Anyone Use the "Beaba Babycook??"

In line with 'keep it simple,' use what you already have - a stove, a pot and a blender. I cooked up veggies, put them in a blender, and then froze them in ice cube trays, popped them out and could make a ton in one day to last me for 2 weeks. Defrost one at a time - and as they eat more, defrost more. Voila. You just saved $159!

I had one and used it for probably 4 or 5 months. It was given to me by a friend who had older children and never used it much. She thought it was too much of a hassle to clean and just bought jarred food. I didn't find the cleaning to be a problem at all, the pieces all come apart and I washed it by hand. I thought it was more convenient than my food processor and a pot just because it shuts itself off, and since the bowl is smaller I got it to puree a small amount better than my big food processor. (I got about one ice cube tray full from each batch.) I was glad I had it, but would not have spent the money on it.

Hi!
I have a Beabe babycook, and I think it works great. I just wished I used it more often, but my baby never liked the pureed food and steamed food, he's eating our food now (approved by a doc).
I don't think the parts are hard to clean, it is small, but that's the best part of it, you can fit it almost anywhere. It's perfect to cook for baby (they only eat so much). I would give it a 4 of 5, because the only bad thing about it, is that it doesn't have a timer to tell you when the food is done, but other than that it works GREAT

We have one and love it. I made all of my daughter's food because of food allergies and needed separate "tools" for it. I looked into getting a steamer and food processor but the fp bowls are all polycarbonate and contain bpa. Even though it was a bit more it was worth it. I love that it shuts off automaticall so I can walk away and do other things. It isn't hard to clean, doesn't stain and makes a great puree. Now we use it to steam cubes of veggies as finger food. I fill at least once ice cube tray per batch.

I love using my Beaba Babycook. When my Daughter started on food, I used the whole thing, steamed and pureed everything. I bought the silicone ice tray too. I will use that for juices and stuff as she gets older. Now I use it once a week for veggies (13 months and 2 teeth). IT is safe, easy to use and easy to clean. I recommend it highly.

I have the Babycook and I loved it! I used it from the time my daughter was 6 months until she started eating table food (10 months). I made all of her babyfood, so for me, it was totally worth it. I didn't find that it was too small or produced small quantities. I often made food in the evening or after my daughter went to bed. It was not hard to clean and I never had any staining. Also, if you look online for discounts or coupons you can get it for quite a bit cheaper rather than paying the Williams Sonoma price.

We own one and I was all gung-ho to make everything for our little man. Sadly, the amount of time we actually used it really made me question the investment. And if you are planning to make ahead food and freeze it, you have to make pretty small batches. As for cleaning, I did not find that part difficult. It will stain the first time you make carrots or sweet potatoes, but that's not a huge deal. But maybe first figure out how many pre-prepped containers of baby food that $150-200 price tag will buy (I don't know, maybe they're cheaper now?). If you work or get out a lot, even if you have the best of intentions, you do not have the time or cannot always be bringing ice cubes with you-- just not practical. If I had it to do over again, I would have just bought a food mill instead and used our regular steamer. Easier, cheaper, more flexible.

I have one and loved it although only ended up using it for about a month. My daughter wasn't ready to start solids until 10 months and since she had so many teeth already, she just went straight to eating what we ate. It was simple to use, easy to clean and if you used it often it would be worth the price. You might check Craigs List to see if you can get one used. Then you might get a better bang for your buck!

I looked at it when my little one was getting ready to start solids and I didn't think it was worth it. I bought organic frozen veggies, steamed them, popped them in the food processor and then after they cooled into bpa free ice cube trays. Once frozen I placed them in a double freezer baggies. I created an assembly line process and had tons of food for her in no time just using the food processor I already had! By doing it assembly line style I didn't have to really wash in between just rinse the couple of processor parts well and go again.

I have it and love it. I am still using it to steam food for my daughter and she is 18months now. I've never put it in the dishwasher and have found it easy to clean. It has never stained and it shuts off automatically when it is done. I use it 1-2 times per month, make large batches and then freeze it all. I love it mainly because I can use one appliance to steam, puree and defrost. I think it's fabulous and would buy it again. Send me a message if you have any other questions.

Hello J..

My husband and I decided that this time around we would skip the gerber and make our own baby food. We looked at the Beaba and thought it was a good idea. Unforntunately, we did not have the resources for the hefty price tag. I was also concerned as there was a warning about fouling of the steam chamber and the package came with a replacement gasket for a piece of it. I mean, if they feel they need to provide you a replacement gasket in advance, how often will you need to repair/replace that part??

We purchased a First Years BabyPro all-in-One Meal Processor. The steam chamber never got hot and we took the first one back and purchased a second. This one did not work either and we returned it as well. We were VERY disappointted.

Ultimately, we went the "old fashioned route". We had a steamer basket and use it to make carrots, squash and those sort of things. We aslo bake sweet potatoes and other types of squash in the oven with a layer of water. Then we use a Cuisinart Mini-Prep® Plus Processor which we bought for a cheap price at BJs. It fits on the counter and all the parts are dishwasher safe. It is very convenient and easy to use with two settings. A full container gives us any where from 6 to 8 Gerber stage 1 containers (we knew we were having more than one kid and I saved all the containers the firstr time around). This combination has served us MUCH better.

The one thing we did spring for was one of the Beaba Multiportion trays. These freeze really well and the portions are perfect. They are equal to about 1/4 or one of those Gerber stage 1 containers. I actually need to go back to Buy Buy Baby and get another tray. When we make the sweets or squash or carrots, we make enough to freeze too.

The one thing we have not been making is peas and green beans since those had shells and I was not about to shell them for our little man so we went Gerber on those. But just about everything else we whip up in the processor - additional puree-ing for applesauce, bananas, pears, mango, blueberries in pears, etc. It seems that your imagination is the only limit.

Good luck.
~C.