Brilliant bit of kit, the cleaning of jug can be a bit daunting, it's a little heavy, it doesn't stop me making very tasty soup and ice-cream. Would recommend it to anyone.

Really simple to use. I love the sauté feature and the clean programme is good at getting the blades clean. The jug is quite heavy though.

The soup maker was perfect for all kinds of soup. It's very very heavy once full. This soup maker causes an elderly lady problems. She likes the ease of buttons and instructs.

Great product as you can make and blend soup with one machine. Saves a lot of time and washing up. Would recommend for anyone.

Makes everything so simple to make. Made several soups but early days yet. Lots to learn to see what this thing can actually do!

Excellent - does exactly what it says it does. Loses a star because it's very noisy

I love this. It is so versatile. I've used most of the functions but I use it mainly for soup. Just pop in the ingredients (it will chop and sauté), add your stock and 20 minutes later you have lovely soup. If you're really pressed for time you can buy bags of ready chopped veg. The cleaning function is really handy but you do still need to rinse it after. It's very sturdy. Just be aware be jug is quite weighty. Also it's fixed to the base so you can't submerg it in water. It comes with a recipe booklet but there are plenty of ninja groups and books available online (largely for the American market but it can all be adapted). I would definitely recommend this as s gift or a treat to yourself.

Nijna is the best blender