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Babycook Baby Food Maker
Presale Order: giggle is currently accepting presale orders for the popular Babycook. Expected Delivery: early December 2008. Be a baby gourmet with this fabulous baby food maker! Steam cook whatever you want to use in your fresh baby food, whether it’s veggies, fruits, or even meat. Then blend the ingredients into a soft puree. The Babycook can also reheat or defrost meals, so you can make several days’ worth in advance. This all-in-one appliance has …
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12:09 am on July 17th, 2009
This has been around in Europe for ages – many of my friends have it in London and I can see the apeal of this little steamer/grinder combo gadget however the price in the US is unbelievable!! It makes no sense to buy this when a regular “adult” steamer (such as the Black & Decker I reviewed) with a basket 4x the size is $30! I make my own baby food and love having a large basket to cook 4 sweet potatoes at once or a whole bag of baby carrots and freezing the extra portions in ice cube trays. With the Babycook, one would have to steam & puree almost every day — who has the time? Secondly, with many baby foods, you have to remove the skins after steaming anyway, so it completely defeats the purpose of steaming & pureeing in the same basket. Lastly, when doing some reasearch into this product, I found that it may leech BPA chemicals so please look into this if it is important to you.
All in all, I think the Babycook looks adorable and has a cute little name and packaging but if you are a busy, tired mom, do yourself a big favor and get a regular, adult-sized steamer (like the B&D) that can make a month of purreed baby food at a time to freeze and re-heat when needed. The baby will outgrow this machine in a few months and then you are stuck with a $150 useless appliance. With a regular steamer, you can make dinner for your family simply and easily for years
1:46 am on July 17th, 2009
5.0 out of 5 stars
Makes it easy
I got this as a gift from my parents after my son was born. It is so easy to use, and because it does everything, you don’t have a ton on things laying around on the counter.
2:39 am on July 17th, 2009
2.0 out of 5 stars
Great Concept… Weak Processor
I typically am not a big proponent of single-purpose specialty gadgets, but the Babycook was appealing to me for convenience.
2:55 am on July 17th, 2009
I got the Beaba Babycook as a gift, and adored it for several weeks. I work and have very little spare time to spend in the kitchen, so I loved being able to steam and puree my baby’s food without having to clean multiple pots and pans. Then, after about a month of regular use, I noticed a foul odor coming from the well where the water goes. I looked inside and saw that a brown crust had formed there. I figured it must be lime deposit that had turned brown from being exposed to the hot temperature of the babycook, but when I tried to descale the well, the vinegar did almost nothing to remove the brown deposit, even after several attempts. I was also very worried to see that the water that ended up in the steamer basket was brown, thus suggesting that if I tried steaming more veggies, the deposit would end up in my baby’s food.
I contacted the manufacturer, and they recommended using distilled water (although there was no mention of this in the manual). So, I exchanged my now completely dysfunctional Babycook for a new one, and tried again. Within two days the brown film had developed, even though I was using distilled water. I don’t know much about appliance design, but I figure there must be something really wrong with this gadget if it takes only a few days for such a deposit to form. And the odor is truly foul – no way I want my baby’s food within a foot of whatever it is that collects there.
I don’t see any mention of this problem in other reviews, but at the same time, I can’t imagine that I am the only person this has happened to, given that it happened TWICE to me. Too bad – I really loved the idea behind this product!
4:25 am on July 17th, 2009
I live in a small apartment and don’t have room for lots of gadgets (not even a microwave). I find this appliance to be worth the counter space. I like that you can steam and puree in one appliance, and that I don’t have to lug out the steamer and blender to whip up some food.
Some reviewers say your baby will outgrow this machine’s usefulness in a few months but I disagree. My baby eats mostly finger foods but still I use the Beaba a lot. I use it to reheat leftovers (again, we have no microwave) and also use it to chop or puree adult dinners that are two hard for baby to eat.
It’s not a huge capacity but that doesn’t bother me. After spending whole weekends steaming, blending and freezing veggies, just to discover that my kid’s taste buds changed and what he once loved he now refuses, I’m over large scale baby food production.
One safety note! There is a little hole that the lid clicks into. That hole leads to the water chamber and I once accidentally tipped the machine over and scalding hot water came out of the hole and landed on my hand. I got a nasty burn. Definitely keep this machine well away from the edge of counters!
4:25 am on July 17th, 2009
4.0 out of 5 stars
An efficient appliance that doesn’t take up too much counter space
Through recommendations from friends and an informal cost-benefit analysis (j/k) I bought this item. The only reason I didn’t give it 5 stars was because of the price.
5:29 am on July 17th, 2009
5.0 out of 5 stars
LOVE IT!!!
I wanted to make fresh baby food, thought could use my food processor and steamer only to realized not enough space to have them out all the time, Beaba has solve my problem, and…
5:52 am on July 17th, 2009
5.0 out of 5 stars
Love It!!
This is the best baby cooker product out there! I don’t need a separate steamer and blender, it’s all in one! It’s also very quick, I can defrost food evenly in minutes.
6:02 am on July 17th, 2009
1.0 out of 5 stars
great to use but steamer function brokedown!
I would have given it a 5 star just as any other – easy to use, saves countertop space, less mess to wash… if not for the steamer function that has just died after 8 months!
8:59 am on July 17th, 2009
5.0 out of 5 stars
Love it!!!!!!
This product is better than I thought it would be. I truly enjoy making my daughter’s baby food with it. My husband has been impressed that I am making her food.
10:15 am on July 17th, 2009
5.0 out of 5 stars
A Slacker Mom’s dream
I love this gadget. Compact, all-in-one, easy to use, FOOL PROOF, and … gives me the CONFIDENCE to make my baby’s food.
11:37 am on July 17th, 2009
5.0 out of 5 stars
Best in its category!
I purchased this product for much cheaper from diapers.com. It is wonderful. Unlike another reviewer, I like that fact that it doesn’t prepare a large portion.
12:11 pm on July 17th, 2009
5.0 out of 5 stars
WONDERFUL!
Got this for my daughter who was using an old fashioned blender to make her baby’s food which was a messy ordeal. I gave her this newfangled thing and she LOVES it!