13-09-2013, 06:52 AM
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Surley its just the same thing as a blender isnt it ? I have used my hand blender to make every thing from smoothies to sauces and soup, some people must have kitchens the size of a hanger to put all these gadgets that they sell .....When we no longer have electric there will be piles of unwanted plastic junk covering the whole world .....
13-09-2013, 07:04 AM
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We have been making soup for over 50 years, I really don't know what a soup maker is other than the wife.I think Alan said about experimenting, and I agree exactly what we have always done, it isn't rocket science just bung it in as and when veg is plentiful. We freeze it if we make too much.
Now soup makers look nothing more than a gimmick to me, we have always used our blender, it used to be our Kenwood mixer with attachments, till buying a good blender.
If you want to be precise you can obviously follow a basic recipe, but invariably we adjust to taste.
Someone mentioned winter, well have to agree we eat soup more in the winter, and winter is just around the corner now.
Favourite soup being parsnip!
13-09-2013, 07:06 AM
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Originally Posted by Alan Cooke
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We were bought a blender about 3 years ago and were also given a soup recipe book. I am the head soup maker in our household and have come to the conclusion that you can make soup out of virtually anything that is edible. I like to experiment with different vegetables and throw in a few herbs or spices.
I tend to make soup by the gallon and freeze it in portions. A soup maker would be of no use to me as it only makes small quantities.
13-09-2013, 07:21 AM
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Yes silver tabby thats right I also make a huge pan to freeze portions thats why i prefer my hand blender...Im currently making lots pf leek and pot soup as i have just dug them all up add onion garlic to the base and a tiny pic of chilli then after blending add more cooked chunks of potatoe and sweet corn its a meal in it self , when eating serve with small pices of toasted bagette with melted sheese on yum.
Hubbies favorite is potato and spinich in a curry flavoured base,with a little coconut creme. blend then add red pepper sweet corn and potatoe chunks.
Maybe we should start a list of all our favorites for a quick reference to pop into next time we are making soup i have lots of ideas ..
13-09-2013, 08:28 AM
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I'm delighted with it so far, last night I just chopped some onion, diced a few other veg and added some chickpeas and a can of tomatoes and a delicious soup was ready in less than 30 mins. You can either blend it all together, or if you separate the diced veg you get a chunky soup in a good thick base.14-09-2013, 04:40 PM
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I am the chief soup maker in our family. If soup makers only do small amounts one would be no good to me. I make it by the gallon with whatever is plentifully available and freeze any not eaten that day. At the moment it's mainly variations on tomato as we have a glut from the garden.
14-09-2013, 06:26 PM
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I bought a jug blender recently as it was in a sale (11.99ish), and only made a vegetable soup - first in a saucepan, then when cooled blended it.No recipe book included so at a loss what to do next. When in Sainsbury's today I took a crafty peek through one of their 2.49 books on soups, and was amazed at the ideas.
I would baulk at the idea of buying a specialised soup maker as I prefer to have the blender to do other things with.
Is parsnip soup really nice??
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