Is the Williams Sonoma BabyCook worth it?

[Anonymous]

I used my stick blender, which I find very easy to clean. In fact, I didn't really use it before my daughter ate solids, but even now that she's on table foods, I still use it to make smoothies, veggie sauces, etc. It seems like the BabyCook would be a nice gift, but I thought the process was simple enough to do without it. Another option for small meals is a baby food mill, which works just fine and can't be more than $30.

[Anonymous]

What is a baby food mill?

[Anonymous]

I second using a stick blender. Very fast and easy to clean. DS is 2 now, so I don't make baby food anymore. But I have a Magic Bullet for myself now (which I use every morning) and I bet that would be great for making baby food in too.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP here. Thanks everyone, good feedback. How easy is the babycook to clean? When I think about cleaning my cuisinart daily (or more), it makes me sigh. As if all those pieces of the born free bottles weren't enough of a pain.

Also, does anyone use a stick/immersion blender instead? would that work?

I haven't tried a babycook (hadn't even heard of it until this thread), but I've used an immersion blender a lot to make my son's food. It's super easy after steaming and it's a breeze to clean (just stick it in some warm soapy water and turn it on!).

I do the same thing, very easy and you can make small or big batches. I just steam things in a pot on the stove with a steamer insert. I don't think it wouls be worth it for just a few months of making pureesmnut I have not used one

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What is a baby food mill?

I think it is a little handheld food grinder, like this one by Munchkin: http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/5195ugaRj7L._SL160_AA160_.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.amazon.com/s%3Fie%3DUTF8%26rh%3Dn%253A166789011%26page%3D1&usg=__Acrughvx2SuQt5HVj_4Rt2d4krM=&h=160&w=160&sz=6&hl=en&start=2&sig2=iQS1fqMxQe90Rc7GB2a5-w&um=1&tbnid=ZcTfIRVr9mtY5M:&tbnh=98&tbnw=98&ei=qiSDSaKwN5LgM9WSwc8D&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dmunchkin%2Bfood%2Bmill%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26client%3Dfirefox-a%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla:en-US:official%26sa%3DN