there no faults at all, not quite. The first “issue” I encountered was with the supplied measuring cup, when washing it in warm water for the first time all of the measuring increments came off. Not a great problem for me as I don’t use it, but a bit irritating if you do.
Problem number two is more of a design flaw – there is a maximum level indication on the body, however it is almost impossible to see, so I’ve ended up having to put a small piece of black tape over it, again not major, however it looks unsightly and could have easily been made more visible.
Would I then recommend the Cuisinart Soup Maker? Yes, without hesitation, if you’re after a well built, quality product which looks good and produces fantastic results, then look no further, it’s err, “souper”…
My second Cuisine A
I had another one of these soup makers for many years. It did finally give up the ghost but it was constantly used for many years. I think it is fab which is why I have bought a replacement.
My first Cuisinart Soup Maker stopped working properly after 7 years’ regular use. The boil feature was the same as the Simmer feature, so the soup was taking longer to cook. After 7 years the Teflon coating I think was worn away. I purchased a second Cuisinart as I was very happy with it. There a couple of changes to the new version, it Saute’s and the Stir option stays on until you switch it off. Neither new function is a problem. You also have to switch the machine on again when you are ready to blend, which is my only niggle about this new version. Personally, I preferred it in the original Black; the Silver coloured base makes it look a bit cheap. I would still recommend and would purchase this Soup Maker again.
My first Cuisinart Soup Maker stopped working properly after 7 years’ regular use. The boil feature was the same as the Simmer feature, so the soup was taking longer to cook. After 7 years the Teflon coating I think was worn away. I purchased a second Cuisinart as I was very happy with it. There a couple of changes to the new version, it Saute’s and the Stir option stays on until you switch it off. Neither new function is a problem. You also have to switch the machine on again when you are ready to blend, which is my only niggle about this new version. Personally, I preferred it in the original Black; the Silver coloured base makes it look a bit cheap. I would still recommend and would purchase this Soup Maker again.
Heavy
This is my third soup maker. Had an Andrew James one that was excellent and lasted about 4/5 years. Them bought a Tower one which lasted until guarantee had expired. Bought this one and yes it makes nice soup but the jug is extremely heavy.
The T-800 of soup makers
Tried a few before this one. They didn’t heat well or were too flimsy.
I like my appliances rugged, (as if they were built by Cyberdine and sent back from the future).
This one is large capacity,
Does hot and cold,
Heats and chops like a beast (don’t leave your Ital stew cooking on high and walk away!)
The glass jar is BPA free.
(Although there seems to be some kind of non-stick heater at the bottom — would have to ask Mark Ruffalo what it’s made of…)
You can unscrew the jar from the chopping base making cleaning easier. But watch out for them blades.
Only thing, some other models have an auto-blend program. This doesn’t. But it’s better to come back and have to blend hot veg yourself, than have tepid veg soup blended for you.
All-in-all a well designed, sturdy unit.
Super duper blende
I read the reviews before buying. I was looking for a blender not a soup maker. I blend sambal, chilli sauce, curry paste a lot. The review reads as a soup maker, the blender its an over kill, meaning less likely to not get chunky soup. What does this mean? It means its a super duper blender. Its sturdy solidly built. Love it.
iT'S BRILLIANT
My favorite piece of kitchen equipment, so easy to use and clean, lovely soups , sauces and rissottos in one po
Lovely quality soup make
This is a good quality heavy soup maker. After having several others, this is the best quality and easiest to use. Great that you can see the soup too 🙂
One jug to wash
Very pleased with soup maker, easy to use, glass jug could be heavy for some but it’s very sturdy. You can easily watch soup rather than the stainless steel option. It’s tall so measure if it’s to go under cupboards, looks nice on worktop.
This is amazing! Best soup maker I’ve ever had, and I’ve had many! It’s solid, sturdy albeit a bit heavy. The STIR function is brilliant, no sticking on the hot plate. Have made three batches in as many days and it does more than just soup. Can’t recommend this enough, it’s become a must have in my kitchen now : – )
This is amazing! Best soup maker I’ve ever had, and I’ve had many! It’s solid, sturdy albeit a bit heavy. The STIR function is brilliant, no sticking on the hot plate. Have made three batches in as many days and it does more than just soup. Can’t recommend this enough, it’s become a must have in my kitchen now : – )
Very handy gadget!
Son and daughter in law very happy with this gift. It’s helped them during this lockdown.
This soup maker is far superior to those makers where you just load up ingredients press a button and walk away. No, this soup maker allows you to have so many options. Allows flexibility to adapt recipes to produce a range of soups, sauces and smoothies
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Processing Flexibility
Saut / heating
Stirring
Cleaning options
Large clear glass vessel
New Lower Price
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Heavy, especially when fully loaded
No blending option during cooking
This is a soup maker (and more!!) for those who want to create and adapt existing recipes.
