The best soup makers to create delicious, nutritious meals

This well-designed, stainless steel Salter EK5118 900W 1.6L Electric Soup Maker is a great addition to your kitchen. It can hold around 1.6 litres of soup and the spout makes pouring far less messy. Despite being a little bulky, it’s easy to use and makes your soup in around 20 minutes. That’s no time at all.

Customer review: "I bought this for my granddaughter's birthday and she loves making lovely fresh soup- forget junk food!"

The Tower T12031 Soup and Smoothie Maker boasts around six portions of soup, which is fab if you’re meal planning for the week. Also, it includes an intelligent control system to prevent burning, so it’s safe to use in a busy household. Result! This soup maker’s efficiency allows soup to be made in a matter of minutes.

Customer review: "Did a lot of research before I bought this soupmaker. So happy I got this one. Used it ever day in the winter, so quick and easy. Definitely got my money’s worth with this purchase. Love it, love it - buy one you won’t regret it!"

Morphy Richards has a smaller option, too. Though more compact and easier to transport, this Morphy Richards Compact Soup Maker does only make 2-3 portions. Within 19 minutes, this soup maker has your soup piping hot and ready to eat. With the dual programme option, preparing your ingredients will become easier than ever before.

Customer review: "Soup makers ideal for chilly days. Takes a few minutes to prepare vegetables, and then just 19 minutes later a delicious and healthy lunch is ready. Perfect size for two portions."

With a large 1.6L capacity and made with transparent BPA-free plastic, you can easily keep an eye on your soup with the Salter EK5119 to ensure it's the perfect consistency - a plus if you like to see what's going on. Its intelligent control system prevents overspilling, and you can choose from five settings to create a variety of tasty treats. The clever auto-memory function lets you add more ingredients mid-cycle without needing to restart.

Our review: "This soup maker from Salter couldn't be easier to use, and I love the transparent jug so I can keep an eye on how my soup is coming along. It blends perfectly every time, is so easy to clean and the auto-memory function is a small but very useful addition."

The Morphy Richards Large Soup Maker suits families and those who like to get ahead of the week. Its 1.6L capacity serves up to four portions of delicious soup. Featuring a user-friendly LED countdown timer, you can select between smooth or chunky soups - for your preferred consistency, and it's ready in only 21 minutes. Brilliant.

Customer review: "This soup maker is fantastic!! Easy to use, clean & perfect soup every single time!!"

This DREW + COLE Soup Chef Pro 01371 Soup Maker is beautifully designed with a chrome finish and is much sleeker than other soup makers. Washing up is super easy for this soup maker – just add water and detergent, and the auto-clean function will do the work for you. Isn’t that nifty? Make soups, sauces or dhals – all in less than 19 minutes.

Customer review: "Really simple to use and so far has produced lovely and very hot soups. I like the option to make coarse soup and then use the blender to make it a bit smoother to your own taste. It’s very neat looking (like a big jug kettle I think)."

Morphy Richards has done it again. This stylish Morphy Richards 501050 Clarity Soup Makersoup maker is made from clear Tritan, so you can watch your soup cook. With this feature, you can have more control over your soup. Morphy Richards added a new 'keep warm' function, which activates to keep your soup toasty - for up to 30 minutes after.

Customer review: "I bought the Morphy Richards soupmaker a few weeks ago and am delighted with it. I can’t believe how quickly it produces a delicious soup. It is easy to use and to clean."

With four automatic settings, this Daewoo SDA1714 Soup Maker is another solid option. There is an in-built indicator light where you can see whereabouts the soup maker is in the process. Designed with convenience in mind - with overspill sensors, you won't have to worry about any mess when you use this soup maker.

Customer review: "I purchased this soup maker, as it looks very robust and has a stainless steel body that heats the contents and can blend the contents for various soups. It also can make smoothies and other non-heated summer drinks. When using the soup maker it can make soup in 28 minutes for chunky types of soups & 25 minutes for smooth soups It's very easy to use and to clean. Suggest purchasing books on soup making."