Baby Food Mill - 1 unit

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Product Description

Product Description
This easy to use, convenient food mill can make healthy and fresh snacks for your child in 3 easy steps.

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 4 x 3 x 4 inches ; 11 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 6.1 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Note: Gift-wrapping is not available for this item.
• ASIN: B00016X0GY
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (28 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #4,156 in Health & Personal Care (See Bestsellers in Health & Personal Care)

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39 of 39 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best investment I ever made!, October 2, 2005

By	Darillyn Starr "noelani54" (UT United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Every time I pass the baby food display in a store, I think of how many millions of dollars parents could be saving, if they would just make their own baby food, rather than paying top price for those cute little jars! I take every opportunity to tell parents about using a hand baby food mill. The $10 I paid for my baby food mill was definitely one of the best investments I ever made! I purchased it for my first of six children, and just LOVED it! I found that it was much, much more convenient than a blender, for several reasons. A blender is fine for preparing large batches of baby food to freeze, but not a bit practical for making a single serving for your baby. The blender is much more difficult to clean, not very practical to take to the table, and it is difficult to get all of the food out of the bottom of it. The noise of it doesn't make it especially handy for table use, either. The hand grinder is perfectly quiet, makes use of every bit of food that you put into it, and can be taken and used anywhere! It is very handy for feeding the baby out of, directly, and the parts are easy to hand wash or can be thrown in the dishwasher. Also, it is very easy to feed the baby some of the same foods that you have prepared for your whole family. The food does not come out pureed, like with a blender, but I found that my babies preferred to have a little texture. It can be used on almost anything except for hard, dry foods, like chips, or taco shells. Many harder foods, like fresh apples, should be diced first. Some foods come out better with the addition of a little water or other liquid.

My grinder is in retirement now, after 14 years of use, but it is still in good working order. I am saving it for the day when I will have grandchildren to use it for! I just can't say enough good about it, and hope that many parents will try it. It makes an excellent baby gift, too!

33 of 34 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars good, not great, June 22, 2005

By	New Dad (Los Angeles, CA) - See all my reviews

The first food I wanted to use was broccoli. It would work wonderfully, then seemed to get jammed, work again, etc. It does work, but with more effort than I had expected. I tried preparing the food to be softer, but I encountered the same problems. I tried nectarines another day, and it made it very soupy. I guess I wish there was a way to adjust the mechanism to grind the food to different consistencies. My 9 month old son can handle chunkier foods, but with this mill the food is very liquidy. The size and minimal amount of parts/assembly make it very convenient and very easy to move. Also the entire mill can be cleaned in the dishwasher.

20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars As a dietitian I will recommend this great product to clients, August 15, 2005

By	Kiwifruit "a foodie (food geek)" (Utah USA) - See all my reviews

I love this food grinder. It is great because it travels well (to restaurants and outside events) and doesn't need electricity and is great for the home too. This is a great way to use the foods you are already preparing for your baby's meals and a great way to save money from baby food sold in the jar. Growing up we had two of these because my sister was handicapp and could only eat pureed foods.

Please note that this grinder is to be used for first foods (not chunky foods). Because fruit and vegetables naturally have a lot of water some of them might need a thickener add (i.e. Thick-it) if you find it too watery. Also foods with a lot of fiber or meat may need be harder to push through - this is a manual grinder. I find it useful to add some broth/soup/gravy to meat after it has been ground to make it more pleasing to eat.

I also recommend Ellyn Satter's books "How to Get Your Kid to Eat ... But Not Too Much" and "Secrets of Feeding a Healthy Family" for guidelines on how and what to feed children.