Tefal Easy Soup and Smoothie Maker, 1.2 Litre Jug, 5 Programs, Smooth and Chunky Soup, Smoothie, Compote, Auto-Clean, 1000W, Digital Control, Stainless Steel, Compact BL841140

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.

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I've been using it for just over 3 months on a daily basis for my morning smoothie, as a blender for baby soups and yogurt bowls, mixer for crepes etc. Both my partner and I can lift it with one hand, it's made of glass and metal with all the benefits, we can't expect it to weigh the same as a plastic one! It's great that we can edit with so many modes, time and speeds.Only loses one star because of the cleaning process. It accumulates food residue in the rubber ring between the metal base and the body of the blender; it comes with a brush that helps cleaning it but it is cumbersome to have to do it every time in order to guarantee it is fully clean and well maintained.Would definitely buy again.

A must have product! So powerful, so durable and have endless possibilities for hot and cold mixes. A bit noisy but dor this power it's understandable

It was just to heavy for me as have arthritis, but it looked such a great soup maker.

I had this soup maker for a few weeks now. Made cream soups spinach, butternut, carrots.It's been a great addition when I had the flu as I wasn't going to the shops.Makes delicious soup with bits, you can buy soup vegetables and voila.I used it to make coconut milk, I normally use my ninja blender and I can say it's as good as the blender and cheaper.I also used it to boil fruits with sugar and water, like to canned fruits in juice/ syrup you buy at the shop,not on the compot setting, but on the soup with pieces setting.I also made smoothy, but had to strain the bits as I used forest fruits.It's a very handy device.I burnt the soup once and left it with washing up liquid overnight and used the sponge to clean it the other day. It didn't stick afterwards.The size is perfect for me, I don't cook daily so it last me for 3 days, 3 big portions or maybe 4.It's slightly bigger than my kettle and fits well in the cupboard.I am happy with it, I would definitely buy it again.

Good quality product, wife loves it! Didn't realise a little machine could make her so happy - so a little tear in her eyes after the first use lol.

Really love the power of this blender, but theres a really annoying seal at the bottom of the glass jug that collects whatever you've just blended, and is a real pain to clean.