Carefully remove the pot from the slow cooker and use a hand-held blender to blitz the soup until smooth – watch out for splashes. Stir in enough milk to reach your preferred consistency (see Tips).

Cover and cook on low for 6-7 hours or high for 3-4 hours. Potatoes should be tender when pierced with a fork. Flip the slow cooker to warm, you can leave it hear until you are about ready for ...

Top off Crock Pot with contents of frypan. Cover and cook on high for 4 hours or low for 8. At end of cook, potatoes should be fork tender. Using a hand blender or potato masher, blend till almost ...