Morphy Richards Saute and Soup Maker 501014 Brushed Stainless Steel Soup Maker
Morphy Richards 501014 Saute and Soup Maker – Brushed Stainless Steel
Fresh, Home-made Soup in Just 21 Minutes
Soup Maker from Morphy Richards, the fuss-free way to make delicious soup, just the way you like it. In as little as 21 minutes, you can be sitting down with a bowl of fresh, homemade and nutritious soup. Unlike shop-bought soup, this soup will be made to your own personal taste and consistency.
- Saute function – simply add onions, bacon, garlic, ginger or spices into the jug for maximum flavour before adding the vegetables and stock.
- Pause function – the option to add seasoning during the cooking cycle , when the lid is reapplied the cooking cycle will continue.
- Four settings – smooth soup in 21 mins, chunky soup in 28 mins, juice in 2 mins and a blend function to ensure texture is to personal taste.
- For serving up to four people.
- Non stick coating – easy to clean.
Simple Steps
The Soup Maker is designed to be quick and easy to use. Simply prepare and chop your ingredients into small pieces, place them inside the soup maker and choose either the smooth or chunky setting. For best results chop your ingredients to 1 – 2 cm pieces to allow quicker cooking and better blending. The easy to use control panel features an LED countdown display that shows exactly how long your soup has left to cook while you just sit back and let your soup maker do the hard work for you.
For Best Results
- Starch and sugars present in some food may stick to the base of the jug if placed in direct contact. Stop this by adding half a cup of stock to the soupmaker before placing in solid ingredients
- Chop your ingredients to 1 – 2 cm pieces to allow quicker cooking and better blending
User Tips
Follow a couple of the easy-to-use recipes when you start using your Soup Maker to familiarise yourself with the product and have optimal results from the start.
- Ensure the power cable is fully inserted into the base of the soupmaker securely before use. If this is not fully inserted the item may not switch on or may turn off during its cycle.
- Align the soupmaker lid with the jug to ensure the lid slots into the unit correctly. If not aligned correctly the soupmaker will not perform.
- Do not overfill the jug as this could lift the lid during the cooking process and cause programme to reset. Note there is a maximum fill-line in the body of the unit. Please do not exceed this amount.
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Style-Conscious, Functional and PracticalThis soup maker fits well into any style of kitchen and with a top-down design that allows for a large 1.6 L jug, you can make enough soup for up to four servings at once. After you’ve enjoyed your meal, just give the jug a quick rinse under the tap, wipe it with a soapy sponge and your soup maker is ready for next time. | Easy to CleanThe Soup Maker also features an easy clean non-stick coating making cleaning a breeze. After you’ve enjoyed your meal, just give the jug a quick rinse under the tap, wipe it with a soapy sponge and your soup maker is ready for next time. For best results add half a cup of water or stock to the Soup Maker before placing in any solid ingredients. Due to the starch and sugars present in some foods, these may stick to the inside base of the jug if they are placed in direct contact. | Recipes to Get You StartedDelicious recipes are included in the instruction booklet to get you started; from a smooth roast tomato and basil to a chunky chicken and sweet corn as well as some inspirational ideas such as butternut squash, chilli and coconut if you’re feeling adventurous. A step by step guide to making tasty creations, Raspberry smoothies and blueberry milkshakes to name a few, with the smoothie function are also available. | Saute FunctionSaute function – simply add onions, bacon, garlic, ginger or spices into the jug for maximum flavour before adding the vegetables and stock. |
| Weight: | 2.3 kg |
| Dimensions: | 22.4 x 17 x 31 cm; 2.3 Kilograms |
| Brand: | Morphy Richards |
| Model: | 501014 |
| Colour: | Brushed Stainless Steel |
| Colour: | Brushed Stainless Steel |
Worked ok for a bit but now it keeps blowing the electrics every time I use it mean while the soups are wonderful but it does nt work any more can you help me ?
Want to give your coworkers food envy? This makes life and soup so easy!
Saut mode is amazing and saves having to get your onions and garlic ready in another pan. It will take a while for the high cost to offset supermarket soups but i think mine so far have been much more flavoursome!
Only used smoothie option once and it was delish. The booklet with it has lots of recipes that are easy to follow and allow you to explore and experiment with ingredients.
If you like soup, like all the time… this is the fella for you…. absolutely anything can be put in it and ground into a hot gruel. It’s souper duper !!!!
