I also have a hand/stick blender but I use my mini food processor for making baby food. The stick blender doesn't always get things perfectly smooth.

To say that a vitamix is unnecessary for pureeing peas woudl be a gross understatement.

Vitamix, if it fits your budget.
The Ninja is now on sale at Costco.

I like a hand blender for it to. The container that comes with the cuisinart blender is great for baby food (as is any tallish tupperware, really).

I really don't like the bullet. Its just a poorly-made overpriced blender that is not all that easy to clean and markets itself to moms. 07_43: Very liquid-y items is an excellent description of baby's first purees.

I use an immersion hand blender a lot for baby food. it's pretty easy. I also like my ninja blender for ease of use but it has a lot of parts and total number of steps from putting it together to putting it away at the end is usually too high.

Refurbished Vitamix! We just got one and it I'd like new. If you call instead of ordering online you can get free shipping.

I would use a food processor vs a blender for baby food. For must things actually. A blender is fine for very liquid-y items.

Though you can over the top and get a vitamin. I have a few fairly high end appliances but even I can't justify tha cost. I wish.

So now I have the large stand alone one on my counter and I use the stick blender for everything.

OP I have the stick blender and it is a god send:
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Mine is 1 speed - or may be I have not discovered where the 2nd speed is, but I love it. I used to have the standing one, but then visited SIL and loved the stick one that she had, so bought one for myself when I returned.

Why I like it? It is great for baby portions. It is small. Very easy to clean. Easy to get all the food out of the small cup (there is more food staying on walls of the pitcher of the large stand alone one). And I love the small grinder attachment that it comes with (though I used it for Parmesan and not baby stuff). It works with small and large quantities equally well.

For baby I break a banana into the cup that comes with it, add a few strawberries, a bit of apple, and blend with the stick. Pour into a small bowl, and rinse the attachment and the cup. The whole process from start to finish takes less than 5 minutes. I blend also soups with it.

Highly recommend.

Blendtec
Ninja Ultra

The bullet is good for that. Or baby bullet. Vitamix is the best blender, but expensive.

I need to find a blender. We have a cuisanart and it is 5 steps with the last being it has to perfectly align to start- all too much with a baby now! Any advice on an easy to use blender?! I want it to make his food!