Best Soup Makers in Australia (2026): 7 Picks Researched

Is a soup maker actually worth the bench space?

If you have ever stood over a pot stirring soup so it does not catch on the base, a soup maker will feel like a small miracle. You chop your vegetables, tip them into the jug with stock, press one button, and about 20 minutes later you have hot, blended soup with no watching required. It is a slow cooker and a blender folded into one heated jug, and for a first-home buyer trying to eat well on a budget it turns a big batch of winter soup into a genuinely hands-off job.

The catch nobody warns you about is the plug. Almost every soup maker sold on Amazon Australia is imported from the United Kingdom or Europe, and a large share of them arrive with a UK or two-pin European plug that will not fit an Australian wall socket. It does not make the machine faulty, but it does mean you need a travel adapter (a few dollars) or a plug swap before you can use it. We flag this on every pick below because the review pages are full of Australians who did not see it coming.

We looked at 14 soup makers available on Amazon Australia in July 2026 and settled on seven that genuinely blend and cook, across every budget from about 88 dollars to a little over 300. Here is how they compare and which one suits your kitchen.

The quick answer: which soup maker should you buy?

For most people, the Morphy Richards Compact 501021 is the easy call. It is the most-reviewed soup maker in this guide by a wide margin, it makes smooth or chunky soup for one to three people, and it sits around 109 dollars. If you want a single machine that also blends frozen smoothies and cooks with real power, the Ninja Foodi Blender and Soup Maker is the highest-rated pick here at 4.7 stars, though it is also the priciest. Watching every dollar? The Daewoo 2-in-1 is the cheapest pick that still earns solid ratings, and it makes up to six portions at once. Every one of these is a real appliance with hundreds or thousands of verified ratings, not a mystery brand.

How the seven soup makers compare at a glance

The table below lines up price, rating and the job each machine is best at. Prices are the Amazon Australia listing at the time of writing and move around, so treat them as a guide rather than a promise.

How we chose these soup makers

NestPath does not run a test kitchen, and we are not going to pretend otherwise. What we do is study the evidence that already exists at scale. We started with every soup maker buyable on Amazon Australia, then checked each one against the live product data: is it actually in stock, what is its real star rating, and how many people have reviewed it. Anything with a token handful of ratings or a price that looked like a reseller markup was set aside.

From there we read the Australian reviews closely, because a soup maker that rates well in the United Kingdom can still frustrate an Australian buyer for reasons that never show up in the headline star score. The plug problem is the clearest example, and it only becomes obvious when you read what local buyers actually wrote. We also weighed the specifications that decide whether a machine fits your life: jug capacity and how many serves that means, whether it does smooth and chunky, whether it can saute or blend cold, wattage, and how fiddly it is to clean. The seven picks below each earned their place for a specific kind of household, not because they topped one list.

The best soup maker overall if you want hot and cold in one jug

The Ninja Foodi Blender and Soup Maker is the pick to beat if you want one appliance that cooks soup and also crushes ice for smoothies. It is the highest-rated soup maker in this guide at 4.7 stars from just over 4,000 ratings, and it is the only one here with a built-in heating element powerful enough to chop, saute and cook in the same 1.7-litre glass jug before blending it smooth.

What sets it apart is range. Ten Auto-iQ programs handle everything from chunky soup to nut butters and frozen desserts, and an auto-stir function keeps ingredients moving so they cook evenly without sticking to the base. You can blend up to 1.7 litres cold and 1.4 litres hot, which is a genuine family batch. The glass jug feels premium next to the plastic and stainless jugs on cheaper machines, and reviewers repeatedly describe the build as heavy-duty rather than flimsy. At a little over 300 dollars it is the most expensive pick here, but it is doing the work of a soup maker and a high-power blender at once, so if you were going to buy both, the maths changes.

It runs at 1000 watts, which is why it powers through frozen fruit and hard vegetables that stall weaker units. For a household that makes soup in winter and smoothies in summer, this is the one machine that covers the whole year.

Flaws but not dealbreakers

This is one of the units most likely to arrive with a UK or European plug, and Australian reviewers have been caught out by it, so budget for a travel adapter or a plug change. It is also loud when blending at full speed, and the self-cleaning program does not always shift everything, so you will occasionally finish the jug by hand. None of that undoes what is otherwise the most capable machine in the guide.

The best value soup maker for one or two people

The Morphy Richards Compact 501021 is the soup maker we would put in most kitchens. It is by far the most-reviewed machine in this guide, with more than 8,200 ratings and a steady 4.3-star average, and at around 109 dollars it does the core job without asking you to pay for features you may never use.

