does it make soups by heating the contents or by adding hot ingredients and water?
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There is NO heating element in the Vitamix and you Do Not add hot ingredients. The tremendous speed of the blades in the VitaMix heat by friction and causes the soup ingredients to get steamy hot. You have to see it to believe it....but there is No external heat needed and No Heat built in. It heats by friction only in a matter of minutes. Hope this helps.
1775156
It will heat if you run the machine long enough, however you still need to cook some of your ingredients if you are making soup or sauce. Play with it.
1775157
I don't know as I've never tried to make hot soup but it answers that question in the recipe book that comes with the mixer, I think. One recipe I saw says to mix the ingredients after cooking until the veggies are tender in small batches and transferring to another pot.
1775158
It blends at such a high speed that whatever you put in it will get hot from the friction. It takes about 5 minutes and you have perfectly smooth piping hot soup. Then you can dial it back to "idle" and chop in some other veggies for different texture. but to answer your question: Yes it will absolutely heat the food you put in it...
1796720
I have used for soup, I add hot water to the thermos while heating soup on the stove. The soup stays warm.
957850
I add after it's cooked. If you add before you will destroy all the nutrients with the heat. It can be warm though so it's easier to mix.
1732237
I did not try mixing with soup or warm liquids but it should. All protein degrades if it gets to hot. Soup should be fine or other warm liquids.
2187895
They do not mix well with hot liquid. try whisking them into room temperature water, let them sit for a bit and then add that mix to the soup.
489248
yes if it is just broth. If it is chunky then don't waste your time. the chunks stick to the heating element and you end up with a burnt tasting soup and good luck trying to clean it
2163999
I have used a large skillet and soup pot and it radiates the heat to all of the bottoms of the pans. Remember, it is not a heating element as such but generates by magnetic energy to the pan.
542230
I use it for soup, it takes about 2 to 3 hours to boil it. Its more than just a warmer!
573278
Did you use the stainless pot? I have never tried making soup with it - just rice and steam (buns, left overs, eggs, meat etc). I don't think it would be good to make soup because soups usually take hours and the water outside the stainless inner pot will dry out before the soup is ready. You can make congee with it but soup is probably better with regular pot or a croakpot. Hope that helps.
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Rick Parker said it well (previous comment) You can only boil water in this hot pot, then add to cup or bowl for beverages or soup. Do not put any other ingredients into the water chamber. Hope that helps!
2063134
It does. The cycle menu button has a setting for soups and fondue. Use the speed arrow buttons to select the soup option. The speed of the blade is what heats up the soup.
1895041
It could be used for soup, although it takes a while to get real hot and cleaning might be difficult.
1829645
It may add flavor & color if cooked. Sometimes I add a splash to tea like Russians do. Heat probably destroys nutrition value though. It's made to consume AS IS for health benefits.
551518
I don't think it could cook soup because it's designed to shut off and keep on hot for five min and you are susposed to unplug the cord. I would use a crock pot for soup as it can cook for hours and you can simmer with crock pot on low as soup is better when it cooks longer
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It comes with a very lame cookbook ( don't worry If you didn't get one). Just go online and search for recipes for a thermal cooker. Basically if you have thE one that has a small cooker and a larger one, you use the smaller one for things like rice and the larger one for the soup/beans/main meal. It's best to heat food for several minutes or to boiling, then cover to continue cooking. It's pretty easy and there's lots of info online. Experiment and enjoy!
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It just heats and mixes the hot chocolate. You add in the milk and cocoa mix and it heats it to the perfect temp.
754750
I haven't tried soups. But I normally make a brown, black, sweet, lentil and bean rice which I like. Hope that helps.