Recommendations on an all in one baby food maker

Re: Recommendations on an all in one baby food maker

• pearlofwisdom1 member

  January 2015

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• pepperedmoth member

  January 2015

  bay511 said:

  Dh also has an emulsifying blender that was way more powerful and worked fine. He's culinary, so I don't know if that's a normal kitchen aid but it worked well.
  
  Honestly we fed baby food for such a short period of time that a "gadget" would have been the biggest waste of money. JMO.

  This. Also, change your username!
  
  We got a very small hand-crank baby food mill as a present that we find kinda nice when traveling, but really? Oatmeal for breakfast cooked in the rice cooker. Then whatever we're having for dinner mashed with a fork.
  
  If we want to prepare in bulk (or the food is tougher than fork-soft) we use an ordinary blender. I have no idea what possible advantage there could be of a specialized baby food blender over an ordinary blender. Except it's probably more expensive and of lower quality, simultaneously.

  

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• [Deleted User] member

  January 2015

  We use the food processor. Who has space for 8 millions kitchen gadgets.

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• Mags748 member

  January 2015

  I vote for limiting kitchen appliances of possible. I used my ninja blender with DD. I had a mini food processor with DS (he was first) but it'd was smallish and one more appliance to keep around. I do everything with my ninja.
  
  I just steamed veggies and fruits, sometimes adding a few spices, pureed in blender, froze in ice cube trays and stored in plastic bags in the freezer. It was super simple and I only had to spend and hour or two on a few occasions to have enough for the few months my kids ate purees (5.5 to 9 months maybe).

  
  

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• J+A10 member

  January 2015

  I also had a specialized baby food maker but only used it once because it was horrible, just didn't work! My regular food processor was much better and I only steamed some of the food beforehand. So you may end up boiling and baking food instead of steaming it. For example I would bake sweet potatoes, apples, squash and I would boil peas and green beans.

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• UnofficiallyLO member

  January 2015

  I bake then purée in our ninja blender. DS has been eating solids for about 3 months now and he's nearly over purées already.

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• DebateThis member

  January 2015

  Oven roast and then use a potato masher or regular food processor or a $25 immersion blender.
  
  I really liked the Baby Bullet, though (thanks Scout) for a couple months because the containers were much smaller so I wasn't hauling out my 12qt food processor for what amounted to a single cup of green beans or something.
  
  
  

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• [Deleted User] member

  January 2015

  I had the Beaba and used it constantly.  I loved it.  I actually still use it to make my own applesauce and purees for soups. 

  
  

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