The one-litre jug is the honest part of its appeal. It makes up to three servings in a go, which is right for a single person or a couple who do not want a fridge full of leftovers. Four programs cover smooth soup in under 19 minutes, chunky in around 31, plus smoothies and a separate blend button if your soup came out thicker than you wanted. The non-stick coated jug wipes clean easily, and the LED countdown tells you exactly how long until it beeps. It is compact enough to leave on the bench without dominating it, which matters in a small first apartment.

Australian reviewers describe it as efficient, easy and tasty, with several saying they use it almost daily through winter. It will not crush ice like the Ninja, and it is smaller than the family machines, but as a first soup maker that just works, it is hard to argue with the price or the track record.

Flaws but not dealbreakers

The recurring complaint in Australian reviews is the UK plug, and a few buyers reported an early failure, so keep your receipt and register any warranty. The one-litre jug is deliberately small, so if you are cooking for three or more regularly, look at the 1.6-litre machines instead. For its intended one-or-two-person job, it is excellent.

The cheapest soup maker worth buying

If your budget is tight, the Daewoo 2-in-1 is the cheapest pick here at about 88 dollars and still holds a 4.3-star rating across more than 4,200 ratings. It is the value entry point that does not feel like a compromise, because it gives you a full 1.6-litre jug and up to six portions per batch, which is more capacity than machines costing far more.

It runs at 1000 watts, blends smooth or chunky, and doubles as a smoothie and jam maker. Handy touches include a keep-warm function, an overspill spout, auto shut-off and dry-burning prevention, plus a stated three-year warranty that is generous at this price. Reviewers call it super efficient and love that batch cooking a big pot of soup for the freezer takes one press. For a first-home buyer stocking a kitchen from scratch, it covers the soup-maker job for the least money.

The trade-off for the low price is a slightly more basic control layout and a bulkier footprint than the compact machines, but nothing about the results suffers. This is the one to buy if you want maximum soup for minimum spend.

Flaws but not dealbreakers

Like most units here it can ship with an international plug, so an adapter may be needed out of the box; a run of Australian reviews call this out specifically. The digital controls are simple rather than premium. But at this price, with this capacity and warranty, those are easy things to live with.

The best soup maker if you want to fry off onions first

The Morphy Richards Saute and Soup Maker 501014 is for cooks who know that soup starts with softened onions, garlic or bacon. Its saute function lets you fry those off directly in the jug before you add stock, so you build flavour the way you would on the stove but with one less pan to wash. It rates 4.5 stars across more than 3,700 ratings, one of the highest scores in this guide.

Beyond the saute step it is a capable 1.6-litre family machine making up to four servings, with smooth soup in about 21 minutes and chunky in 28, plus blend and juice settings. A pause function lets you lift the lid mid-cycle to add herbs or seasoning and the timer picks up where it left off. Morphy Richards fits a serrator blade that it says stays sharper far longer than a standard blade, and the non-stick jug keeps cleaning quick. Reviewers who make soup nearly every day rate it highly and single out the flavour you get from sauteing first.

At around 162 dollars it sits in the middle of the range, and the saute feature is the reason to pay a little more than the basic machines. If you care about how the soup tastes rather than just that it is hot, this is the pick.

Flaws but not dealbreakers

The plug caveat applies here too, with recent Australian reviews flagging a UK cord. A couple of cooks noted minor burning on the base if they saute for too long before adding liquid, which the manual's soak-and-wipe routine handles. Neither issue dents its strong record.

The best soup maker for families who also make jam

The Hamilton Beach 3-in-1 is built for a full household. Its 1.6-litre jug makes four to six servings per batch, and beyond soup it is designed to make smoothies and jam, so it earns its bench space across seasons. It holds a 4.4-star rating, and while it has fewer reviews than the older machines here, the feedback is consistently warm.

The features are aimed at family cooking. An angled digital display is easy to read from above, an intelligent overspill sensor stops messy boil-overs, and an auto-stir keeps the soup moving so it cooks evenly. It makes smooth or chunky soup in 30 minutes or less, and a carry handle plus ergonomic grip make a full jug easier to move to the table. Reviewers describe it as impressive for the price and praise how many different soups it turns out, with one noting a dozen varieties made and every one tasty.

At around 116 dollars it is priced close to the value picks but gives you more capacity and the jam function, which is a genuine point of difference if you have a glut of fruit or make preserves. For families batch-cooking for the week, this is the sweet spot.

