The Ninja Foodi Blender and Soup Maker is easy to use and has — in our opinion — the perfect amount of buttons and options. For two, the blender jar is dishwasher safe, so you don’t have to worry about submerging it in water. The Ninja Foodi Blender and Soup Maker HB150UK really shines when it comes to its other main function: cooking.

This is a great option for those looking for a versatile and effective soup maker. While it boasts plenty of useful programmes, we were especially keen on the cleaning programme and brush. Be warned, it's very heavy when both empty and full. Key Specifications While this option is definitely not on the cheaper side of the Ninja Foodi, it offers all the same awesome technology and even features a few extra benefits. For one, you can get it in three different colours, including candy apple red, to match your other Kitchenaid appliances.

Though you can’t submerge the blender jug in water due to the base’s built-in heating element, this isn’t the end of the world as the blender does clean itself. (It also comes with a handy cleaning brush to help in case it has a hard time cleaning off any stubborn bits. From blending healthy smoothies and ice-cold milkshakes to cooking chunky soups, gooey fondue and perfect pasta sauces, the Ninja Soup Maker makes itself ultra useful. With it’s sturdy glass jug, sharp blades and Auto-iQ programmes, this versatile 2-in-1 appliance can take on a wide range of recipes. With a slightly higher price point than the Ninja Foodi, you may be wondering what this BioChef blender has to offer. One word: vacuum. We see the Ninja Foodi Blender and Soup Maker as a blender first and foremost. And it’s a powerful one! The answer you’ve been waiting for: YES, the Ninja Foodi Blender and Soup Maker HB150UK is worth it.

With the functionality of both a blender and a not-so-slow cooker, this ingenious device can prepare your dinner — and dessert — singlehandedly. As mentioned above, we used the manual cooking mode to help make our homemade nut butter and hot chocolate. (The melted hot chocolate recipe is in the Ninja Foodi recipe manual that comes with the blender.) We also put the Ninja Foodi to a true test, using the manual Blend option to make homemade nut butter and some deliciously melted hot chocolate. On test, this model scored full marks for both smooth and chunky soup. It easily made a smooth and creamy tomato soup with a deep, rich flavour. This was despite following a vegan recipe and having only been cooked for 30 minutes. The results were just as good on our chunky butternut squash test. It here cooked all the vegetables to near perfection – they retained their colour, were full of flavour and still had a slight bite. We also appreciated that there's the option for cold blending. It produced a velvety banana milkshake, a creamy batter for deep frying and breadcrumbs. Take note Pre-sets: Smoothie, Dessert, Frozen drink, Milkshake, Smooth Soup, Chunky Soup, Jam, Sauce, Chop, SautThe automatic clean programme on this blender is essential because the heating element in the jug means it can’t be submerged in water. I used the clean programme and it’s actually very thorough. You add water and washing up liquid and then it spends almost seven minutes heating and blending to get rid of all the residues. It still requires a bit of a rinse afterwards but for the most part everything gets cleaned off. Who needs a slow cooker when you can make a soup from scratch (set it and forget it style) in under an hour in your blender? Pre-cook Almost like a slow (but not that slow) cooker with a built-in food processor, this blender and soup maker offers the functionality of two classic kitchen appliances in the space of one.

Once the cleaning cycle has finished, simply pour out the sudsy water and let your blender air dry — or towel it dry if you prefer. While we used Chop to help us make our frozen hot chocolate, you can also use it to chop onions and other ingredients for your soups. The blender will do its thing for about six minutes, heating the water and periodically blending to get the entire interior bubbly and sparkling clean.If on-the-go protein shakes and smoothies aren’t your main reason for wanting a blender, you should definitely consider this one. As a multipurpose blender that can make soups, sauces and more, it has the potential to become a real workhorse in your kitchen and offers far more than your average blender. Each of these recipes was a resounding success (though we recommend getting dry pectin over liquid pectin for the jam). This Ninja model is a two-in-one appliance that doubles up as a blender and soup maker. It has a range of pre-set and manual programmes for both modes and also features a keep-warm function, which preserves the heat for up to an hour. You can choose from four pre-programmed blends — Smoothie, Frozen Drink, Dessert and Milkshake — or set your own blend manually, using the the Blend and Pulse options to follow your own recipe. There are three manual intensity settings; Pulse only runs while the button is pressed, while Blend will keep blending (for a max of five minutes) after being pressed once.