Introducing the Saute and Soup Maker from Morphy Richards. The fuss-free way to make delicious soup, just the way you like it. In as little as 21 minutes, you can be sitting down with a bowl of fresh, homemade and nutritious soup. Unlike shop-bought soup, this soup will be made to your own personal taste and consistency. Featuring our saute function you can now add additional flavour to your soup by sautéing your onions/bacon pieces or vegetables in the same vessel that your soup is cooked in reducing washing up too You can even make croutons in your soup maker Firstly prepare your ingredients; if you wish to saute any ingredients place them in the jug first and use the saute function to fry off the ingredients. Then, simply add your remaining ingredients to the soup maker and select either the Smooth or Chunky cooking setting and leave the soup maker to cook away. The Smooth programme blends and gently cooks soup in just 21 minutes, while the Chunky program cooks wholesome soup with a thicker consistency in 28 minutes. If your soup is a little too chunky for your liking, just press the Blend button until the texture of the soup is to your taste. The soup maker also features a pause function which allows you to remove the lid part way through the cooking cycle, add herbs, spices or seasoning and when you reapply the lid the program will remember the time that is left and finish the cooking cycle. Seventeen delicious recipes are included in the instruction booklet from rich hearty soups to refreshing milkshakes and smoothies, there really is something for everyone To get you started choose from; bacon and lentil soup, Italian tomato soup and really quick and easy pea and ham soup or a fresh strawberry and pineapple smoothie. With a large 1.6 litre capacity making up to four servings in one go, the stylish Saute and Soup Maker is a must have in any kitchen.