Beaba Babycook

[Harmony08]

Thoughts, opinions, reviews.......

I thought we were better off with Earth's Best jars. I know the Babycook doesn't contain BPA (so they say). I still feel uncomfortable heating things up in plastic. But now I find out that I have been feeding my baby BPA from the baby food jars all this time.

[D'sMama]

where did you find out about that? i didn't think glass could have BPA. in any event, go easy on yourself. there's toxins everywhere, you just gotta do the best you can.

how about just giving table food and skipping the purees?

if you're hooked on purees, here's a link to a bunch of different mills/processors/etc.: http://www.homemade-baby-food-recipe...rocessors.html

[em123]

I have the Beaba because someone gave it to me as a gift. I thought it seemed silly but now I use it to make all my baby food. It's super easy to use. You just add water to the 2 or 3 line, put the chopped food in the basket and turn the switch. When the light goes out you drain the water, dump the food back in and puree it for 15 seconds. Fruit cooks in 10 minutes, tough veggies in 15.

I'm sure most mom's here will respond by telling you to try baby led weaning. Sometimes I give him the soft hunks of food to chew, otherwise I just puree it up for him (which he prefers by far!)

[Ruthie's momma]

Originally Posted by Harmony08

Thoughts, opinions, reviews.......

I thought we were better off with Earth's Best jars. I know the Babycook doesn't contain BPA (so they say). I still feel uncomfortable heating things up in plastic. But now I find out that I have been feeding my baby BPA from the baby food jars all this time.

Glass does not contain BPA. So, glass jars are perfectly safe to store and serve food.

IMHO, the Beaba Babycook is simply another extremely overpriced piece of baby gear. If you are not planning on babyled weaning, than you can very easily prepare homemade puress with much less expensive equipment (most of which you probably have on hand!). You can steam or roast fruits, veggies and meats in the microwave, on the stovetop or in the oven. Once the foods have been softened, you can mash or puree them with a fork, food mill, blender or food processor.

[Aimelet]

I was given one also -- but of course now I think I will do more baby led weaning when the time comes! When I did get it a searched like mad to find out if it was BPA free.

I was thinking of still using it to steam things like chunks of sweet potato, maybe make applesauce. But I still have time DD is only 4 months.

Oh, I also thought I might try to grind grain in it to make some of the Super Baby Food cereals when she is older.

[Cloverhillmom]

I used the beaba a lot for the first few months and now only occasionally since my ten mo ds is eating more table food. I loved that it's all in one and relatively small (stays on my counter). I wouldnt have wanted to microwave/steam them get out the blender/processor daily.
I also grind my grains and beans for ds but need the strong blade and motor of the blender. Cant see beaba working at all well for that.

[Aries1985]

I had one and used it occassionally. I loved it! It was very easy to make purees and since I am not one who cooks a lot, it was very easy for me to steam fresh fruit and veggies for her. We did a mix of some baby led weaning, but also offered purees too. She mostly didn't eat, but I had fun making it!

[Tofu the Geek]

Originally Posted by D'sMama

where did you find out about that? i didn't think glass could have BPA. in any event, go easy on yourself. there's toxins everywhere, you just gotta do the best you can.

Originally Posted by Ruthie's momma

Glass does not contain BPA. So, glass jars are perfectly safe to store and serve food.

It's not the glass that has the BPA, it is the lining of the metal lids that has BPA. It's similar/same lining as what is used for canned food. And yes, BPA has been found, by Health Canada, IN the baby food that is in glass jars with metal lids.

http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNew...90808/20090709
http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/fn-an/pubs/se...ete-eng.php#a3

[DesperateHousewife]

My experience with the Beaba was different from previous posters' experience. I HATED it. I, too, received it as a gift. It is sooo small and the steaming chamber has a funny odor that no amount of washing ever removed. After one day of trying to use the Beaba, I went to Wal-Mart and bought the biggest food processor they had for $50 and it has made things so much easier and faster.

I do a mix of purees and non-purees. For purees, I use the microwave steamer bags (Ziploc and other brands make them) - put whatever veggie or fruit in it and steam in microwave so no nutrients lost -- dump in food processor and I can dump a LOT in since I purchased a big one -- hit button and I'm done. I can get 20 servings done at once this way. It would take me four rounds of the Beaba to get as many servings done.

[Beauchamp]

anyone else? we just got this, plus two of the Beaba freezer trays, as a gift...wondering if we should keep it or not...?

ETA we already have a huge Kitchen Aid food processor, plus a B&D steamer...so it seems redundant to me.

[LilMamiBella]

[QUOTE=Beauchamp;14804825]anyone else? we just got this, plus two of the Beaba freezer trays, as a gift...wondering if we should keep it or not...?

Send it this way! lol

As for microwaving food in ziploc bags- isn't that harmful and/or wouldn't nutrients be lost?

-sorry i still haven't figured multi-quote. nak

[lach]

I got one and only used it once.

I found it soooo much easier to make big batches and puree it in the food processor. The Beaba only lets you make small batches, because the chamber is so small. So I could steam and puree, like, four leaves of spinach at a time in the Beaba... or in slightly more time steam the entire bunch on the stovetop and cuisinart it and freeze it in cubes and have enough for a month.