Brillia
This is my 3rd one. The other 2 lasted over 6 years each. I make loads of soup and it’s a real workhorse. Can’t be without it.
Excellent piece of equipment.
Excellent piece of equipment, easy to use. My only complaint is that the jug is heavy, but apart from this, I can thoroughly recommend this soup maker.
Best gadget ever purchased
Probably the best kitchen gadget I have ever purchased. Wonderful produc
Love this
Great product. Easy to clean and quick for soup. Next to try out for risotto!
Compact and Simple
Love it!! Simple to use and keeps the kitchen tidy. Very compact and easy to clean. Soups in recipe book are delicious and remarkably easy to make- especially the Sweet Potato & Red Pepper !!
So easy to use & clea
I absolutely love this very easy to use & to clean after 🙂 .
Be patient!
It took longer than I had hoped to cook the vegetables initially but overall it makes excellent soup all in one machine. I liked the different blending speeds and the overall look of the soup make
This makes amazing soup so quickly using just one appliance. The blades are superior quality to a stick blender & blend perfectly, it’s also easy to clean. The saute function is great, have never had food burn as non stick.. I use it several times a week, it’s small enough and good looking enough to leave out always ready to go….Love it!
The right order in which ingredients must be added
I liked that you can control the level of heat and the speed of blending and you can give a stir whenever you need
This is a BEAST, it’s heavy, extremely well made, if anything it’s over the top in the manufacture, but, that isn’t a criticism at all, in fact, it’s a major positive. It’s so very easy to use, and, you can adapt pretty much any of your existing soup recipes for this machine.
First impressions are, it’s heavy, do not expect this to be a lightweight device, it isn’t, but, that gives it a serious feel, it doesn’t feel cheap like the others, or has a quality feel to it.
Ease of use. Well, my partner used it yesterday to great effect, chop up the ingredients a little, whack them in, hit saute and leave it, then, add fluids, leave it for 25 minutes, stir (using the handy button), then, at the end, pop onto setting 2 to blitz up your soup. Have to admit, it was DELICIOUS.
Cleaning is indeed easy, very easy in fact. Once you’ve done and emptied the glass Jug, pop some water in, with a tiny amount of fairy liquid ( other cleaning solutions are available lol), whizz it up a little, rinse out and that’s it, nothing could be easier.
All in all, if you want a “proper soup maker”, one that blitzes, blends and makes a lovely soup, do not look any further, THIS is the one you want.
We would definitely put this as a highly recommended
This is a BEAST, it’s heavy, extremely well made, if anything it’s over the top in the manufacture, but, that isn’t a criticism at all, in fact, it’s a major positive. It’s so very easy to use, and, you can adapt pretty much any of your existing soup recipes for this machine.
First impressions are, it’s heavy, do not expect this to be a lightweight device, it isn’t, but, that gives it a serious feel, it doesn’t feel cheap like the others, or has a quality feel to it.
Ease of use. Well, my partner used it yesterday to great effect, chop up the ingredients a little, whack them in, hit saute and leave it, then, add fluids, leave it for 25 minutes, stir (using the handy button), then, at the end, pop onto setting 2 to blitz up your soup. Have to admit, it was DELICIOUS.
Cleaning is indeed easy, very easy in fact. Once you’ve done and emptied the glass Jug, pop some water in, with a tiny amount of fairy liquid ( other cleaning solutions are available lol), whizz it up a little, rinse out and that’s it, nothing could be easier.
All in all, if you want a “proper soup maker”, one that blitzes, blends and makes a lovely soup, do not look any further, THIS is the one you want.
We would definitely put this as a highly recommended
So easy to use and makes great tasting soup. Easy to clean too but the only down side is; after it’s cleaned there’s always a smell left in the glass jar. I’ve soaked it and put it in the dishwasher but the smell doesn’t go away. But it doesn’t bother me as I use it for soup only.
So easy to use and makes great tasting soup. Easy to clean too but the only down side is; after it’s cleaned there’s always a smell left in the glass jar. I’ve soaked it and put it in the dishwasher but the smell doesn’t go away. But it doesn’t bother me as I use it for soup only.
What a good Soup Make
A very good Soup Maker. What a difference to the old fashioned way with saucepans etc.., and really good soup. Love it to bits
My only quibbles are that at 5’2″ tall. To add extra ingredients, I either have to take jug off base or stand on something! The jug is also rather heavy, but I suppose it needs to be strong. Excellent for making soup. I find it a bit of overkill for making individual smoothies and hard work for finely chopping veg (my dog has allergies and I have to make up her veg separately). I had hoped that I could do all three things with one machine, (not at the same time) but I’ve ended up buying a nutribullet for the smoothies.
