Morphy Richards Classic Soup Maker, 1.6L, Multi-Settings, LED Displayed Panel, Motorised Blade, Stainless Steel, 1000W, 48822

Brilliant item along with Soup Maker by Sophia Hobbs been using every day for about 1 week - impressed family so much - I have had to buy 2 of each item for other family members. Each soup has been amazing, easy to clean, easy to make and cook, hassle free, cheap to make - great purchase - very happy.**Given negative reviews about the bottom burning - I wash the soup maker right away (and pour the soup into a large bowl) ...I have had no issue's so far using this method.

Great soup maker, this is a newer version of my previous MR soup maker. Easy to use, easy to clean, great value for money.

Great product makes soup making so simple

I really enjoy this soup maker. It’s one down from my mums version which has a super smooth setting. But I figured blending it some more with the setting to just whizz it up does the same job. I’ve used it for super quick lunchtime soup, and to jazz up my passata sauce to disguise the things the kids don’t like in meals!!!The only downside for me is the cleaning. You have to be on it! Because of the electrical elements, you can’t submerge it. The blender blade is also a bit fiddly. It lets out a fair bit of steam, but I sit it by a window. Having said that, the storage is simple, because the cable fits inside the pot with the lid on top.I’d definitely recommend this soup maker to a small family, or individuals for some freezer worthy left overs.

We've tried making soup a few times over the years, and it never seems to turn out quite as well as we'd hoped. Maybe I'm behind the times but I'd never previously realised that one could buy a soup-maker, so I was intrigued to find out what one was like.We chose the Morphy Richards one based on the reviews already posted for it, and first impressions were good. The soupmaker is perhaps a foot high, and consists of a sturdy metal jug with a thick plastic handle (also very sturdy). The ingredients are placed inside the soupmaker, and then the (heavy) top is fitted. This top contains the blender, which sticks down on a stalk from the underside of the top; it also has a sticky-down sensor on a stick that tells you if the soupmaker is overfilled, and a control panel on top. On the control panel are settings for smooth, chunky, smoothie and just blend. There's also an electronic counter that tells you how long a programme has to go.There are ten or twelve simple soup and smoothie recipes included in the booklet that comes with the soupmaker; our first effort was something else, though, which was for mushroom soup. For vegetable soups, it's a case of chopping up the ingredients, putting them into the soupmaker, and then adding water or stock, depending on the recipe. There are two level markers on the side - marked as the minimum level to which the soupmaker can be filled (1.3 litres) and the maximum (1.6 litres). Obviously this isn't a big range, so if you're making soup for one, you're going to end up with enough for several bowlfuls.Once all the ingredients in, it's a case of either pressing the 'smooth' or the 'chunky' option, and the soupmaker sets off. The smooth setting takes 21 minutes, and the chunky 28 minutes. The programmes both blend the ingredients (the smooth one more so than the chunky one, obviously) and also heat them so that on completion of the programme, the soup is literally ready to serve. And that's all there is to it - you then sit and wait for the soup to be ready. There is quite a lot of noise, and you see steam coming out of the jug; the noise is a bit alarming at first, but you soon get used to it. The display counts down the number of minutes left, and there's some barred lights that effectively tell you what stage of the programme the soupmaker is currently on.We've now made soup five or six times - mushroom, potato and leek, tomato, and a nice lamb and mint soup - and we've been incredibly impressed with the quality of the soup, and the taste and consistency (once we'd learned to put in slightly less water than specified, otherwise the soup is a bit thin). It's worth noting that if you are including meat in a soup, this needs to be pre-cooked. Also, you shouldn't take the lid off during a cycle; this resets it, so you then have to start again - which could result in very well-cooked soup!Cleaning the soupmaker is also easy. When I told a friend that we were getting one, she said that they were quite hard to clean because solid food burns to the bottom, and you can't immerse the soupmaker in water to wash it up, because of the electrics in the handle and the lid. We've had no problem with burning at all; after use, all we've had to do is give a quick rinse and rub round with soapy water, and all has been absolutely fine.All in all, we're incredibly impressed with this. It's well-made, feels very sturdy and as if it will last for years, and produces excellent soup which must surely be healthier than that you buy in a shop. If you get one, you won't regret it. Recommended.

Fantastic soup maker,really easy to use and also easy to clean,comes with easy to follow recipes and a very good reasonable price

Worst purchase I've ever made. It seems to start OK, but after a couple of minutes it switches off and the screen goes completely blank. After a couple more minutes it beeps and starts again and the timer seems to indicate it's carrying on from where it left off, but after another couple of minutes it stops again, and that's it four lights flashing on in turn with a completely blank screen. No more than five minutes total on the 21 minute setting. I can't get rid of the burnt on soup that's stuck to the bottom. First and last thing I ever buy from Morphy Richards.