What I like about this product is it’s simple to use although you can get the same results in less time with a hand blender. I have bought this more for convenience as I usually make my own soup in a large pan.
But with this product you can get on with your other cooking especially if preparing for a dinner party . It’s on a timer it doesn’t have an after odour when it is cleaned .
Full marks.
If you like vegetable soups this one is a must. Throw in the ingredients, leave it do its stuff and hey presto fresh vegetable soup. Only downside is the blade and rotator are fixed to the motor in the head so not light and a bit of a knack to clean but easily mastered. Definitely not a dishwasher job.
This is fantastic – once you’ve set it to go it does exactly what it says. So far I’ve only made smooth soups and each
one has been so tasty. I’m delighted with my purchase.
Thought this would be yet another gadget pushed to the back of the cupboard but I use it all the time. Couldn’t be easier and it transforms vegetables into something really tasty.
Love the quickness of having soup but could do with a bit more space inside to make more
This is so easy to use and makes a perfect amount of soup for four. There is only my husband and I at home now so that’s great for us. Wouldn’t have been big enough when the children lived at home. The saut function is really good and saves using another pan. It’s really easy to clean after making soup too.
One of the best if not THE best electrical gadgets I have ever bought. So easy to use and soup tastes wonderful. It takes so little time and the serrator mechanism is an added bonus giving choice between chunky or smooth or even in between soup. If you like homemade soup I would definitely recommend this soup maker.
Robust, used it already about 100 times.
Delicious soup from raw vegetables in just over 20 mins, flavour improves after standing a while.
Be careful not to drip condensation from the top onto the electrical connector as this will trip mains – easily avoided by tilting lid forward as you lift.
Would benefit from a stay warm/reheat function.
I have never had heard about soupmakers before (coming from a tropical country). I love this product because it allows making soups very easily, especially because there is a saute function. The only downside is that there is a limit of 1,3 liters to 1,6 liters. Other than that, perfect.
Great product but I still have to get myold blender out to get a really smooth soup, other wise it has a tapioca texture.
This product is very good particularly for people who live on there own or small busy family’s. Easy and quick to use and some of the recipes are very good .
What a revelation! It’s amazing! So simple to use, easy to clean and (most importantly for me) healthy soups are created in around 25 minutes (often from veg. that I might have previously have thrown away). FABULOUS! Thank you Morphy Richards. Will recommended to anyone who wants a soup maker.
Very good product, what I was expecting. Only one negative point, I’ve bough it from Spain and when open the box, saw it was coming with UK plug and no adapter…So had to change plug..
I purchased this for my husband for his Christmas, with this being our first soup maker, we were recommended this item by a friend and you did not disappoint.
Easy to use, so simple my 10 year old daughter even makes her own soup.
We wanted this one so it would saute the vegetables for more flavouring. Highly recommend the Morphy RIchards Saute and Soup Maker for anyone new to soup making or even and an upgrade, and bonus it wasn’t too expensive also.
This is one of the best things I have ever bought. The soups are delicious & so easy to make- as well as being nutritious & healthy . The saut part is useful too- i’ve used low cal sprays for onions, bacon etc . Have recommended this model to others . I would not be without it now.
Fine while it’s working after about 6 times using it tripped the electric and obviously haven’t been able to use it since
Because of this would not recommend buying one
A fantastic product! All the soups I have made are nice. The soup maker makes your life easier as well having all ingredients in one pot only. The saut option is great for onions or bacon. The choice of chunky or blended is brilliant. It takes around 20 minutes to have your soup ready while you do something else. It switches itself off. An excellent purchase for me
I wasn’t that keen on buying this but people kept suggesting this to me so I eventually gave it.
I actually really like it, usually make soup every week now as it’s so quick and easy to do.
The cleaning is a bit annoying as you can’t put the parts into the sink but it’s not overly bad that you’d deduct a star off for.
Haven’t had it very long so can’t really judge durability but it seems fine. Absolutely loved the soup I have made so far and I really like the fact that I can saut in the soup maker rather than using another pan. I just wish it came with more recipes in the instruction book but I have bought a recipe book and now feel more confident to experiment myself.
Easy to use and to clean. Saute function is useful as you don’t have to use a separate pan. Negatives are that it does not switch itself off at the end of the cycle, and you have to stand the lid on its handle if you take it off mid cooking, making it difficult to pick up again.
The instruction book comes with 7 saute recipes and 7 soup recipes.
