Morphy Richards Sauté & Soup Maker 501014 review

About the Morphy Richards Sauté &

The 501014 is a jug-style soup maker with a 1.6 litre non-stick jug and a lid that carries the blending blades. Morphy Richards lists it at 1kW, 24 x 16.7 x 30.9 cm and 2.1kg, with a 1.2m cord. The blades are stainless steel and the materials are BPA-free.

The main panel has smooth and chunky soup programmes plus blend and juice settings, with a pause function and an LED display. Sauté has its own button on the handle. It fries ingredients in the jug before you start a soup programme, so a separate pan is not needed. A full jug makes about four portions.

Sauté only runs with the lid off, and fitting the lid stops it. The jug is fixed to the base and cannot be lifted out. The manual warns against immersing the lid or the jug in water because of the electrical parts, and against adding ice cubes.

What owners report about the Morphy Richards Sauté &

Owner feedback specific to this model is thin. We found no retailer review pages we could open, so this rests on one detailed two-month review on Mumsnet and on the brand's own support material.

The reviewer found smooth soups consistently smooth and chunky soups that kept some texture. They liked the sauté step, especially for onion-based soups, as it adds flavour. It works quickly, though garlic can catch and burn onto the non-stick coating if you wander off, so it pays to prepare everything first and keep stirring.

Cleaning is the weaker point. Soaking works, but burnt-on food is a chore because the jug is fixed and you have to keep water away from the base. The reviewer also noted a strong burst of steam when the lid is opened at the end, and condensation on nearby cupboards. Morphy Richards says sauté stopping when the lid goes on is normal, and its support pages cover a sauté fault caused by a stuck lid safety switch. We found no reliable evidence on how the machine holds up over years.

Who the Morphy Richards Sauté & suits

It suits a household of three or four that makes soup regularly and wants to brown onions in the same jug. The 1.6 litre size gives leftovers for a family of four. Choose it if you are happy to stand by the machine during sauté and wash a fixed jug by hand.

Look elsewhere if you cook for one or two: the Morphy Richards Compact Soup Maker 501021 is smaller. If you dislike washing around a fixed base, the Morphy Richards Total Control 1.6L Soup Maker 501020 has a removable inner pot. If you want to add ingredients with the lid lifted during sauté, the Lakeland Sauté Soup Maker 27214 is built for it. For hot and cold blending too, the Ninja Foodi Blender & Soup Maker HB150UK covers both.

Questions about the Morphy Richards Sauté &