KidCo Baby Steps Food Mill, with Carrying Case , 1 food mill

by KidCo

Product Features

• 4-Ounce serving cup
• Medical grade stainless steel strainer and cutting blade
• Snap on lid, non-skid grip and base
• Nylong travel tote with accessory compartments
• Dishwasher safe

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 5 x 6 x 5 inches ; 1.4 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item can only be shipped to the 48 contiguous states. We regret it cannot be shipped to APO/FPO, Hawaii, Alaska, or Puerto Rico.
• ASIN: B00006G9LI
• UPC: 786441680000
• Item model number: 535666
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,027 in Baby (See Top 100 in Baby)
  • #5 in Baby > Feeding > Food, Mills & Storage > Food Mills
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (120 customer reviews)

Product Description

This guide will walk you through the baby steps system, providing direction in the preparation, storage and feeding of the most beneficial food for your baby. In this book, you will find age appropriate foods and serving sizes, sample recipes and helpful information regarding cooking methods, fresh food selection and much more.(see guide inside box for complete details). Baby steps is a comprehensive system to making fresh, healthy baby food. It combines a guide and the kitchen tools necessary to create a foundation for long term, healthy eating habits.Preparation select, cook and prepare nutritious foods for your baby. Storage (trays not included) properly store and keep your baby's food as fresh as it was the day you made it. Feeding (dish not included) serve meals at home, at daycare, or when traveling. Food Mill is simple to use anywhere. No electricity or batteries needed. Blends and purees fresh foods while separating bone, seeds, skin and other undesirable food parts. Lightweight tote conveniently stores food mill and spoon before and after use. Features include 4-Ounce serving cup. Serving spoon, strainer, medical grade stainless steel blade, dishwasher safe. Made in USA.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

97 of 99 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars We looove this product!, March 2, 2005

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A. Parker "Mom of 8" (Virginia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: KidCo Baby Steps Food Mill, with Carrying Case , 1 food mill (Baby Product)

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.

54 of 55 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars does what it claims to do, October 11, 2006

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Jeffrey Dixon (Bellevue, WA USA) - See all my reviews
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The food mill is very handy. I didn't bother using it with my first two kids (I'd received one as a hand-me-down from a friend). It seemed to be too much hassle. In fact, it's really simple. I use it daily with my third child and wish I'd experimented with it a few years ago. Our pediatrician encourages us to give our child what we eat, not to depend on Gerber or Beech Nut too much. The problem is that it's difficult to mash (with a spoon or fork) foods like banana, avocado, potato, small curd cottage cheese and other soft foods to the consistency that my child will eat (super smooth). This food grinder does that for you. It is really easy to clean and simple to tote around. I'll even mill several foods during one sitting, cleaning it between food types - it's that easy to take apart, clean and reassemble.

In response to other reviews on this site, you can put cooked chicken into it, or crisp apple, but these won't become as smooth as yogurt. For that, you'd have to add water to the chicken, possibly add some other blending agent like potato, and use an electric blender. For apple or carrots, you'd need to cook it before you could put it into the mill and it would become smooth (like applesauce). Milling foods like corn and peas will probably result in some residual solid bits (the skin of the pea or kernel). To completely rid the food of that, you'd have to use a seive; even an electric blender would yield some solid bits.

This product is probably most useful for children between the ages of 6 months and 1 year.

42 of 43 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fast and convenient baby food,, June 19, 2005

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Maria Poole "Maria Poole" (Home) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: KidCo Baby Steps Food Mill, with Carrying Case , 1 food mill (Baby Product)

My son was 7 months old when I got this food mill. I felt that this might be just another extra but I wanted to try it since my pediatrician recommended getting a food mill. It has worked out great so far. For example, last night I went to a family function. I selected chicken casserole, green beans, and potatoes to put in the food mill. I was able to feed my son easily and also clean up quickly by just putting the food mill back into the tote to wash later. I use it in restaurants and also at home. I am very pleased with Kidco products so far and the reviews on their other products are consistently positive. I feel confident from what I know so far that this is a great product for this stage of feeding. I purchased this from Baby Depot but several stores also carry it including BRU.