Saute recipies,
Celery soup
Butternut Squash, Chilli and Coconut Soup
Lentil & Bacon Soup
Italian Tomato Soup
Leek & Bacon Soup
Winter Lamb and Lentil Broth
Chicken & Mushroom Soup
Soup Recipies,
Roast Tomato and Basil
Chinese Style Chicken &Sweetcorn
Pea, Ham & Mint
Piston
Vegetable
There are also recipes for croutons, lardons and juices.
The image is of the Italian Tomato soup that I made with ease on my first attempt!
I purchased on the recommendation of a friend. I was convinced that it would be a waste of money but have found that we are using every day. Even the kids love the results. I am a convert
I find a balance of seet veg like sweet potato, butternut squash and carrot for approx 3/4 and 1/4 green veg like broccoli with 2 stock cubes works bes
So far so good, I’ve tried a few different recipes and it’s a great kitchen gadget. However, if I was to buy it again I don’t think I’d bother with the saute function as the base is so narrow it’s difficult to saute vegetables properly. Overall a good buy and very handy for preparing lunches for work.
We were persuaded to buy this by by friends & it worked excellent for 11months. It produces excellent soup of a many varieties. Do not be afraid to explore different recipes using what veg you have left. Hence it reduces waste. Now the problem after 11 months the blade broke off the shaft, luckly I noticed when I took the top off so neither the top blade or scew or washer ened up on on the dinner table. No reply on there help line yet??
Chuck in your veg & stock, and that’s it. I really like the saute option on this machine- I do onions before I add the veg.
Never had it boil over or spill or anything like that. It is simply superb! 21 mins later, your soup is ready. I only wish it made MORE (but i’ve looked around and this is pretty much the largest volume available). Makes about 4-6 bowls. Also, it’s so easy that doing it regularly is not exactly a hardship!
I didn’t believe the cleaning would be easy, but it’s a literal rinse and repeat situation.
I really like this gadget and have made lots of soups. The saute part is lost on me tho as it has ALWAYS burnt whatever I have sauteed because there is simply not a big enough area to fry things off…So I just pan fry the onions etc before adding…otherwise a great quick gadget for delicious home made soups
Really pleased with this, especially the saute facility. I know its not that hard to make soups but this makes it so much easier. Just put in all the ingredients and set to the right setting. Would mention, as someone else did, the noise when blending can come as a bit of a surprise and is definitely not relished by our dog!
So far I have made several batches of soups in this maker, and all have turned out great. The saute function is highly recommended if you are considering other models, it saves a lot of time, energy and washing up to get it all done in the same pot. Talking of washing up, the jug is really easy to rinse out and dry with a paper towel. The blender attachment just needs a quick rinse and that’s it.
It does create a lot of condensation and the blend function is quite startling when it turns itself on during cooking, be warned!
And I found this gadget to be brilliant! The saut feature is brilliant, as you don’t need need to use any other pots or pans for sauting anything. And these days its so easy to get hold of chopped veg for soups in the shops. I would also use precooked chicken/meat. And so making soup has never been easier.
I would normally use this at least once or twice a week especially when its cold outside. Its a good way to get your greens/veg in. The smooth and chunky feature is very useful. The soup comes out pipping hot! And you can easily pour into a bowl from it. And it is really easy to clean.
All in all definitely worth it.
I also bought this book as I am a novice to soup making:
I noticed that some reviews reported fuses triping so I turn my cooker hood on and place the soup maker directly below it and I haven’t had any problems.
I thought that this might be a novelty product, used a couple of times and then put away in a cupboard, but I’m loving the ease at which I can make my own delicious soup.
Spoke to Morphy Richards prior to refund who suggested if I wanted a new one they would offer me one cheaper than Amazon which of course I took up on hence the five stars.
Only problem is my good lady is churning out soup after soup lost 2 stone already a shadow of my old self.
Just the best purchase – was worried that this would become just a kitchen gadget in the cupboard but it’s brilliant!!! I make great soup all the time – perfect for increasing good eating, weight loss and making sure the whole family get more than their 5 a day. Have discovered that the Italian soup recipe in the book that comes with it is fab as soup but just lush when reduced down a bit and used as a pasta sauce. Buy one – it’s a win win product.
Loving this soup maker! My friend recommended it very strongly a couple of years back and now I’ve taken the plunge wish I’d done it sooner. Very good product on all fronts. Does what it says on the tin. I can leave it to make itself and get on around the home. Perfect.
