okay for making baby food? I'm looking for a food grinder to make baby food for a 6 month old, would you recommend this one?
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Hi! I just purchased this "chopper" to primarily make my own baby food for my 8 month old. Most reviews said it would puree soft foods so I figured I would give it a try dispite the post left here. I haven't actually tried it yet so my actual review will come later, but I did want to quickly correct the error given by Chris. In reading the instructions, (always a good thing to do! =) ) it actually has tips on using this "chopper" for making homemade pureed babyfood!!! It says it can process cooked meat/poultry, cooked veggies, & cooked or raw fruits!! It says to add a little gravy,milk, or broth to make the consistancy you need/want. So sounds like it will do just fine for making baby food! I Will write a complete user review once I actually use it.
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No. it is a chopper. Go buy a personal sized blender (for smaller portions) or use a decent food processor (if you make a lot at a time). The blender made by Tribest is great, but a little pricy. I use it all of the time for smoothies, pureeing tomatoes, and baby food. I would definitely get the larger containers too
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Probably not. Too light weight. Designed for beverages that require mixing but not pulverizing. I used for juice with small amount of protein powder, or stirring up chocolate milk. Mine didn't last but a couple of weeks, using only 1 or 2x/day. Battery OK, mixer stopped working. I suggest looking at the baby food grinders that have a crank. Seem to range about $9-15. They are small and easy to take apart to wash, so you don't have to deal with a big blender. I saw one that works like a sieve in a bowl, so you mash the food and the puree goes into the bowl. Lift out the sieve and serve from bowl. If you cook rice soft enough, you can mash the rice thru any sieve you have(larger mesh is best). Might even be able to mash it fine enough with a fork.
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I have used it to puree a tiny amount of thoroughly cooked chicken breast for my cat!! I suppose it would work well to make baby food, also. The key to using this cuisinart well is: don't "overload" it. You need to put only a tiny amount in at a time per the instructions. I really enjoy my cuisinart Mini Mate. I actually own two of them, one of which I use for grinding coffee beans and the second for "food."
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I use only for Coffee and it works very good, I have more than 6 months and no problem!!! I don't know to grind nuts!!! Sorry :(
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I would love to know the answer to that too. My baby loved his but it broke quickly and had very sharp metal inside. It's definitely not safe for children.
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I would think a food mill or a food processor would be the ideal tool for pureeing food for baby.
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I haven't used mine yet, but I bought it to grind wheat, corn, and heavier grains. I would throw sesame seeds and poppy seeds into my Vitamix to grind them I think. I grind peanuts in my food processor to make peanut butter...I make hummus and grind everything in my food processor, but usually buy my tahini (sesame seeds--sim sim) already ground. I would think unless you were grinding up a huge amount of sesame seeds I'd stick to one of those for grinding. I think they'd gum up the works of the corn grinder unless you stopped before they turned to paste. For tiny amounts of poppy seeds I'd use a coffee grinder (new one, not old fashioned). I haven't used mine yet, but I bought it to grind wheat, corn, and heavier grains. I would throw sesame seeds and poppy seeds into my Vitamix to grind them I think. I grind peanuts in my food processor to make peanut butter...I make hummus and grind everything in my food processor, but usually buy my tahini (sesame seeds--sim sim) already ground. I would think unless you were grinding up a huge amount of sesame seeds I'd stick to one of those for grinding. I think they'd gum up the works of the corn grinder unless you stopped before they turned to paste. For tiny amounts of poppy seeds I'd... » Read More I haven't used mine yet, but I bought it to grind wheat, corn, and heavier grains. I would throw sesame seeds and poppy seeds into my Vitamix to grind them I think. I grind peanuts in my food processor to make peanut butter...I make hummus and grind everything in my food processor, but usually buy my tahini (sesame seeds--sim sim) already ground. I would think unless you were grinding up a huge amount of sesame seeds I'd stick to one of those for grinding. I think they'd gum up the works of the corn grinder unless you stopped before they turned to paste. For tiny amounts of poppy seeds I'd use a coffee grinder (new one, not old fashioned). « Show Less
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Personally, I only use this grinder for coffee. Please see the description for any other food grinding
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I absolutely do NOT recommend this grinder for making cat food. See my review for more on this. In the comments, I include a link to the grinder I finally settled on and am loving!
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I have only used it to make smoothies, but it is fantastic. I think it would work well for baby food; maybe in larger quantities than single serving however.
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It isn't strong enough for that. It is just for mixing liquids. I can recommend the Ninja for baby food.
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This spoon is very good for baby food. I think it is little bit small for soup.Thanks.
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Sorry, I don't know. I do know that I made a mistake when I wanted to grate carrots and had the blade at the bottom running also and just about had baby food in seconds. I don't think it's designed to be a blender but I bet it could do the job for you.
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Sorry, I've not used baby food in these. Just leftovers from our smoothies. I do have to run it under water for a few seconds before it will pop out
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While I've never had a baby, I have plenty of friends who make theirown baby food. I think this would be an excellent way to freeze verysmall portions.
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I didn't like mine, I try to make applesauce and that was a bust. I don't think it would work. I alway used a blender to make mine baby food.
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I started using it to feed my 5 month old baby. It is made out of milk cartons and if I remember correctly the box said that it could be used for actual feedings. As long as you wash it (I do it by hand) I do not see a problem with it.