KidCo Baby Steps Food Mill, with Carrying Case , 1 food mill
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Baby Products Reviews of KidCo Baby Steps Food Mill, with Carrying Case , 1 food mill
Customer Review: An absolute must have!
Summary: 5 Stars
I had a grinder like this 29 years ago with my oldest and used it until my youngest (almost 24) was able to eat table food. I gave them as shower gifts to anyone I knew. For years I was unable to find one and just last month found it at Bed, Bath, and Beyond in Gurnee, Illinois. I bought two, gave one as a shower gift just the other day and will order at least a half dozen!
One thing to note: you always want to make sure that your child is not going to react to a new food. I always bought one jar of a new fruit/veggie/meat and made sure that there were no sensitivities before giving them food from the table. Once I knew they could handle a food item, pretty much everything went into the grinder. Like most people, we kept ours in a plastic bag and carried it in the diaper bag when out and about. This time, I am buying the model with the carrying case. Now that my own kids are planning families, I will be sure to have one at "grandma's"
Customer Review: Handy, Great for Dining Out or In
Summary: 4 Stars
Works surprisingly well for being so low-tech! We are able to easily grind whatever we're eating for dinner for our baby. We started feeding him solid table food using the Mill around 5 months old. We're still using it at 10 months old, although he is anxious to pick up his food now vs the spoon. The Mill has successfully ground pasta, cooked vegetables, casseroles, fruit and more. We've put pork ribs in there and it mushes up what it can and leaves the tough stuff in the shaft. Likewise with vegetables. It will mush out the guts of the veggies and leave the skins that baby can't chew in the shaft. I only wish that the "shaft" could hold more food-- as our baby could eat more that it could grind in one use and after you've used it, it's slippery and messy-- a little difficult to refill for a second helping. We take it to Grandma's and out to eat. Throw it in the case dirty and stick it in the dishwasher when we get home! Great buy!Customer Review: great product
Summary: 5 Stars
This is a product that no family should do without. I used one with my daughter who is now 33 yrs. old - I Rarely bought baby or toddler food for her - just would feed her whatever we were eating without some of the seasonings.
She acclimated into our everyday meals so easily. I would even take the unit to restaurants or to friends homes for dinner. Never had to worry about lugging along jarred food.
I've just bought another one for my 2nd g'daughter - she's now 19 months old but slow in getting teeth so we want to be sure that she doesn't choke on food that she cannot chew well enough. We wore out the one bought for the 1st g'daughter.
Not many products stand the test of time but this one surely does.
Both my daughter and I worked 3 days a week - knowing that we could provide healthy foods for our children has been important and easy with this product.
Customer Review: Totally Useless
Summary: 2 Stars
First we bought an adult sized food mill, great for Thanksgiving mashed potatoes, not so great for baby-sized portions. So we bought this food mill, which is clearly kid sized. BIG MISTAKE! It was hard to use, because it is plastic and needs a lot of muscle to grind things that aren't actually cooked too death. Hard to assemble, because of all the plastic bits, they tend to disappear when reloading or washing. It makes enough for one meal, so unless you cook only a bit of a bit of something, you are going to have to reload. Be careful when you are grinding, because if it tips at all, the mashed up food will just slide right out of the top. And hand-wash it! We put it in the dishwasher and it warped, so now it is very difficult to use. After a week of suffering with this do-hickey, we received a mini-food processor and I nearly cried with gratitude. It works! It's wonderful. And it doesn't cost much more.Customer Review: We looove this product!
Summary: 5 Stars
My husband and I were first introduced to this baby food grinder about six years ago. We were at our friends' house, and they pulled it out, filled it with some veggies and rice from the dinner table, and had baby food in seconds! Their baby loved it. We can't imagine not having one now.
The mill is handy, especially when out at a restaurant. We don't have the tote, but we keep ours in a plastic baggie. After using it, we just pop it back into the baggie and wash it at home (which is a breeze).
The food that is ground isn't super smooth. It's more like the No.2 and 3 baby jar food. For dinner, we might have chicken, brown rice, and veggies. I just take a little of each, and I have the baby's dinner ready in minutes, without having to get up!
If you buy this, I can guarantee you'll love it. This is a great price for it, too, AND you get the tote.