Cuisinart SBC-1000 Blend and Cook Soup Maker

 (30 customer reviews)

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

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...Read more

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