It was only a couple of weeks ago that I was singing the praises of the soup maker that we have had for years (see here), but then I had a change of heart while I was washing the pots.
The one downside to this particular model is that you can't submerge the glass part in water to give it a really good clean and with my back issues I was struggling to lift it. The only way to properly get it clean was to lie it on it's side leaning over the washing up bowl of soapy water and scrub it carefully.
So I lost patience, and after a chat with Alan who said he didn't want it either, I advertised it on Facebook Marketplace. It sold within two hours to someone who really needed it, and I was very happy.
Ten pounds to add to my little cash stash, which while I am currently managing on such a tight budget is a nice little back up so I can buy anything big that I might run out of.
Or, as I have only £3.28 in my purse to last me until the end of the month, it might have to be used sooner. 😄
Sue xx
At least February is a short month!
ReplyDeletePhew!! 😄
DeleteI've been hankering after a soup maker but the hassle of cleaning it has always put me off.
ReplyDeleteI'm sticking with my pan and stick blender again from now on. 😃
DeleteA saucepan works.
ReplyDeleteIt really does ... and a stick blender for me, I love a smooth soup. 💚
DeleteA large saucepan/stockpot worked perfectly for soups for hundreds of years . . . I have never been convinced we need any of the 'essential' gadgets which marketing professionals have pushed onto us so successfully.
ReplyDeleteI was recently on a volunteer gig where we had to feed dozens of people, with limited kitchen facilities, and one of the big food successes was soup made with (drum roll) a very large saucepan and smoothed out with a stick blender. The washing up was extremely simple 😉
Yep, that's the way forwards. I look at a lot of gadgets and think 'a knife could do that'. We're re-evaluating a lot of what we each have ready for combining things again after the move. 🙂
DeleteIt's the one gadget I've never bothered with. Big pan, wooden spoon and my nutribullet for blending. That almost emulsifies the soup so it tastes as though it has cream in it. Top tip though - don't blend jot soup unless you want a very colourful ceiling. Luckily I saw an Instagram.video on that one!
DeleteAs they always say ‘if it ain’t broke don’t fix it’ simple and basic is always the best. Heather
ReplyDeleteMist definitely. 😃
DeleteI've always just used a saucepan for soup making. A hand-held blender if I want to blend the soup afterwards. A poor design if you can't take the top off the stand to wash it!
ReplyDeleteWith the amount of money which has gone out of my account since Monday (vet's bill of nearly £150, Computer repairs £40, a birthday present for a friend, essential tempting cat food for L. Whale this morning who turned his nose up at ordinary cat food with medicine on . . . your £3.28 wouldn't have gone far!! I know it is your personal challenge but it wouldn't work for me.
The top glass part comes off, but the bottom of it has the electric connectors so can't be submerged.
DeleteHappily Alan now pays for Ginger's posh tempting cat food, all those other types of payment comes out of our joint account which is funded by our rental properties. My budget pays purely for my food and household bits.
I do try to be frugal with food - currently cooking soup containing a rather manky carrot which needed using, fresh French beans, Cauliflower, a can of Canellini beans, a small portion of Spag. Bol from the freezer and tinned tomatoes. The price of everything has gone up SO much though, and mince is now the same price as good steak!
DeleteWell done on selling the unwanted soup maker-clearing and earning £10 was a win-win! Catriona
ReplyDeleteAt the moment when I make soup I’m blasting the veg in a large Pyrex in the microwave then just finishing it off for 10 minutes, liquid and flavourings added, on the hob. Otherwise it just seems to take ages - I’m rather an impatient cook!
ReplyDeleteAlison in Devon x
I don't like things I can't put in the dishwasher. I'm pleased for you that it found a good home and helped to fill a space in your purse.
ReplyDeleteI've been selling things online too in a bid to make £100
ReplyDeleteTrouble is.. I then spend it and can never seem to get above £14 saved!
My latest buys were frustration game for £1 and a jigsaw I saw in the shop for £16. I got it for £4! When I'm jigsawing- I'm not eating!!! Food is expensive! A soup maker is just about one of the gadgets I never got!
My 92 year old uncle bought a soup maker and loves it and uses it all the time it looks a bit like a jug kettle. I also love it as I no longer have to clean up after he lifts the stick blender out of the pot without switching it off.
ReplyDeleteOur eldest son bought me a soup maker one year for Christmas. I put it away, and then in about 8 years donated it to our Salvation Army. I did explain to Kurt that when I made soup it was in a really big batch and the soup maker just didn't cut it.
ReplyDeleteGod bless.
Great move. I have never seen them in my part of the world. I use a pan and an immersion blender.
ReplyDeleteSomeone got a bargain there but I do hate things which are hard to clean.
ReplyDeleteAngie x