Food processer/blender

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miao

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Hi -- could anyone recommend a good food processer/blender for making baby food at home? Thanks a lot!
 
good question! was just wondering the same thing myself... i think avent makes a special one, but don't know the details or whether or not it is good...
 
Actually, we've been using an ordinary Philips hand-held blender (the ones that look like long sticks, with a whirly blade on one end). You just steam or microwave the food and blend it in a bowl. They are not expensive, but just note that the ones with the metal ends last longer than those with plastic ends. You can find them in most department stores- Sogo, Apita, probably Fortress and Broadway too but I haven't checked.
 
The only thing with the all-in-one machines like the Beaba is that you only use it for 3-4 months. You could use it for longer to puree or blend anything... but you don't really have to have a "fancy" machine just for this purpose. But it is SO easy to use it's hard not to put it on your wish list!
 
I highly recommend Beaba Babycook too.

Jacadi also sells them, you'll have to ask them. They never show the babycook on display.

HTH
 
Beaba Babycook is the business!!

I bought the Beaba Babycook, kind of expensive but I love it. My daughter is 2+ now and I still use it to steam all her veggies / fish. I also have a 10mth old so I would have to say i've got my money's worth out of it. Highly recommended!!
 
WARNING!!

My friend found a yahoo thread about the Beaba Babycook, saying that it has dangerous plastics:
http://ca.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080425031119AAUnf3n
"Looks like an amazing gadget, but this product is not safe for babies. The bowl (used for steaming, defrosting, etc) is made of polycarbonate. Polycarbonate is the material that leeches BPA into contents when heated. I contacted the manufacturer and they confirmed the bowl is polycarbonate (Williams-Sonoma will tell you it's "polyethylene and other plastics") and that they have no plans to switch to a BPA-free plastic
 
Hi clowe77,

i was wondering that too because when it's steaming, it gets really hot. Anyway, I use it more on blending than steaming.

Thanks for the info.
 
thanks everyone for the recommendations and the warning about beaba babycook!

Tallmama, do you know by any chance what material is used in the Chicco machine?

thanks again!
 
What is the material of the steaming basket? The food doesn't touch the bowl, only the steaming basket. Does the BPA still seep through?
 
tallmama -- thanks for the info. i've done a little bit research and it seemed that PSU may contain BPA? no?
 
thanks for the recommendation, NYCMel! may i ask whether the hand held blender can puree the food for a 6-month old, as thin as the 1st stage jar food? thanks again!
 
hi-- could someone please let me know whether the ordinary handheld blenders would puree the food fine enough for a 6 month old, just like the jar food?

thanks a lot!
 
hi can i ask if it's necessary to buy a blender and cooker separately for the baby? can we just use the normal cooker for to cook the food and use a manual hand blender to blend the food?
 
Hi miao and sprawld, I use a normal hand blender to puree baby food, even cooked chicken. Just try to buy the ones with the metal ends and not plastic because they seem to last longer. I've been cooking the food normally (steam or m/w) and just blending it. I think the processors are more convenient, but for small kitchens without much counter space, this works too!
 
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