Best baby food blender please?

[Chocolatelover888]

I will shortly be weaning my third and last baby - with DS1 I had a huge regular food mixer which was awkward and now broken. With DD I mostly used pouches for convenience but want to be better this time and do all the mixing etc - best value /simple / easy to clean blender/mixer?? Thanks!

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my little one is nearly 14m and I never used a blender.
for single veggie / fruits portions I simply mashed with the back of a fork so it was still lumpy and also served the whole fruit or veg alongside.
when it came time to regular meals I just followed solid starts advice and cut up for based on age.

so you could just mash food down rather than the expense of a blender 😊

Any blender is fine. Even a hand blender. Or you could just give them normal food.

Kenwood are our go to brand. We have 3 - 2 proper blenders one with an attachment for milkshakes as well as a big bowl attachment one of which was inherited. We also have a stick blender which has 4 different sticks depending on what level of blending is required, it has a whisk attachment a jug for milkshakes, a tub like attachment both of these come with lids and anti slide bottoms. Our two blenders were brought around 2010. A blade snapped on one a year ago but we bought a replacement on eBay for £3!! They look like new

Baby food is probably one of the easiest things to blend so I would chose a blender than fits your cooking style as it will also cope with baby food too. We do most of our grating veg prep for salads and going into Currys and similar with the big blenders. Hummus and spice mixes are done with the hand mixer. It's also useful for going into pans to blend a sauce. For most people I think a hand blender with a good array of attachments will fit their needs.

We found out potato ricer to be helpful when weaning. She quite quickly moved from the smooth puree stage so we used the ricer to make lumpier and lumpier mushes as she moved on to solid food. Within a few weeks she was off mushed food entirely so I wouldn't spend too much on something that you are not going to get longer term benefit from

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Russell-Hobbs-Collection-Blender-22241/dp/B010FMO1XO/ref=mp_s_a_1_3?adgrpid=61652849948&hvadid=593715419011&hvdev=m&hvlocphy=9041110&hvnetw=g&hvqmt=e&hvrand=16041856085531321834&hvtargid=kwd-18537590&hydadcr=26197_2651740&keywords=hand+blender&qid=1702562477&sr=8-3

quick and easy to clean - fancy gadget v unnecessary. When you make say veg for dinner, chuck in an extra portion and blend after.

Do you need a blender? I never used one as it better for babies to have food with texture from the beginning . Baby led weaning is great but if you don't want to try that you could just mash the food with a potato masher or fork .
Or if you have one just use a normal stick blender