BEABA Babyfood Maker

I have one and loved it. Mostly because it is an all in one appliance and I didn't have to used 5 different things to cook, steam, blend, defrost etc. I actually think it's makes almost too much food if I really fill it up. I would spend one afternoon making a ton of food that once I divided it and froze it would make about a month's worth of food. I used it up until about 2 years old because it was quick to steam food. I will pull it out and use it again for my new baby that's on the way.

We never used any of the babyfood making gimmicks, we boiled fruits and veggies or steamed/baked them, and then pureed in a little food chopper and froze in ice cube trays, and then transferred to freezer bags.

I have one and I absolutely love it. My twins are now 15 months so I don't need to make purees for them, but I still use it to make quick batches of things like applesauce, to steam carrots, or sometimes to prep things for grown-up meals (rather than get out the Cuisinart to grind a small amount of something, for example). It is great!

I have had one since my son (now 3) was born. I used it in the beginning, but when I went back to work part time I would make giant batches in the steamer on the stove, then puree the food in my cuisinart and freeze the food in ice cube trays. I now have a daughter that is 8 months old and I use it a lot more because I am home. I don't feel the need to make food in batches that last for 2 months. I make enough for about a week in a half hour while I am doing other things around the house. The storage jars I am using are small enough so that I can fit 2 in the beaba and steam a fruit and a veggie for her for dinner while I am cooking dinner for the rest of us. It seems a lot more convenient this go around for some reason. Its strange but the storage containers have oddly made it feel a lot more convenient than when I was freezing the food in ice cube trays (from one step ahead, in case you are wondering).

We just used a food processor. Worked great and we already had it. The BEAPA doesn't look like it makes very much at one time. We liked to make a lot and freeze it-it saves money.

I used my steamer ( the kind that opens like a flower) and blender I already had to make our baby food. Looks like an overpriced gimmick to me.