My only quibbles are that at 5’2″ tall. To add extra ingredients, I either have to take jug off base or stand on something! The jug is also rather heavy, but I suppose it needs to be strong. Excellent for making soup. I find it a bit of overkill for making individual smoothies and hard work for finely chopping veg (my dog has allergies and I have to make up her veg separately). I had hoped that I could do all three things with one machine, (not at the same time) but I’ve ended up buying a nutribullet for the smoothies.
The best make ever. I've had a few others but they don't come close.
Received it yesterday. Excellent, I’ve already made cauliflower and Stilton soup. Love it.
Grea
Just what I wanted, makes soup easy and less time consuming than watching a pan.
Excellent quality soup make
Excellent quality. One pre-programmed soup option would have been useful.
Quick
Best thing I have in my cupboard soup excellent love i
Have used this soup maker loads since I purchased it, all I will say is, buy appropriate recipe books to suit this style of product as not all soup makers have the functions this model has…over all money well spent, it is heavy, solid and very well made, cleaning is simple, and nothing has stuck to the heat plate or burnt, and simple to use functions
Have used this soup maker loads since I purchased it, all I will say is, buy appropriate recipe books to suit this style of product as not all soup makers have the functions this model has…over all money well spent, it is heavy, solid and very well made, cleaning is simple, and nothing has stuck to the heat plate or burnt, and simple to use functions
My wife has been looking at soup makers for a while and after reading the reviews she took the plunge and this one. She has other Cuisine art equipment and has always been satisfied with the brand. This is a solid bit of kit, very easy to clean and is a breeze to use. My wife is over the moon with it and rates it as one of her top cooking aides.
My wife has been looking at soup makers for a while and after reading the reviews she took the plunge and this one. She has other Cuisine art equipment and has always been satisfied with the brand. This is a solid bit of kit, very easy to clean and is a breeze to use. My wife is over the moon with it and rates it as one of her top cooking aides.
This soup maker was purchased just before Christmas. It is used each week to make 5 servings of various soups It is very easy to clean, although some people think otherwise but I don’t know why. I have used a cheaper make which on three occasions over a very little time failed because the heater couldn’t cope .For me this maker does everything I require and is well built.
Had one for 4 years now, Cleaning was difficult until my mum said put brown sugar the rougher larger grains, and put it in to blend, then add a good blob of washing up liquid and a a tiny amount of water to make a paste Blend it for 30 seconds. Add boiling water and heat up for a few mins on high. Then rinse with hot water several times. I only do this after several uses, or after making a curry from scratch.
It is very good for small batches and simple to adapt to whatever ingredients you choose. The only downside is that you cannot detach base from glass top to make it easy to clean. At some point I suspect that however careful I am to soak it there will be food which, even with the bottle brush I use, will be hard to shift. I have already let drips of soup run down the outside and into the screw thread. I assumed that, like other bits of kit, it would come apart for easy cleaning- I was wrong.
It is very good for small batches and simple to adapt to whatever ingredients you choose. The only downside is that you cannot detach base from glass top to make it easy to clean. At some point I suspect that however careful I am to soak it there will be food which, even with the bottle brush I use, will be hard to shift. I have already let drips of soup run down the outside and into the screw thread. I assumed that, like other bits of kit, it would come apart for easy cleaning- I was wrong.
I always wanted one of these soup makers but put off buying it as I thought it was too expensive, I eventually got round to buying one and I am very impressed, its straight forward easy too use and the soup recipes are excellent plus you can do risottos and smoothies as well, I now feel it was cash well spent, it’s a great device.
I have just ordered soup maker plus ,as the first model is so amazing !!
An may I add not at all complicated ,,it’s the easiest kitchen gadget to
Use , prob the best gadget for the kitchen on the market .
I’d buy a third model if they improve any more !!!!!
Really pleased with this product. It is so versatile and easy to use. Don’t understand the review from someone else about the ‘hot’ blending not being adequate; I blended on the first setting (of two available for hot liquids) and it was perfect with no dangerous overflow of boiling liquids. I bought this after returning a cheaper other brand one that didn’t work and decided to upgrade. It is worth the extra as its functionality is far superior and you can set each programme item independently instead of being locked into a ‘programme’. It is very sturdy and solid and the jug is very tough glass. If you are looking for a soup maker all in one that you can also use for other stuff (eg risottos) then this is the one for you.
Really pleased with this product. It is so versatile and easy to use. Don’t understand the review from someone else about the ‘hot’ blending not being adequate; I blended on the first setting (of two available for hot liquids) and it was perfect with no dangerous overflow of boiling liquids. I bought this after returning a cheaper other brand one that didn’t work and decided to upgrade. It is worth the extra as its functionality is far superior and you can set each programme item independently instead of being locked into a ‘programme’. It is very sturdy and solid and the jug is very tough glass. If you are looking for a soup maker all in one that you can also use for other stuff (eg risottos) then this is the one for you.
Bought 3 of these now as gifts and all good. Use it a lot for different things. Only criticism is how best to clean the blades inside the jug as you cannot immerse in water but no real deal.