Fantastic product. Previously bought 3 from amazon in the warehouse and had to return them as they wouldn’t work. Bought a brand new one in tesco and great product. It after some time experienced the same difficulty as the previous 2. There is a button just on the lid that was stiff and stopped the item working. Release that button and it will work again. Love this product apart from the few technical difficulties. Anyone can make soup. It’s not rocketscience
The soup maker arrived on time and I have used it twice so far. Not so keen on the soup without making it smooth, as it was very watery, but the celery soup was blended and came out perfectly. I did not find it too noisy, but it made me jump when it started to blend!
Replacement for well used previous model. A brilliant product that avoids me sloshing around with liquidisers and getting scalded! Apart from making specific recipes I use it every week to clear the fridge of unused vegs so I can buy fresh ones but not waste the remains of last week’s. So easy to clean too.
Cleaning it is very easy, because the stainless steel and the saut base are very non stick and the top section (contains the blade) are also made of non stick materials and very easy to wash off any soup that gets there from the blending process.
I make soups in batches (you make about a litre with each full pot) at the weekend and freeze some for the working week to reheat for lunches mainly.
Oh my giddy aunt. This thing is actually bewitched or something. The soups I’ve made with this so far are nothing short of 5 star restaurant quality. In TWENTY-ONE MINUTES people. My late father and myself always loved a good pea and ham and even though I’m a pretty good cook (I’m trying to be modest, I’m actually blimmin excellent), I’ve never mastered a great homemade version. The one I just made in this beauty (with Asda frozen peas and sandwich ham in 21 minutes!!) is simply amazing. I’m only sorry my dad isn’t around to try it too. Buy this if you like soup and are trying to be healthy or following a weight loss plan. You won’t regret it.
I genuinely bought this as I thought it might be handier than my old tried and tested soup in the slow cooker method. This beats it hands down for speed, convenience and taste. I’ll never be without one. Or two in case one breaks down. Total convert.
It is so easy to use and makes really good soups. The saut function seems to add flavour to the soups and once you’ve chucked all the ingredients in the jug you can just sit back for a few minutes and wait for the beep to tell you your soup is ready!
Very easy to clean, just a quick rinse and wipe and it’s ready for next time. Well made, good value for money, what’s not to like?
I love this. I have to say it is one of the best buys I have made. It is quick and simple to use. Just fill with your ingredients and liquid, start it off, walk away and within half an hour you have a warming, tasty and satisfying home made soup. I would definitely recommend this to anyone who likes home made soups. There is no mess, it is easy to clean and once you are used to it the possibilities are endless. The saute feature is an added bonus when using onions, bacon etc – so simple.
Much easier, faster and cleaner than trying to blend soup with a hand blender. Made getting my wisdom teeth out much easier too 🙂 so much more choice. The saut function is also a must for me as it means I’m only using one ‘pot’.
Makes enough soup for four to five good portions.
Recommend cleaning it while it’s still warm, it’s a breeze then, but if you let it cool to much it can be a bit of a faff.
Surpassed all my expectations.
It’s Smoothies in the morning and mouth-watering soups for lunch.
Because of the flexibility with this excellent machine, there is no limit to the variety of both products and no two ‘productions’ are the same.
Then it goes wrong, after nearly nine months (today 24 Oct 2017)
Have spent three hours trying to get Amazon to honour their contract and replace the product.
They sold me an extra three years cover and will not even honour the first year.
They say that they have no stocks and yet the item is available on their web site at this very moment.
I am disgusted. They referred me back to Morphy Richards, who assured me that the agreement is that Amazon are responsible directly
I have umed and ared for ages about buying one of these, but to be honest I thought it would go the same way as a lot of other gadgets I’d bought for the kitchen-in the shed then down charity shop. Soup is a pretty simple thing to make ILOVE IT really simple fast easy to clean 21/28mins to have pipping hot soup I’ve made smooth and chunky and equally fab . I really would recommend it, in always made soup but found I make too much and end up getting feed up of it . This makes 3 good size bowls of soup love it…..
I read all the reviews and took on board all that people said … I am absolutely thrilled with the soup maker so far. I haven’t burnt anything with the saut function and have put it under the cooker hood to take away the excess steam, put a towel under it to keep the noise down for my neighbours below and bought a recipe book to give me quantities. The book is by someone who has this model of soup maker so really helpful. The price for this is brilliant and it is fabulously easy to clean.