Flaws but not dealbreakers

A few reviewers find the lid assembly cumbersome, since you lift the whole blending unit to add an ingredient, and the machine is a little bulkier than a kettle. As with the others, check the plug on arrival. These are minor gripes against a versatile family machine.

The quietest soup maker for open-plan kitchens

If your kitchen opens onto the living room, noise matters, and the Tower T12031 is the one reviewers repeatedly call quiet in operation. It pairs a 1000-watt heater with a stainless steel jug and blade, makes four to six portions from its 1.6-litre capacity, and holds a 4.3-star rating from more than 1,300 ratings.

Its standout is an intelligent control system that Tower says prevents burning, which takes the guesswork out of leaving it alone. The stainless steel jug is more durable than plastic, it handles smooth or chunky soup and doubles for baby food, and an LED panel keeps the controls simple. One Australian reviewer called it their all-time favourite Amazon purchase, making two litres of ultra-smooth, piping-hot soup in about 21 minutes with a powerful motor. It comes with a one-year guarantee that extends to two years on registration.

At around 103 dollars it is one of the more affordable full-size machines, and the combination of quiet running, a metal jug and burn prevention makes it a calm, reliable choice for open-plan living where a screaming blender would carry across the whole room.

Flaws but not dealbreakers

The plug issue is well documented in its Australian reviews, with several buyers needing an adapter, so factor that in. It has no auto shut-off, so you follow the program rather than walk away indefinitely. Otherwise it is a quietly excellent all-rounder.

The best single-serve soup maker for one bowl at a time

The JustMe is the answer if batch cooking is the whole problem. It is the smallest soup maker in this guide, making one fresh 300-millilitre bowl at a time rather than a jug you then eat for days. It rates 4.5 stars, weighs just 760 grams, and stands about the size of a small thermos, so it stores in a cupboard or lives on the counter without taking over.

Despite the size it does the full job: smooth soup in 19 minutes, chunky in 24, plus a juice setting for single smoothies and milkshakes. A gentle 80-watt motor blends to a silky finish, the double-wall body stays cool to the touch so you can hold and pour it straight into a mug, and it is genuinely self-cleaning with a drop of detergent and a rinse. It is also dishwasher safe. Because it uses so little energy, one Australian reviewer uses it nearly every day, chopping a few vegetables into it while making dinner so tomorrow's lunch is ready in minutes.

At about 92 dollars it is not the cheapest way to make a lot of soup, but it is the best way to make exactly one bowl with no waste. For a solo household or anyone who hates leftovers, nothing else here fits the job as neatly.

Flaws but not dealbreakers

The 300-millilitre capacity is the entire point, but it does mean this is a one-serve machine only, so it is wrong for families. It has the fewest reviews of any pick here, and it too can arrive with a UK plug. For its narrow purpose, though, it is charming and effective.

What should you look for in a soup maker?

Start with the plug, because in the Australian market it is the single most common cause of disappointment. Most soup makers on Amazon are UK or European imports, and many ship with a plug that will not fit an Australian socket. A universal travel adapter solves it for a few dollars, or an electrician can swap the plug, but you want to know before you order rather than after.

Next is capacity, which decides how many mouths you feed. A one-litre jug like the Morphy Compact makes one to three serves; the 1.6-litre machines make four to six and suit families or freezer batches; and the 300-millilitre JustMe makes a single bowl. Buy for how you actually eat, not the biggest number.

Then think about programs. Every good soup maker offers a smooth setting, which blends as it cooks for a velvety finish, and a chunky setting, which cooks gently and leaves texture. A separate blend button is useful for adjusting consistency afterwards. Extras worth paying for, if they match your cooking, are a saute function for building flavour first, a hot-and-cold blender for year-round smoothies, and a keep-warm mode. Finally, weigh cleaning. A non-stick or stainless jug and a dedicated clean cycle save real time, and check whether the base and blade are fixed, since most soup makers are not fully dishwasher safe.

How do you keep a soup maker clean and working?

The good news is that these machines are designed to clean themselves. After you pour out your soup, fill the jug with warm water to the marked line, add a single drop of dishwashing liquid, and run the clean or blend cycle. The machine swirls the soapy water to lift food residue, then you tip it out and rinse. Most units include a small brush for anything stuck around the blades.

Two habits extend the life of a soup maker. First, never submerge the motor base or the electrical connections in water, and check whether your model is dishwasher safe before you put any part in there, because many are not. Second, if you saute in the jug, add your liquid before the base gets a chance to scorch, and if something does catch, soak with hot soapy water for 15 minutes and wipe rather than scrubbing the coating. Store the jug with the lid off so it dries fully and does not hold a stale smell. Treated this way, a soup maker easily lasts through many winters.

