Pureeing questions poll

brandywine2010 · June 2012

1. What ice cube trays are you mama's using?

2. What steamer are you using?

3. What food processor are you using?

4. Is your system working well?

5. What foods have you made?

brandywine2010 · June 2012

1. We haven't frozen anything yet and I'm in the market for some good options for freezing.

2. I bought the Baby Bullet steamer. I used it once and I hate it. I have used my pressure cooker to make A's sweet potatoes. It's super easy and fast.

3. I have used my Kitchen Aid chopper, my hand mixer and my blender. My blender has a puree option on it and so far, it has worked nicely.

4. I am still working on tweaking my system and debating on whether or not I need to buy a food processor and return the Baby Bullet for a full sized steamer. I don't know a lot about steaming foods.

5. I have made sweet potato puree, banana, avocado and a banana and blueberry mix. She hated the avocado but everything else went well.We also tried a few of the Gerber organic options (carrots, apples, plums, green peas and bananas). She tolerates the Gerber foods well, I think because they are all the same consistency.

PecanSam · June 2012

1. I bought ice cubes trays and Bed Bath and Beyond, that have covers. $5.00 a tray.

2. If I'm steaming a lot like apples, then I use my Calphalon stovetop steamer. If a small amount, then the steamer insert that fits in a small pot.

3. I believe my food processor is Hamilton Beech. Sometimes I use my immersion stick to liquefy further.

4. I like my system so far.

5. I've made: bananas, rice cereal, apple sauce, avocado, sweet potato, sweet peas, carrots, and barley.

sportsmomma · June 2012

1. What ice cube trays are you mama's using? Fresh Baby

https://www.amazon.com/Fresh-Baby-Easy-Breast-Trays/dp/B0007CS4EU/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1340558980&sr=8-1&keywords=fresh+baby+food+storage+trays

2. What steamer are you using? Amco Collapsible Steamer

https://www.amazon.com/Amco-Collapsible-Steamer-Stainless-Steel/dp/B000Q4N2LO/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1340559072&sr=8-1&keywords=steamer+basket (thanks for the rec MrsT)

3. What food processor are you using?

Baby Bullet

4. Is your system working well?

Yep, working well! I don't think we NEED the Baby Bullet, but the ILs bought it for us so it's working just fine. If it weren't bought for us I'd have opted for an immersion blender or just a nice regular blender.

5. What foods have you made?

Sweet Potato, Banana (didn't use Bullet for that tho), avocado, and squash and carrots today

lageorgiapaperie · June 2012

1. What ice cube trays are you mama's using? Tovolo cubes, but I also have the Beaba ones.

2. What steamer are you using? Beaba Babycook

3. What food processor are you using? Beaba Babycook

4. Is your system working well? Yep! I love it.

5. What foods have you made? Sweet potatoes, carrots, zucchini, yellow squash, butternut squash, green beans (didn't turn out well), apples and pears.

Cherryblossoms07 · June 2012

1. What ice cube trays are you mama's using? Normal ice cube trays I bought from the store

2. What steamer are you using? My rice cooker/steamer

3. What food processor are you using? Normal food processor I bought when I got pregnant with DD

4. Is your system working well?Yes, super easy and I am using everything I already had or needed.

5. What foods have you made? Everything but peaches because I could not find organic peaches at the store.

uncharch7 · June 2012

IKEA silicone ice cube trays, 3 cubes=1oz

microwave

KA food processor/blender combo

yes

sweet potatoes, peaches, peas, green beans, carrots, butternut squash

lckcdc3 · June 2012

1. What ice cube trays are you mama's using??These silicone ones from bed bath & beyond https://m.bedbathandbeyond.com/bedbathbeyond/product/detail.do?itemId=17293010&categoryId=&path=

2. What steamer are you using? I have a large rice cooker that I never used before that has an awesome steaming option.

3. What food processor are you using? I'm using an Calphalon immersion blender.

4. Is your system working well?? So far so good!

5. What foods have you made??My first batch I made sweet potatoes, carrots & butternut squash. Yesterday I did a big cooking session. Green beans, yellow squash, zucchini, pears and peas. We just started solids a week ago and so far he's only had rice cereal and sweet potaoes. He Loves them both.

iluvmylab · June 2012

A friend of mine gave me a brand new Beaba Babycook that she got as a gift, didn't use, but couldn't return. It steams and purees. It works pretty well.

I usually make food on Saturdays and freeze it into 1 ounce portions. Then I just take out what I need for the next day thaw in the fridge. I add a little cereal if it needs to be thicker.

LO has eaten sweet potaotes, butternut squash (I bake it), apples, pears, bananas, avocado, and most recently peaches. I just made apricots, so he will try those next week.

khbe14 · June 2012

1. I bought some flexible ice cube trays from Walmart (in the baby section) but I forgot the name of the brand.

2. I have the Baby Brezza that both steams and pur?es the food.

3. See #2

4. Yep. I have been making big batches of food once a week and I am already 2 weeks ahead in my freezer. He is not eating a lot right now (about 2 oz total per day but I look for that to increase soon).

5. J has had avocado, sweet potatoes, squash, bananas, peas, carrots, and apples. I have green beans, zucchini and pears ready in the freezer.