Bought this for my Dad as he is retired and thought it might be good for him I open and used this the lid is quite heavy and you need to make sure this is placed in line and closed firmly I added some oil an onion and bacon lardons on simmer then added a stock cube salt pepper amixed herbs and all I had was carrots and celery pressed smooth and let it run the result wonderful soup my Dad was delighted so one happy custome
Best kitchen gadget I have ever bought! I have made chunky and blended soups in this soup maker and they have come out perfect every time. Cooks quickly and saute function in excellent. I like that I can chuck everything in and just leave it. Two tips: it does give out a lot of steam when cooking so put it where the steam can escape – I have an extractor hood and put the jug below that when I am using it. Secondly, when using the saute function, do watch over it as it works very quickly and food could get burned if you leave it. All in all, an excellent piece of kit and well worth the money.
Soup from scratch in just over twenty minutes is such a help. I was diagnosed as gluten intolerant last year and spent a miserable few months reading labels so that I wouldn’t be glutened. This soup maker makes life so much easier. Just pop in any vegetables you want to saut first, then add your chosen stock and your soup is ready twenty odd minutes later. I even use it to blend or partially blend stuff like tomato sauces I have made in my slow cooker.
Bought this from Amazon back in August but have just started to use it now that Winter is approaching. Absolutely love this appliance and I’m always looking through my cook books for recipes to try. There are also quite a few ideas included with the instruction booklet.
So quick and simple to use also, cleaning is a doddle.
I guarantee this is one kitchen gadget that won’t be consigned to the back of the cupboard alongside the foot spa and toastie maker.
There is hardly any washing up to do as its a one pot meal so can be set aside tidily until you’ve finished lunch. When filled to the maximum you get 5 bowlfuls from the device. I put the vegetables up to nearly the maximum level ( marked inside the soup maker) then add hot stock to maximum. It blends several times during the cooking time so everything is cooked through. I would personally never buy a soup maker without a saut function as this makes a more flavourful soup. Worth the money.
Not really knowing what to expect from a soup maker (never had one before), but craving for some homemade soup without the hustle and bustle that usually goes hand in hand with it, I decided to give this one a try. I love it! I make soup on a daily basis now and it hardly costs me any time. Cutting a small amount of veg, top up with water/stock, set the program.. et voila.. about 25 minutes later my soup maker lets me know I can now enjoy a plate of lovely homemade soup.
The soup maker makes 3 generous portions of smooth soup and 2 generous portions of chunky soup. It is easy to clean with a little detergent and some hot water.
I bought this because I was lucky enough to be in the presence of someone using there’s.No fuss just heap whatever veg you want in add the stock cubes and low and behold you have perfect soup I usually press the button for smooth and up to now I’ve been well impressed…it’s easy to clean and store..for me it’s wonderful and iam NO DOMESTIC GODDESS..I LIKE the saute programme I’ve seen the same make for the same price in a local supermarket but no saute feature… for me it’s a really good purchase…
Okay, you have to still chop your veggies, but you can saute your onions (and in my case some finely chopped bacon on my first use) so a wooden spoon is required so as not to scratch the non stick coating inside. but once that’s done – throw in your veg, add some stock. Put on the lid and select your preference (smooth or chunky) press go. and 21 mins(smooth) or 28 mins(chunky) later you have piping hot soup, which you pour directly into bowls/cups to enjoy. Very easy to rinse/clean (even though you can’t submerge either part due to the electrical parts).
In short it’s a gadget to replace your pan and blender, no need to worry about it burning or sticking to the bottom. less messy than doing it the old fashioned way. you can walk away and leave it to do it’s own thing.
It’s only shortfall, there is no reheat function. So if your not eating straight away, you’ll be digging out a pan again. Only used 3 or 4 times so far, but its so easy and quick to make great soup. this is staying on the counter top because it will be used often.
Only used once so far and it did an excellent job. No issues with trip switch problems as others have reported, but I can see why it might happen. The design isn’t great and the steam does tend to come out right next to the electrics. It’s possible people have overfilled it, causing the problem. The fill limit is nowhere near even halfway up the pot. When filled to capacity it does enough soup for three normal adults. Cleans easily.
The results are first class and in record time. The instructions leave little room for error, and are easy to follow.
It is smart looking and takes up very little room, so anyone with a kitchen as compact as ours will have no problem with storage.
We would highly recommend this soup maker to anyone and feel that it is very good value for money.
