--- title: "Salter Digital Soup Maker EK5118V2 review" description: "Salter Digital Soup Maker EK5118V2 reviewed: a 900W, 1.6 litre stainless steel jug with five settings. Specs, what owners report, who it suits, and FAQs." canonical: https://vettedten.com/kitchen/soup-makers/salter-digital-soup-maker-ek5118v2/ language: en-GB updated: 2026-11-07 score: 8.2 --- # Salter Digital Soup Maker EK5118V2 review > **Our verdict:** The Salter Digital Soup Maker EK5118V2 ranks 9th of the 10 soup makers we compare, with 8.2 out of 10. No. 9 of 10 in our [soup makers ranking](https://vettedten.com/kitchen/soup-makers/) · Updated November 2026 · [How we rank](https://vettedten.com/how-we-rank/) **8.2 out of 10** The Salter EK5118V2 is a 900W soup maker with a 1.6 litre stainless steel jug and five settings. It suits one to four people who want simple controls and no sauté stage. Why it's here: - Five settings: smooth, chunky, drinks, keep warm and blend/clean - Auto memory resumes the cycle after the lid is lifted - Overspill sensors help keep the worktop clean - 1.6L stainless steel jug suits family batches Keep in mind: - 900W is modest next to the 1000W Tower and the blender-style machines - No sauté function - Some owners report an E1 error alarm even when filled below the line - Not dishwasher-safe and has no non-stick coating [Check price on Amazon](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0BBS4MDTD) ## Why the Salter EK5118V2 scores 8.2 - How happy owners are: 10th of 10 - How many rated it: 8th of 10 - How new it is: 2nd of 10 ### Why it sits behind the Lakeland Sauté Soup Maker 27214 The Lakeland Sauté Soup Maker 27214 (8.4) beats the Salter Digital Soup Maker EK5118V2 (8.2) because it leaves owners a little happier. ## About the Salter EK5118V2 The EK5118V2 is a jug-style soup maker with a heating element and blades built into one unit. You chop the ingredients, add liquid, pick a setting and it cooks and blends in the same jug. The jug is 1.6 litres and Salter says it serves up to four. It runs at 900W. There are five presets: smooth, chunky, drinks, keep warm and blend/clean. Auto memory lets you lift the lid to add ingredients, and the cycle carries on from where it stopped. Overspill sensors are built in. Blend/clean is the self-cleaning function. The unit measures 29 x 23.5 x 16.4 cm and weighs 2.6kg. Salter says it is not non-stick and not dishwasher safe. The brand's page does not list what comes in the box or the cord length. ### Key specs - Capacity: 1.6 litres - Power: 900W - Settings: Smooth, Chunky, Drinks, Keep Warm, Blend/Clean - Size: 29 x 23.5 x 16.4 cm - Weight: 2.6kg - Jug: Stainless steel - Cleaning: Not dishwasher safe, not non-stick - Guarantee: Extendable to a 3-year guarantee when registered (Salter) ## What owners report about the Salter EK5118V2 Owner feedback for this exact model is thin online. The one detailed UK write-up available is a Mumsnet review, and it is from a single reviewer, so treat it as one household's experience. That reviewer found the controls simple and the smooth setting effective, and liked the keep-warm function. Smooth and chunky took about 25 minutes, which was longer than other machines they had used. A few potato lumps were left at the bottom after the smooth cycle. The complaints were about cleaning and noise. Burnt-on residue needed a proper scrub, because the base cannot be submerged and blend/clean only loosens it. The beeping at the end of a cycle was persistent. The reviewer put the comfortable batch at about three servings, four with bread or salad, and said it is not suited to cooking for the whole week. ## Who the Salter EK5118V2 suits It suits a household of two to four that wants a plain soup maker with a stainless steel jug and an auto memory for adding ingredients. It is simple to use, and keep warm is handy if dinner is later than planned. Look elsewhere if you want to sauté onions in the same jug: the Morphy Richards Total Control 1.6L Soup Maker 501020 or the Lakeland Sauté