Tefal Easy Soup and Smoothie Maker, 1.2 L Jug, 5 Programs, Smooth/Chunky Soup, Smoothie, Compote, Auto-Clean, 1000W, Digital Control, Stainless Steel, BL841141

I have wanted this item for ages, and finally decided to purchase it, once it was on sale. It is very straight forward to use. It did take a few goes to get the flavour of the soup just right, but once I got the hang of it, the time and effort I am saving is immesurable. I am literally flinging ingredients into the soup maker and pressing start. It is a joy to use. For anyone wondering how to make soup delicious, you need lots of seasonings. In a pinch, a good stock cube, dried herbs, salt, pepper, lemon juice, olive oil are the extra ingredients needed for a decent, quick soup. If you have more time, roasting your vegetables, or browning garlic and onion BEFORE sticking it into the soup maker, makes such a difference, but 9 times out of 10 I am just whacking it all in and letting the Tefal Soup Maker do the job. Yesterdays leftover garlic potatoes or chicken thrown in, makes all the difference too. I am really pleased with both the smoothie function, and the puree function. I have always wanted to be able to make my own apple sauce (which keeps in the fridge for a week, if in an airtight container) and now I can do all of this with one gadget. The only function I am not impressed with, is the "chunky" option (or soup with pieces), as this literally just heats the ingredients up. I thought there would have been a light blending function at the end, so it resembles a soup, but although the items get cooked and soft, the end result is more like a stew. Although, in the Tefal soup makers defence, there is a blend function at your finger tips. As long as you let it blend for one cycle, and pull the plug out 1/3 of the way through, it comes out perfectly. The cleaning function is pretty good, although you will need to wipe down with a cloth in some areas, which is not the end of the world. Some maintenance is required, as with all machinery, and it's very easy to do. The water does spill over the top sometimes, when the cleaning function is running, so my tip is to fill the water under the minimum line (only for cleaning though!) and it reduces this issue. For anyone talking about the machine short-circuiting the electrics in the house - make sure you do not have this plugged into an extension chord! I had this issue with a different make and model (which I returned, not Tefal) and these machines can do this when plugged into an extension chord, or when plugged into a socket that is used by a large appliance. Try to keep the plug socket free from other devices, and this should resolve this issue. I have bought toastie makers, waffle makers, rice cookers, air fryers, but this soup maker is the only one I am consistently using on the regular. So happy with my purchase. I hope it lasts for a long time.

This is the best soup maker I've had .It's very easy to use ,very quiet. The soup is very hot and you need to make sure you cover the top when you release the lid as the steam would burn you .it makes 2 good size bowls of soup and if you like it smooth it dose that very well, it's easy to clean and dosenot take up much room.I can't find any faults with it all .

Makes good soup easily. The outside - by the pour lip isn’t a very good design, and has a lip which is difficult to keep clean, thicker soup tends to run down the front and dry on the hot surface - also making it harder to clean. Could have had a bit more thought in the design of the pour lip. The instructions manual Is very poor. On the plus side the machine does make good soup easily and is quite simple to use. Would I recommend - yes - with a better designed pour lip and decent user manual.

I absolutely love this 🌟 I have a smoothie every day and I've made some really nice soups Easy to use and really easy to clean; it does this itself 😁 highly recommend

Soup in 30 mins fresh, easy and delicious depending on what you put in it.

Today I first time made in the Soup maker I was successful in making Leek and potato So I’ll try another!! It certainly worked well !! Once you prepare the ingredients It was plain sailing just pressed the button

Hands down one of the best purchases ive ever done it was saying wouldnt arrive til january 2nd came before christmas so was able to enjoy over christmas period its so easy to use and clean and is a real life saver for a busy household

The soupmaker is great. Quick, quiet operation, but the instructions are worsened than useless. Luckily, it's pretty intuitive, so if you can work out how to use it, you'll probably love it