The recipe book has some good starter recipes (particularly the coconut chilli and lime one!) but it’s just as easy to pick up a soup pack from the supermarket and throw it in with some stock or chop up veg from scratch. Even the children have been enjoying the smooth versions with leek and potato a firm favourite. It’s pretty easy to clean as long as you tackle it as soon as possible after use and I have not experienced any sticking of foods to the non-stick surface inside. I’ve made up all sorts of soups using leftovers and fresh foods. A brilliant addition to my kitchen cupboard.
I like it very much but the first one I had – the saute function stopped working after a month – the second one fused the electrics. Having said that, I read other reviews of people who had the same problem and it appears that the condensation gets into the socket at the top of the handle. I had taken the lid off after the soup had finished its cycle, added some seasoning and put the lid back on immediately – it blew the electrics. When I dried the contact with kitchen towel it worked again. This shouldn’t happen and it is obviously an inherent design fault but I love the soup maker so much I am reluctant to send it back!
Love, love, love this. I have used it every week since purchase. This makes enough soup for me to put into a couple of jugs to keep in the fridge for my lunchtime snacks for a whole working week (I work from home).
The soup maker itself is so easy to use. Put your ingredients in the jug, add the liquid, plug in, press whether you want it smooth or chunky and off it goes. Twenty minutes later (for the smooth) my soup is ready.
Highly recommended.
I can’t tell you how much I love this machine. i’ve had it for about 2 to 3 months now – and i use it almost every week. It’s like magic! you throw anything in – and it comes out beautiful soup. I’m so impressed. I’d also definitely recommend that you get this one with the saut feature – as it means you can fry off onions bacon etc… in the kettle rather than having to use another pan first. Just an amazing machine. it doesn’t make LOADS -b ut just perfect for 4 large and 5/6 med portions. Easy to clean and store.
After looking through the reviews for this soup maker I decided to buy it and I’m so glad I did. Having the saut option is a definite plus, although when I made French onion soup I sauted the onion in a saucepan just because of the quantity of the onions. I transferred them to the soup maker and cooked it on chunky. I could have carried on cooking the soup in the saucepan, but it meant I was able to wash the dirty pan before we ate (the soup maker is so much easier to clean). My daughter and son in law were so impressed with the soup that I made when they were visiting that they have bought one too!
I’ve had this item for 4 months now and used it fairly regularly, for soup not smoothies, and had no problems with the electrics – thank heavens. Firstly I must state that it does make great soup. However, I haven’t found the saut option useful as it tends to leave little bits stuck to the ‘non-stick’ base and thus you get little black bits in your soup, not great it its a pale one, i.e. cauliflower or some such. So i tend to fry onions separately. I also found that, as I like fairly thick’ish soup (lots of ingredients), the blender could do with having a bit more umph. It is very noisy when blending and is not as smooth as it could be. Overall I am pleased with the product but a few little tweaks could make it an amazing 5*
Expected this to be another gadget to sit on the kitchen side and be used a few times and then left to gather dust. This has actually helped us use up all our left over veggies at the end of the week. Its brilliant and quick and easy to use. Best recipe in the book provided is lentil and bacon soup. Never ever thought about eating lentils in our lives, but its a tasty recipe and smooth soup made in 21 minutes. Definitely soup convert. Not tried the cold smoothies yet, but will be worth a try when weather warms up.
Fantastic machine, tried it twice 1st Carrott & Coriander, 2nd Leek, Bacon & Potato – both unbelievably good,21 minutes and it’s all done, however there’s 5 minutes beforehand to prep the ingredients, however once it’s in the machine so so easy, just leave it to do its thing and 21 minutes later some of the most flavoursome/fresh soup you could imagine, cleaning the machine is a real bonus 30 seconds and that’s done.
All in all great bit of kit and 5*+ score. Plus just put ‘recipes for soup makers’ in your search engine and there’s hundreds to choose from. My advice ‘go on treat yourself’ you won’t regret it !
This soup maker is the best gadget I have in the kitchen and is so easy to use my 16yr old son is able to master it! Delicious soups made from their recipe book and made up turn out with no overcooking. The saut option is so useful and heats up very quickly. 20mins and a healthy start or meal is a great way to lose weight and stay trim. I’ve yet to tackle the smoothie option but my son is keen to try this out. I have loved this gadget so much I have bought one for my daughter for her birthday. She is thrilled to bits with it!
I too thought that soup was easy just to make in a pan. However I have been really pleased with this soup maker. Tasty soup within the half hour. It doesnt look like it makes much but there are 3-4 good sized bowls when you pour it out. Really easy to clean, had no issues with anything sticking even when using the saute function. Good price when I bought it on Amazon too – 49.99 which was much less than elsewhere for the same model. So far i have only made the recipes in the booklet that came with it but intend to by a book for more ideas.
