Viva CollectionSoupMaker

I'm not sure how this appliance works, but you put in your ingredients and press a button and in 20 minutes you have delicious and nutritious soup that would otherwise take one to two hours to cook. It makes an incredible vegetable broth. I am very impressed that its simplicity can be so effective. I have noticed that there is a white pitted surface on the bottom of the pot after a few uses. I am unsure what is causing this issue, but will keep my eye on it to be sure continued use will remain safe in terms of health.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] This is my second soup maker as I used to have an older generation which lasted many years before I gave it away and bought a new one. For someone who loves soup but also too busy to make it every day, it's really easy to use and saves time. Using this soup maker also helped me to reach my desired weight and maintain it.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] This item is well priced for the product, very, very easy to make soup and taste wonderful.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] It’s great that you could cook a quick meal for the right portion for two people. And able to cook a variety of soup!

I’ve always loved soup, but made large batches, parts of which needed to be frozen. With this Philips Soup Maker I make soup from fresh ingredients every other day, every day if my hubby is having some too. I started with the mushroom soup recipe and it was actually too strong, so I added more milk and since then I have found I don’t need many ingredients to make great soup. Two stalks of celery, two mushrooms, half a carrot, a thick slice of onion, one clove of garlic, parsley, fresh herbs like rosemary, thyme, a bit of sage, some olive oil, or drippings from roasted meat, or a dollop of tomato paste, or half a bouillon cube for chicken flavor are the ingredients I use most. then I vary with other vegetables like cabbage or zucchini up to the line, and add water. 20 minutes later, it is done. My hubby likes chunky so I take his out then blend the rest for 5 or so seconds for mine. I garnish the finished soup with a dollop of sour cream, or a cut up piece of cheese which gets all melty, but favorite is adding grated ginger before cooking and some lemon juice afterwards. I also add cooked rice or other grains, cooked noodles, or a crusty piece of bread. Or chopped up meat from last night’s dinner. sometimes I use it to cook all the veggies in the crisper before they go bad, nothing goes to waste now. I know there are others with more features, but being busy babysitting 4 grandkids every weekday, I just don’t have the time to babysit the stove, oh and the kids love soup too.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Great for leftovers. Soup in just a short time and good. I wish there were more recipes.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I use my soup maker everyday, it’s easy and quick. I am a vegetarian, I drink most of my meals

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] [Employee of philipsglobal] This is an easy to use product. The recipe booklet has terrific and simple recipes with easy to find healthy ingredients. The results are phenomenal!!! Never thought I could make restaurant quality tasting soup at home…Not anymore!

I am a senior citizen and there are times I have difficulty pulling myself together to do any healthy, nutritious cooking. . The Phillips soup Maker has solved that problem for me. I toss in some mixed vegetables - some broth - seasonings - and I have a delicious veggie soup.

I love soup and I love this thing. It makes creating all kinds of soups so easy. I make the most delicious pureed soups and chunky vegetable soups. The only flaw in my opinion is that 1) it doesn't have a reheat setting, which would be so convenient, and 2) there is no setting to make a combination purred soup with added chunky vegetables and other ingredients. If they made one with these options I'd buy another one. Truly a great appliance for soup lovers!