Tools You Will Need for Making Homemade Baby Food Purees and

Baby Table Foods. 

You'll be surprised to see that most of these are probably in your kitchen already.

Read through our list and then visit our article How to Puree & Store Homemade Baby Food for simple, step by step instructions on pureeing and making homemade baby food.

HOMEMADE BABY FOOD TOOLS OF THE TRADE

Blender and/or Food Processor: Pureeing, blending, mashing
 
Stick Mixer: Pureeing smaller jobs or "on-the-go" meals
 
Grinder: Pureeing smaller jobs or "on-the-go" meals
 
Ice Cube Trays (or Storage Containers for freezing): Freezing food cubes
 
Freezer bags: Storing the frozen food cubes from the ice tray.
 
Strainer/Colander: Holding and draining cooked fruits and vegetables
 
Small Holed Strainer/Fine Mesh Strainer: Pushing more textured foods through to make a more fine and smooth purée (Good for separating green bean and pea skins from purée)
 
Steamer Basket: Steaming fruits and vegetable
 
Masher: Mashing vegetables and fruits when baby gradates to a thicker or more chunky texture (i.e. Potato Masher)
 
Sharpie or Permanent Marker: Label freezer bags with food cube type and date prepared and frozen

Yes.. The above items are ALL you will need.  Easy Peasy.

NOTE:  For every type of machine you may use to puree, the secret seems to be in how much food you put in the container baskets to begin with. No appliance will do a good job if over stuffed. Fill the containers less than half way full and add a scant amount of liquid to begin with.

Read our Blender or Food Processor page to learn about these tools and Homemade Baby Food

Blenders for Making Homemade Baby Food

Oster Classic Beehive Blender - Glass

I got this little lovely for Christmas 2007. I was too lazy to mash & wanted to test this out so in went my roasted acorn squash. 3 pulses and my beautiful roasted acorn squash was turned into baby food. One problem - we don't have any babies eating thin purees anymore. This thing ROCKS.

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Cuisinart 40-oz. Duet Blender/Food Processor

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work bowl made of SAN (considered BPA free), blender jar of glass

The Magic Bullet

Many parents who make homemade baby food swear by this blender.

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Oster 6684 12-Speed Blender

Another fantastic blender from Oster. Glass jar and 12 speeds, you can't go wrong..

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Why do we like the blender for homemade baby food?

Actually, we're not too keen on using a blender for baby food. This may be due to the fact that our old blender was really really lame. It was barely able to mush fruits, yogurt & ice cream into a smoothie. Also, we are not enamored with blenders because not many blenders are able to multi-task as well as food processors. However, we know many parents who swear by their blenders for making homemade baby food. We do love the Oster blender - it pulverizes ice in no time at all too.

Stick Mixers for Making Homemade Baby Food

Cuisinart Stick/Immersion Hand Blender

A great little stick blender at a great price too. Does dips and sauces or a quick smoothie.

Stage "1" Stage "2" - will do chunks but you must pay attention as you blend.

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The Cuisinart CSB-77 Smart Stick Hand Blender with Whisk and Chopper Attachments

This hand blender is a bit more advanced than the one above and, it comes with attachments for chunky and fluffy foods.

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KitchenAid Stick Blender

Stage "1" Stage "2" - will do chunks but you must pay attention as you blend.

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Why do we like the immersion blender for homemade baby food?

In our experience, the immersion blender is great for sauces and dip and quick smoothies. On a personal note, the hand/immersion blender is not as quick as the food processor or blender. We have many parents tell us that they love the immersion blender for its ability to make thin purees and it's easy to clean.