Contacted the manufacture and was told that it was OK to repeat the cooking cycle, which is important when using soaked pulses, which take longer to cook than the preprogramed time.
Cleaning is a bit fiddly compared to simply fully immersing/washing a pan in the sink.
However, for what it is in its function as an automatic soup-maker, with also having a most vital saute facility, I can give it my highest recommendation, including a must for students to save on having a healthy tasty meal with a little bit of imagination!!!
I find the saute function also excellent for preheating whilst I am adding my ingredients.
One downside to it – the minimum volume setting produces an amount to serve 4 good size portions. Would have preferred a smaller volume option.
I had always thought that soup makers were a bit of a gimmick and a waste of money, but now I would not be without mine. In 21 minutes I can have really good creamy soup that is so much smoother than when I make it in a saucepan and blend it. It is a great way of using up vegetables and reducing waste, and a really great way to get your five a day. I have the version with controls on the lid, and find it easy to use. You need to be careful when rinsing because of the electrical parts, but it comes clean easily if you clean it immediately after using.
I have not been dissapointed. This is such a useful kitchen aid. Quick to use and quick to clean. The fact that it sautes too is a bonus.
I use the soup maker twice a week, it makes enough for both me and my husband to have soup for lunch for two days.
I have made both chunky and smooth soups and both have turned out really tasty with a great consistency.
Not used the smoothie function but i see no reason why that wouldn’t work as well as the soup function.
Best thing about this gadget is that i get homemade soup in next to no time.
i love my Saute and Soup Maker, I’ve cooked several soup recipe’s in it already, all smooth ones as we prefer them. Yes, I have made soups for years and I had the proverbial whizzy to whizz them up when cooked. Having said that there is something about putting the onions and garlic in to saute, then the rest of the ingredients, switch it on and 21 mins later beautiful soup. What put me off buying one sooner were the negative reviews, then I realised the least negative were from this one, maybe it was because this model was the latest one being May 2015 and they had corrected the glitches by then, anyway this was my reasoning. There is a small booklet with recipes in and it’s quite adequate to get started. I have registered with Murphy Richards for the extra years guarantee. I highly recommend this particular soup maker.
Well, I really thought this might be a gadget to take up space and collect dust. Thankfully I’ve found it really useful. So easy to use and easy to clean. No more kitchen splats with the hand/stick blender! I have found that recipe books for soup makers tend to be American, so I’ve been using Covert Garden book and adapting recipes to the machine.
Tip: Put the machine on a tea towel or something, when in blend mode it can walk itself off the kitchen worktop!
How wrong I was. It is so simple to use. You literally throw in the ingredients put the lid on, press a button and 22 minutes later you have really tasty soup. There’s a saut mode if things need softening first which means no dirty frying pan. It’s really easy to clean. Just wipe over with a soapy sponge and rinse. Probably the best thing I’ve brought for a while. Only niggle would be. Amazon knocked 10 off the price a week after I brought it. Still worth the money though.
It’s so easy to use, just throw in all your ingredients and off you go, takes around 20-30 minutes. Have only made a few different types of soup and so far so good- the roasted tomato soup in the instruction manual far better than shop bought and cannot go back. Not too difficult to clean either. Not used saut function yet so can’t comment on that but very impressed.
I was a bit sceptical thinking something can’t be so easy & good as it says, but I was wrong, this is the easiest piece of kitchen equipment I have & shall be used for a very long time. It literally is as simple as chopping the vegetables, placing them inside with a litre of stock, putting the lid on, pressing the button and 21 minutes later you have a smooth soup, the same consistency as you get from a tin but with a fresher taste rather like Covent Garden Soups if you’ve tried them. I haven’t tried the chunky setting or a smoothie yet, but I am impressed with the ease & speed of it all, cleaning is really simple. It looks like a large kettle so wouldn’t go out of place on a work surface if need to store it that way. Highly recommend purchasing.
I didn’t think it would make very much as the max mark looks quite low down in the jug. But it makes a good volume. Plenty for lunch for 2 with more than enough for next day too. The saute function works very well too. I was very impressed with how quick and easy it is to use. Much less cleaning up to do as it just uses one appliance. Cleans easily though I did think it needed to be cleaned quite quickly after use as I didn’t like leaving the serated blades but leaning on my worktop. Doesn’t take up too much room on worktop either.
