Comments on: Babycook Baby Food Maker

By: Woody

Woody — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 12:11:02 +0000

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!

By: Xanto

Xanto — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 11:37:51 +0000

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.

By: Iowa

Iowa — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 10:15:42 +0000

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.

By: Jaeger

Jaeger — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 08:59:56 +0000

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.

By: Atticus

Atticus — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 06:02:32 +0000

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!

By: Musoke

Musoke — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 05:52:30 +0000

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.

By: Linh

Linh — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 05:29:28 +0000

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…

By: Dustine

Dustine — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 04:25:31 +0000

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.

By: Micaella

Micaella — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 04:25:30 +0000

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!

By: Kevork

Kevork — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 02:55:40 +0000

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!