The weather has turned and there’s nothing I crave more on a chilly day than a warming soup for lunch, accompanied by a cheese toastie, always. All sorts of soup are readily available in supermarkets, but it’s also incredibly easy to make at home.
There are a few ways to make soup, with an oven, a casserole dish on a stove and a handheld blender, or you can make it so much easier for yourself and buy a soup maker. Soup makers do all the hard work for you, just add the ingredients and it will do the rest.
They both chop and blend your ingredients together and heat and cook them. Whether you’re after a tomato, vegetable or stilton and broccoli, they’re the kitchen appliance to have for this winter.
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Soup makers are also much cheaper than oven cooking ingredients, cutting the energy costs in half in most cases. Here are our top soup makers for winter - and how much they cost per half hour.
Ninja Blender and Soup Maker
Best for: Versatility
Cost: £149.99
Where to buy: Ninja or Amazon
Cost per half hour: 17p
The Ninja soup maker promises to make fresh soup in minutes, so you won’t even need to use the full half hour of energy we’ve allowed for. The jug has a 1.7L capacity so you can make plenty of portions in one batch.
The soup maker uses 1000W, half the amount of energy as a usual electric oven, which is around 2000W on average. With 10 auto programmes, there’s no guesswork, just press a couple of buttons and the soup will be made for you.
Tefal Easy Soup and Smoothie Maker
Best for: Small kitchens
Cost: £129.99
Where to buy: Amazon
Cost per half hour: 17p
The Tefal soup maker has the same wattage as the Ninja, but a smaller jug capacity of 1.2L and less automatic options. However it comes with all the best options of the Ninja - ‘keep warm’, ‘smooth soup’ and ‘chunky soup’.
It also self cleans, saving washing up, with water and its ‘easy clean’ setting. The Tefal soup maker is compact with a removable cord so it's perfect for smaller kitchens or for storing.
Morphy Richards Soup Maker
Best for: Budget option
Cost: £49.99
Where to buy: Amazon
Cost per half hour: 17p
For a cheaper budget, the Morphy Richards soup maker is a good option. It’s way less fancy with less automatic settings, but it promises to make soup in 21 minutes and still has smooth and chunky consistency options.
The soup maker has a stainless steel body with a capacity for 1.6L - slightly less than the Ninja but more than the Tefal. The Morphy Richards soup maker does the job without the frills.
Daewoo Family Sized Soup Maker
Best for: Tidy soup making
Cost: £44.99
Where to buy: Amazon
Cost per half hour: 17p
The Daewoo soup maker is top of Amazon’s bestsellers, thanks to its big capacity of 1.6L and low price of £44.99. Like the others listed, it has a low wattage of 1000W, though several reviews have complained that it’s chunky.
The soup maker has convenient LED indicator lights and sensors for overfilling and overspilling to keep the process clean and tidy. You can use it to make both smooth and chunky soups.
Russell Hobbs Two in One Soup and Blend
Best for: Being a Ninja dupe
Cost: £59.55
Where to buy: Amazon
Cost per half hour: 20p
Though costing slightly more to run per hour, thanks to the higher wattage of 1200W, the Russell Hobbs soup maker is essentially a dupe for the Ninja soup maker at the top of the list. Both double as a food blender, so it can also make pasta sauces, crush ice and smoothies.
The capacity is 1.75L for cold ingredients or 1.4L for hot soup, which sits it in the middle. There are eight programmes to choose from, including pulse, blend, steam and creamy soup.
Which one should you buy?
The best rated soup maker on this list is the Ninja Blender and Soup Maker but it’s reasonably expensive, so if you’re after a budget alternative look to the Russell Hobbs Two in One Soup and Blend .
For a compact soup maker, the Tefal Soup Maker will be your friend, and for more budget options, try the Morphy Richards or the Daewoo .
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