Have just been shopping and bought loads of veg for my next couple of batches. My husband is loving it too.
I am delighted with my soup maker which does exactly what it says on the box! The saut function is excellent and frying the onions etc first definetly makes a difference to the taste of the finished soup. I have made several different batches, some smooth, some chunky and have been very pleased with the results. I’ve managed to adapt my favourite soup recipes without any problems and have to admit that coming home on a cold winter’s day and popping on the soup maker, having prepared the veg before going out, I have warm nourishing soup within 21 minutes that tastes a hundred times better than any shop brought product at a fraction of the cost. I had recently purchased the model which has the buttons on the lid and it had to be returned to the retailer because the saut function stopped working after the first use, they sent an identical replacement which did exactly the same thing so was sent back for a refund so I was a little hesitant purchasing this one from Amazon but I’m so glad I did as this model is very reliable and I would highly recommend it.
Bought as Christmas gift for Mum and so haven’t seen it in action yet. It seems fairly sturdy though and is just a bit larger than a standard kettle. Amazon was the best price I found for this model which also has the saut function. Be careful if you buy elsewhere online as many sites are trying to pass off older models as this saut and soup model!
I love the fact that this does everything and all in one unit that’s easy to clean and you don’t have to stand over at watch.
Following the instructions was easy and I made several batches of soup all at once, then froze them down ready for the week.
Each batch only took 28mins and really did take all the hassle out of it.
Well, it is an absolute joy to use enabling me to do everything in the soup maker and my results have been superb. On first sight it did not seem to have a very big capacity but how wrong could I be? It makes a very generous amount of soup and the end product is amazing. It is also easy to clean and food doesn’t stick unlike my old one. I would recommend this product to anyone
First of I am not a great soup lover, or at least least not when it comes from a tin.
This soup maker has changed my mind when it comes to soup. It makes absolutely amazing soups.
The soup maker is slightly larger than a normal kettle. It’s very easy to use. Just chop things up quite small and put it in the soup maker. Add some stock and let the soup maker do its thing. It’s also very easy to clean.
I have had this for a few weeks now and made various types of soup. Basically whatever you like you can make a soup out out of it. Nothing goes to waste anymore and the children eat a lot more vegetables now without realising.
The max fill line may not look like a lot but you end up with four huge bowls of soup and some spare. You would get 6 good size bowl fulls out of the it.
So far I can’t fault it. Just made a soup that tastes like Cornish pasties without the pastry, absolutely delicious
This is the best thing that I have ever bought myself!!!!
I mean, this is the best thing that I have ever bought for my girlfriend to use…..
Easy to use, easy to clean, my favourite soup is “If-It’s”!
That means if it’s in the fridge and cupboard then it is going in the soup make
Just another person saying this is the best buy I have made for ages, it has completely changed my diet for the better. I bought a vegetarian soup recipe book with it (you don’t really need a soup maker recipe book it’s so easy). The saute function a must for onions garlic spices etc to start the soup off plus the blades are excellent on this model so no trouble with getting smooth results. The book I got was ‘Love soup’, it’s like a bible for soupees by the person who wrote ‘the vegetarian epicure’ in the 70’s. I use it every day, perfect soup and love experimenting.
I wasn’t sure whether to buy yet another piece of kitchen kit, in case it joined the sandwich toaster and bread maker in the back of the cupboard. However, this soup maker means I am not using a saucepan, blender and jug each time, and don’t have to keep an eye on the saucepan while the soup is cooking. It is simple to use and to clean. I am planning to use most days for homemade soup, hoping to save money and lose weight! So far, have enjoyed chicken and mushroom, vegetable and minestrone. A good quality product which arrived well packed and on time.
So I was thinking how do I use all the cheap produce that is available seasonally, left overs from the last roast or bits sitting in the fridge that would end up in the bin! SOUP !!!! But not to much as I would have to though that away and so much hassle waiting for it to simmer then if needs be transfer to a blender, so more bits to wash up and at worst reheat!
Well the answer was Morphy Richards soup maker.( It doesn’t stop there!) Purchased the 48822 first and it works fine but I still have to saute stuff so more bits to clean ( No Brainer!) 3 days later got this one, WOOPEE!!
Have made 3 lots of soup, some from recipe and others of my own and it is brill. I have enough for me for a good feed at night and some to take to work!
Easy to use and clean so looking forward to the winter nights and less waste!