Drew & Cole Soup Chef Essential Review

The Drew & Cole Soup Chef Essential is a black stainless steel soup maker with a number of modern features and an easy to use design. It has three cooking modes - Smooth, Smooth+ and Chunky. It has a high capacity of 1.6 litres which serves between 4 and 6 portions, and usually around 5. As such, the Drew & Cole Soup Chef Essential is suitable for individuals, couples, families, entertaining guests, etc.

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The Soup Chef Essential is easy to use. All you need to do is add your chopped ingredients, put the lid on, set the cooking program and wait. We like its memory function which allows you to pause the cooking cycle to add more ingredients/seasoning, and also test the consistency. When you're finished, cleaning is made simple thanks to the automatic cleaning function.

About Drew & Cole

Drew & Cole are a British based brand of kitchen appliances. Their range includes soup makers, pressure cookers, kettles, toasters, and more. They have a reputation for well designed and durable products.

Specification

We now look at the features:

• Cooking Modes - The Drew & Cole Soup Chef Essential has a number of cooking modes. The Smooth function is capable of cooking smooth soup in as little as 19 minutes. The Smooth+ function gives you full control over the serrated blade, letting you make soup with your ideal consistency. It can also be used to blend smoothies and chilled drinks. It's perfect for cold soups such as gazpacho. The Chunky function is perfect for thicker soups, cooking them in around 25 minutes. It works well with traditional vegetable soup.
• Capacity - The soup maker has a 1.6 litre capacity. This works out to around five portions of food in one go. This makes the soup maker perfect for individuals, couples, families and dinner parties.
• Easy To Use - The Drew & Cole Soup Chef Essential is straightforward to use. Simply chop your ingredients, add them to the jug, put on the lid, set the controls and press start. Its automatic cooking programs are designed to unlock flavours in an optimal manner.
• Memory Function - A sophisticated memory function lets you pause the cooking cycle in order to add more ingredients and seasoning midway through. It then resumes the cycle from where it left off.
• Auto Clean - Cleaning is made super easy thanks to the "Auto Clean" function. Simply add water and detergent to the jug and select the function. The soup maker will do the rest.

Summary

In summary, the Drew & Cole Soup Chef Essential is a multi-functional appliance suitable for four to six people. It has three cooking modes (Smooth, Smooth+ and Chunky) for a variety of different soups and other items. We like how easy it is to use, and also its memory function which allows you to temporarily pause it to let you add more ingredients/seasoning, or for taste testing for example. We rate the Drew & Cole Soup Chef Essential 4.5 out of 5 stars.

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