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We used this a *lot*, especially when we were out and about.

I bought one of these and used it a few times before deciding to just use a fork or our mini cuisinart to mash things up. It seemed very cheaply made to me, and was a complete pain to wash/assemble. Definitely would NOT bother.

wait, so you like, go to a restaurant, order a steak and whip this thing out and mill it up for baby?

Yep! A little steak, some potatos or some Thai noodles & brown rice... It was super easy until baby started preferring bigger chunks ans then we switched to the fork mash method.

I do not enjoy cooking at all but decided to prepare my daughter's food. I tried some Gerber but my baby did not seem to like it at all. Who blames her? The stuff tastes gross. I purchased some baby/toddler cookbooks (bc I truly am a cooking dummy) and decided to give it a go. I have a mini-Cuisinart processor/blender and it couldn't be easier to prepare food. It takes me maybe 30 minutes to steam, puree and then ladle the food into silicon ice trays. I pop them out when I need them. My baby loves it all! My baby ate so much better when I started preparing her food. I get to give her a wider variety of food than is available. It couldn't be easier to do!

I use our 7 cup Cuisinart for making most of my baby's food, but I use the KidCo food mill for smaller portions such as a small amount of chicken. I tried to put a batch of carrots through the mill once and it took so long I wanted to cry, but for small amounts it is really great.

i love this little mill- don't take it out, never thought of that- just seems easier to throw a container of premade food in our bag. I just freeze the food in baby food jars (bought about 20 and just keep reusing them). Found the ice cube method only worked when she was eating individual foods instead of mixtures.

This little mill does ok- it does a great job on berries, peas, not so great on mango & carrots (plus the carrots stained the plastic- boo!). Plan on getting a Cuisinart mini-prep to start making larger batches for freezing- the novelty wears off after using it a few minutes.

I find making Miss Lovely's baby food a snap, and I feel good seeing exactly what she is eating (not that jarred stuff isn't real, I just didn't see the ingredients with my own eyes- know what I mean?). I make extra, reserve enough fresh for 2 days & drop the remainder into blobs on a silpat mat (wax paper would work) / cookie sheet, pop in the freezer & once frozen the blobs get stored in freezer bags.

Anyone besides us skip the purees altogether?