the coolest thing I have ever bought for making baby food! i'm so excited

[kungfubecca]

before anyone checks I don't work for philips or avent.

I saw the steam flip blend on a website recently and instently fell in love with it.
it was exspensive so I put my credit card away to think about it. over a month later I saw it in the big w catalogue and took it as an omen I was meant to buy it.

So I did. i tried it today, dd not old enough for solids yet, but I thought I'll make something for ds (3yo) and just not puree much.

it was so cool, it steamed to perfection, i did over blend because I was too busy playing with it, and got the smoothest baby food you ever saw, so we had potato and sweetpotato sauce with our lasagna for lunch, but I can't wait to make purees for dd now. I'm so excited, i wish it were around 3 years ago.
and you don't have to blend, so you can use it if your making a meal for just one, or ou can just blend and use it as a mini blender, so I'm betting i use this for years to come.

Just needed to share 'cause i'm so excited

[Sunny Love]

ive seen it too!!!! but was very put off by its price im pretty jealous of you right now!!
ive shopped around and ended up spending/wasting $20 on a magic bullet type thingy from KMART. and no, i dont work for KMART! Hehe!

[~Hestia~]

I bought one of these months ago & still use it! DS is over 1 now but it's so handy if our meals are just too chunky (if veggie chunks etc are too large he just spits them out) or I want to quickly steam something for him. I also use it to mince chicken etc!

[Jaycee]

This sounds fantastic, I'm off to google!

[kungfubecca]

It is awesome, I think even after kids don't need it anymore you could make dips, salsa, etc in it, or even just a soup for one!

cut up vegies, steam while your eating breakfast, puree, chuck in a flask or a container and you have fresh, thick vegie soup for lunch, how easy is that!

[zrieka]

Hi kungfubecca

Can I ask you how your avent steamer is going? I really want one!

Do you still use it? How is it with cleaning after use?

Thanks
Meela

[sconeonamission]

Way back when I was going to mothers group, one of the mothers had one... She raved about it!

[Nikki87]

I've been contemplating about getting one before DS was born ... Still tossing up whether to get this or just a great big normal food processor ... can anyone else who has one help with whether or not it was worth it???

[LoveLea]

I did babyled solids, much cheaper lol

[zrieka]

I got one on sale (woo me!) but I haven't tried it yet (boo me). I'll report when I have

[Babyluv]

Oh I've seen this & would love one! Anyone seen it on sale anywhere lately?
Is it easy to clean?
How long does it take to steam?

[zrieka]

I bought mine at Parramatta Toys r us for $190.

I just tried it by steaming apple. Wow - so easy!

1. Pic of my chopped apple ready to go PIC


2. The steamed apple. It beeps when all the water is gone. 50ml of water = 5mins of steaming, 100ml = 10mins etc. PIC


3. The blended apple. One pulse gives some chunks. 2-3 pulses give silky smooth baby food. You can't serve it straight away - way too hot! I popped mine in the freezer for a few minutes before giving bub a little taste. The steamer comes with a spatula to scoop it all out.
PIC

Cleaning. Cleaning was EASY. A little puree got up in the steamer lid, but everything comes apart easily and I just rinsed (because it was only apple and it was my first use).

Baby food in minutes, woo! As @kungfubecca suggested, I'll be making sauces and soups for mummy too

p.s. apologies if the pics don't come out the right way. I can change them - its my first try to use pics in BB.