What else do you need to go with a soup maker?

A soup maker is nearly self-sufficient, but a few inexpensive extras make it better. Here is what is worth adding to the same order.

• A universal travel adapter is the first thing to buy given how many soup makers ship with a UK or European plug.
• A set of freezer-safe storage containers so a big batch becomes a week of ready lunches.
• An insulated food flask to carry hot soup to work or uni.
• A soup maker recipe book such as the Ultimate Soup Maker or this soup maker recipe book to get past the same three soups.
• A stainless steel ladle for tidy pouring from a full jug.
• Good stock cubes or powder, since the base stock is what most home soups live or die on.

Which soup makers did not make the cut?

A few well-known machines were close but missed a pick for specific reasons. The Kleva Mealio Hot and Cold Blender is the name you see all over Australian search results and it rates 4.5 stars, but at 349 dollars it is the priciest option we found and it carries only a few dozen ratings, so the value case is hard to make against the Ninja. The Morphy Richards Total Control is a lovely touchscreen machine at around 202 dollars with a 4.2 rating, but you are paying for polish rather than better soup. The Moulinex Easy Soup rates 4.5 across thousands of reviews and is a solid machine, though at about 234 dollars it is more than most first-home buyers need to spend.

At the budget end, the BLACK+DECKER 7-program machine and the Linsar milk-and-soup makers exist on Amazon but sit at lower 3.9 and 3.3 ratings respectively, which is why we steered toward the Daewoo instead. You will also see soup makers at Kmart, Harvey Norman and The Good Guys from brands like Kambrook; those can be fine, but they were outside our Amazon Australia pool and often carry fewer public reviews to judge them by. If one of our seven fits your kitchen, you are not missing out by skipping these.

Soup maker questions Australian buyers ask

Do soup makers actually make good soup?

Yes, within their lane. A soup maker cooks and blends fresh ingredients into hot, smooth or chunky soup in about 20 minutes with almost no effort, and reviewers consistently say the result beats tinned soup because you control the salt and ingredients. It will not brown a roast or reduce a stock for hours, but for everyday vegetable and legume soups it does a genuinely good job.

Why do Amazon soup makers come with a UK plug?

Most soup makers sold on Amazon Australia are imported from the United Kingdom or Europe, where the category is far more established, and a large share of listings ship with the original UK or two-pin European plug. It does not affect the voltage compatibility for a 240-volt appliance, but the plug shape will not fit an Australian socket, so you need a travel adapter or a plug swap. Always read recent Australian reviews on the exact listing before you buy.

What is the difference between the smooth and chunky settings?

The smooth setting blends the ingredients continuously as they cook, so you end up with a velvety pureed soup. The chunky setting cooks the ingredients gently without full blending, leaving pieces of vegetable and a more rustic texture. Most machines also have a separate blend button so you can start chunky and blend it smoother if you change your mind.

Can you make more than soup in a soup maker?

Often, yes. Almost all of our picks also make smoothies and milkshakes using a juice or blend program, several make jam, and the Ninja adds frozen desserts and sauces thanks to its stronger motor and hot-and-cold blending. Some, like the Morphy Richards Saute, let you fry off onions or bacon first. Check the specific model, but a soup maker is rarely a one-trick machine.

How do you clean a soup maker?

Fill the jug with warm water to the fill line, add one drop of dishwashing liquid, and run the clean or blend cycle so the machine swirls itself clean, then rinse. Use the included brush for any residue on the blades. Never submerge the motor base, and check whether parts are dishwasher safe before assuming so, because many soup makers are not.

Bundle your soup maker with the rest of the kitchen

A soup maker is one piece of a well-stocked first kitchen. If you are kitting yours out, these NestPath guides pair naturally with it.

• Best stick blenders in Australia for the jobs a soup maker leaves behind.
• Best blenders in Australia if you want a dedicated smoothie and crush machine.
• Best slow cookers in Australia for the long, low-and-slow meals a soup maker cannot do.
• Best multi-cookers in Australia if you would rather one machine did everything.
• Best food storage containers in Australia for freezing your soup batches.
• Kitchen essentials checklist for everything else a first kitchen needs.

About the author

Anish Puri founded NestPath in 2026 after going through the Australian first-home-buyer process himself. NestPath focuses on Australian first-home buyers because the existing review sites are American, generic, or both. Anish handles editorial selection across the homeowner hub. Reach out: hello@nestpath.com.au