Customer Reviews

Cuisinart SBC-1000 Blend and Cook Soup Maker

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2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(6)

 

 

Have been on the look out for this type of blender ever since I got to know of the Italian version of it at 5 times the price!! Cuisinart makes this very affordable model which cooks and blends ingredients to give you a beautifully finished soup, sauce or what ever you need which requires the saute, cook and blend process. Have tried it for soups at the moment and the results have been fantastic. Some prepping of vegetables needed as they need to be cut into small cubes; but i found that slicing them with a mandolin is a quicker way to get paper thin results which cook quicker and better in the bowl.

I recommend it highly for anyone with young children and for soup lovers of all ages. Accompanying booklet gives several options of what can be done with this machine

This soup maker & blender was given to me as a birthday gift. I tried making a vegetable soup with it and the results were poor at best. The device does not boil at the rate a stove top pan would. The simmer is really a steep setting, like you would use to make tea. The soup tasted like boiled vegetables - not soup. The flavors did not meld even though it "simmered" for over an hour. The thinly sliced carrots were still "al dente." In addition, as others have said, the plastic parts immediately became imbedded with the onion and garlic smell. No amount of washing could remove it. That brings me to the final negative - washing. They tell you to add water and a drop of dish soap and whirl a few times. That may get the chunks off but will not wash it. If you try to wash the base, beware of the sharp blades which cannot be removed. There is no real way to clean it thoroughly. Sorry Cuisinart - great idea but poor execution into reality

I'm really not understanding the negative reviews for this product...this is revolutionary! I made roasted red & yellow pepper soup in 45 minutes and it was absolutely perfect - restaurant quality. My secret?? I read the instruction manual. And I followed the recipe. My plan is to use recipes in the book they provide for the first several uses until I've truly got the hang of when to stir vs. when to blend & how/when/why the heat element stops.
My soup did not merely 'simmer', it came to a full, rolling boil. It was wonderfully hot when I sat down to it for dinner.
And cleaning could not get better!! I used a knife & cutting board. Since I didn't know my recipe well, I also needed a measuring cup & spoon, but beyond that everything else cooked in the blender. And after the soup was done? The top portion of the jug unscrews from the bottom collar with the 'chopping' attachment so that you can thoroughly wash the blade/heating element by hand and wash the jug in the dishwasher. The person who felt that everything tasted of garlic & onion on a subsequent use must not have discovered that the jug of the blender unscrews. (It comes screwed together in the box when you take it out, but if you READ THE INSTRUCTIONS - did I mention that? - it tells you that part.)
I love soup, so I'm not likely one to ask about smoothies, etc. I'll probably continue to use my hand blender to make a single serving smoothie and just use this blender for savory items. I'm very excited to use it again & again this winter!

Quickly became my favorite kitchen appliance and the only
one on my counter! My blender is great for ice crushing.But my favorite
use is cooking veggies and making soup right in the blender.

I ordered this on Monday and got it yesterday. I made a Butternut Squash soup out of it and it was execellent. I found in the cookbook that comes with it a tomoto soup and ginger butternut squash soup and I will be trying more stuff. I find that this is easier than the stove top and not other pans to get dirty. Everything is in the blender portion and I will be making a chuncky vegetable soup with beef stock to make it a little tastier.

The Soup Maker performs just like it is advertised. Very easy to use, and delivers delicious soup in under an hour. What I like most about a is that I now know that all the ingredients in my soup are fresh and wholesome. It makes soup making very easy. Performs best with pureed soups, but with a little creativity you can make any kind as soon.

This soup maker is excellent! You can stir your ingrediants right in the glass jar w/o opening the lid. It heats fast and washes well. My soup was done in about an hour. It also keeps your soup hot until you turn the soup maker off. I would say this is the best small appliance I have purchased besides the Cuisinart Keurig single serve coffee maker!

This is a great product. It works as advertised and cleans up easily. I have made a batch of soup at a moment's notice while completing other tasks unrelated to cooking. If you like homemade soup in short order with little clean-up, this is for you.And, the recipes in the instruction book are tasty. I have had no trouble adapting other recipes to use in the soupmaker.

So pleased with my new Cuisinart - created a wonderful butternut squash soup in minutes - piping hot and ready to enjoy!
heating element makes it so easy to cook in one "pot" . . . one of my favorite presents from my husband!

Within a week I turned a tough piece of briskit into a rich soup base produced velvet sauce for mac and cheese.