i am the OP, thanks everyone!!

I just have one of those fine cheese graters that -- when rubbing the apple against it -- basically turn it to mush. That's it. Nothin' fancy. I like to mix in a bit of whole-grain cereal to thicken it up a bit, up the iron content.

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Anonymous wrote:I just scrape the apple very fine with the spoon and feed it to the baby straight. No cooking or tools (other than spoon) involved...

Staple first food in my home country at around 3 mos of age

This is a good way for the baby to choke on his food. . .

PP you quoted and I agree with you. I posted the video for the OP to understand how to scrape the apple. I hope other parents use common sense on positioning the baby for their meals though. I thought I didn't need to mention that but by your comment I see that I should have stressed that part.

Oh well, lesson learned.

It may depend on the variety, but I have never added water to make applesauce. Peel, core, cut into chunks, put in covered pot on low. The apples will steam themselves and then fall apart into sauce. Adding a few slices of fresh ginger to the pot is delicious (remove before serving).
I can't stand the taste of jarred applesauce, but I will admit I buy the squeeze pouches for DS - they are convenient to keep in my purse for emergencies.

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Anonymous wrote:I just scrape the apple very fine with the spoon and feed it to the baby straight. No cooking or tools (other than spoon) involved...

Staple first food in my home country at around 3 mos of age

This is a good way for the baby to choke on his food. . .

Anonymous wrote:Why would anyone spend the time and effort to make applesauce? I get doing veggies, but they sell applesauce already pureed.

Are you kidding? It takes 2 minutes to peel and dice an apple, and 20 minutes to boil them while you're busy doing something else. Mash with a fork, add breastmilk or other liquid. NO PRESERVATIVES! Applesauce is so easy and so much more delicious when it's fresh!

Boiling is the easiest. Make sure to use filtered water and only put enough water in the pot to barely cover the layer of diced apples. This way you will retain lots of nutrients 'cause you won't have to pour out any water after apples get cooked.

Anonymous wrote:I just scrape the apple very fine with the spoon and feed it to the baby straight. No cooking or tools (other than spoon) involved...

Staple first food in my home country at around 3 mos of age

I just scrape the apple very fine with the spoon and feed it to the baby straight. No cooking or tools (other than spoon) involved...

Anonymous wrote:Why would anyone spend the time and effort to make applesauce? I get doing veggies, but they sell applesauce already pureed.

Not OP, but I did because I have about 15lbs of apples from my CSA share so besides baking pie, apple sauce is a good way to use up a lot of apples.

Anyway, OP, I just did this for my 7 mo. I peeled, cored and quartered the apples and put them in a baking dish with a tiny amount of water. I baked them covered at 350 for about 45 minutes (maybe longer, I was also baking acorn squash at the same time). Then I pureed them in the food processor - delish! They were definitely soft enough to mash with a fork but DD doesn't like lumps in her food yet

Anonymous wrote:Why would anyone spend the time and effort to make applesauce? I get doing veggies, but they sell applesauce already pureed.

I tend to make a few different things at once and it takes only a few minutes - I leave the skins on, just chop all the flesh off the apple, toss it into a pot and steam. into the food processor.

Why would anyone spend the time and effort to make applesauce? I get doing veggies, but they sell applesauce already pureed.

Blender/food processor/immersion blender, if you want, sometimes, yes, depends on what your 6.5 month old can handle--start smooth and increase chunks gradually.

boil/steam/bake apples til very very soft, then mash with fork or in food processor. you know your baby best, if they're taking other chunky things, they'll be fine with a little tecture, if they're only doing liquidy purees, add some water or breastmilk to make the applesauce thinner

How do I grind it up really fine? With a food mill? Do ppl use those anymore? I have a 6.5 month old, do i still need to puree??? or can it have tiny chunks?