Soup Maker 27214 do that. If you want to blend cold drinks and sauces too, the Ninja Foodi Blender & Soup Maker HB150UK is a better fit. For one or two people, the Morphy Richards Compact Soup Maker 501021 is smaller. ## Questions about the Salter EK5118V2 ### Is the Salter EK5118V2 soup maker dishwasher safe? No. Salter says it is not dishwasher safe. Use the blend/clean setting to loosen residue, then wash the jug by hand, as the base cannot be submerged. ### How much soup does the Salter EK5118V2 make? The jug holds 1.6 litres, and Salter says it serves up to four. A Mumsnet reviewer found it comfortable for about three servings, with a 1.3 litre minimum. ### How long does the Salter EK5118V2 take to make soup? About 25 minutes on smooth and chunky, according to one Mumsnet reviewer. Salter does not give cooking times on its product page. ### Can you add ingredients to the Salter EK5118V2 while it is cooking? Yes. The auto memory function lets you lift the lid mid-cycle, and cooking resumes where it left off. ### What settings does the Salter EK5118V2 soup maker have? Five: smooth, chunky, drinks, keep warm and blend/clean. There is no sauté function. ### What is the warranty on the Salter EK5118V2? Salter says the guarantee is extendable to 3 years when registered. Its product page does not state the base length. ## All 10 soup makers, compared | No. | Product | Score | Badge | | ---: | --- | ---: | --- | | 1 | [Ninja Foodi Blender & Soup Maker HB150UK](https://vettedten.com/kitchen/soup-makers/ninja-foodi-blender-and-soup-maker-hb150uk/) | 9.0 | Best Choice | | 2 | [Morphy Richards Sauté & Soup Maker 501014](https://vettedten.com/kitchen/soup-makers/morphy-richards-saute-and-soup-maker-501014/) | 8.8 | Value for Money | | 3 | [Tefal Easy Soup BL841140](https://vettedten.com/kitchen/soup-makers/tefal-easy-soup-bl841140/) | 8.7 | | | 4 | [Tefal PerfectMix Cook BL83SD65](https://vettedten.com/kitchen/soup-makers/tefal-perfectmix-cook-bl83sd65/) | 8.6 | | | 5 | [Morphy Richards Compact Soup Maker 501021](https://vettedten.com/kitchen/soup-makers/morphy-richards-compact-soup-maker-501021/) | 8.5 | Best Budget | | 6 | [Tefal Multisoup BL5628G0](https://vettedten.com/kitchen/soup-makers/tefal-multisoup-bl5628g0/) | 8.4 | | | 7 | [Tower Vizion 1.6L Soup Maker T12067](https://vettedten.com/kitchen/soup-makers/tower-vizion-soup-maker-t12067/) | 8.4 | | | 8 | [Lakeland Sauté Soup Maker 27214](https://vettedten.com/kitchen/soup-makers/lakeland-saute-soup-maker-27214/) | 8.4 | | | 9 | **Salter Digital Soup Maker EK5118V2** (this review) | 8.2 | | | 10 | [Morphy Richards Total Control 1.6L Soup Maker 501020](https://vettedten.com/kitchen/soup-makers/morphy-richards-total-control-soup-maker-501020/) | 8.2 | | ## How we score it Every score here comes from our ranking model; no editor sets the order. We haven't read the review sites for this guide yet, so for now it is led by owners. It ranks products by how happy owners are, holding back any product few owners have rated until more agree. How many rated it and how new it is only settle close calls, and value for money earns its own badge rather than a higher place. We compared 17 models for this guide before settling on these ten. Brands can't pay to be included or to move up. We last checked these picks in November 2026. [How we rank, in full](https://vettedten.com/how-we-rank/) ### Where these facts come from - [Salter Digital Soup Maker 1.6 litre, stainless steel (brand page)](https://salter.com/digital-soup-maker-1-6-litre-capacity-5-in-built-settings-includes-stainless-steel-jug-900w) - [Mumsnet: Salter Digital Soup Maker review](https://www.mumsnet.com/reviews/salter-digital-soup-maker-review) - [Trolley.co.uk: Salter EK5118V2 Soup Maker listing](https://www.trolley.co.uk/product/salter-electric-soup-maker/PZV688) --- Canonical page: https://vettedten.com/kitchen/soup-makers/salter-digital-soup-maker-ek5118v2/ · Every guide: https://vettedten.com/llms.txt · For AI agents: https://vettedten.com/agents.md