Cuisinart Hot & Cold Blender

After having it for a few weeks now I have perfected making smooth vegetable soups. It is so easy to use and really minimises cleaning. Simply cook, boil and blitz it all in the same container. My favourite so far is sweet potato, potato, leek and onion soup. Makes enough to serve a family of 4 and is perfect for a quick and easy meal on cold nights. Just put some water and a few drops of detergent in, turn the heater on and spin it a few times and it's practically clean.

I've used the blender for hot and cold and been very pleased with its performance for both. Soup is so easy - I'm almost looking forward to winter now. My husband loved the Bacon, Leek and Potato soup I made to test it out when it first arrived and the cookbook has given me more inspiration. It makes great smoothies too. I know I'll use it for many things.

best thing since sliced bread love making soup with it ...easy and no mess

I finally relented, found Kithchenware Direct, and purchased the applicance at a better price than I could find here or the US. And my wife is totally happy with the Hot 'n Cold Blender! I love the soup that it produces!

I really enjoy the blender . I make smoothie every day , and also i enjoy more to make soup then before . The recipe there are easy to do and very taste . I'm very happy to have this help in the kitchen .

It's awesome, such as convenient, fast and easy!! can't describe in words!! have a try!!

I was very excited to have arrived at my door step. Unfortunately, it leaks when I first attempt for my soup. Very disappointed!!

I thought I had every kitchen gadget there was until I got the hot and cold blender - it is AWESOME - best purchase I have ever made and service from Kitchen Direct was excellent thank you

I love this blender. The directions are great and the first soup I made out of the recipe book was the odd sounding Parsnip apple and honey which turned out to be delicious. I was sceptical about the cleaning suggestion but washing per the directions was a breeze and seems to have worked well. The jug is quite large and heavy due to the heating base but still manageable for me.

This fantastic appliance is just amazing. Since we bought it, we have had "main course soups" at least twice a week. The recipes are very good but because the appliance is so easy, it encourages the user to try different mixtures. It is so good that I have bought a second one to take to our holiday house in Queensland. About the only thing it doesn't do is wash and iron.

What a wonderful way to quickly make fresh soup. Put the ingedients in the blender, switch on and cook, blend as required and enjoy the soup. It is easy to clean, and a pleasure to use.

A magic piece of kitchen ware. Soup making is so easy and as such allows a greater variety. Now in competition with the lady of the house as to who makes the best soup.

have only used once, do love it, hope to use more in future. what a great idea, less to wash

What a terrific machine, it took me a little while to use it to make soup but when I did wow how cool is it to do it all in one appliance it certainly makes life easier. Winter can come and I will be ready for it.

I purchased this about a month ago and it's absolutely fabulous. I'm disabled and have limited energy, so it's been a wonderful way to cook up healthy meals. Typically 2-3 minutes worth of washing the vegies and cutting them, then the blender does the rest. I'm sure my health will pick up having more vegies. Also, I'm able to control how well cooked this is and retain the lush fresh colour of the soup, whereas in a pan I suspect it's always overcooked as the colour goes back to that dull colour. It's so easy to use that I can make a fresh batch up daily. The jug will come off the base of the jug and that seems to happily cope with my dishwasher. A good nylon scourer helps in wiping the base. Pumpkin & coriander soup is yum; zucchini & carrot soup is spectacular; broccoli soup is good (need to find a good recipe for this). I'd thoroughly recommend this for the elderly too. It's simple to operate and they can't burn the pans and forget to turn it off, as it turns itself off after it's cooked for the preset time. My only criticism of it is that you can't put the jug full of soup in the fridge unfortunately. But it's so easy to use, I'm just making smaller daily quantities, which is probably healthier anyway.

Worth its weight in gold. A great multiuse spacesaver Whip up soup in a flash, great for Melbourne Winter. Love the recipe book full of great ideas for dips, salsas, hot and cold drinks etc. One of the most versatile products I"ve come across in my 77 years. The pricing and service from Kitchenware Diresct is A1. I might add that as a pensioner it was quite an expensive purchase but Cuisinart stands alone - I didn't hesitate when KD made such an attractive offer.

What does one say? This was a Wedding Anniversary present from my husband. He loves soup! I was a little unsure about how good it would be BUT it is FANTASTIC. The only complaint I have is that the butter burned and I am having problems getting it all off the bottom. Otherwise it is the most wonderful appliance I have EVER had. As for the soup - WONDERBAR!!!

I couldn't be happier with the product. I have soup on the go all the time, and I've discovered other uses such as making gravy or sauce. Also, the delivery was unbelievably speedy, just a couple of days even though I live in country W.A.

Recently purchased 2 of these. Vert happy with the appliance but not so happy with the cookbook. The coloured printing on coloured background is difficult for elderly people to read. Also the glue binding is not good - pages fell out after a couple of uses.

I'm very happy. I just love soup and had been searching for a hot and cold blender since seeing them in the USA last year. I searched everywhere, including Kitchen Warehouse, and couldn't find any in Australia, although KW did advise me that they were arriving soon. As soon as I saw it on the website I pounced. It is fabulous and just what I was looking for. Winter will be so much better now. Thanks KW for being one of the first to stock them - and for posting so promptly. Great customer service as usual.

Midland Kitchen Warehouse ordered of these in for me, before the book arrived so I got to play. Apart from the simmer being too hot(it burns butter) use low and it's fine, the device is great. Enough capacity for four. Can't wait to start with the bearnaise.