Comments on: Wean Machine Baby Food Press

By: Dianna

Dianna — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 01:29:48 +0000

I’d buy it for on-the-go. At home, definitely want to do larger portions to keep for later.

By: Sylvia

Sylvia — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 21:42:39 +0000

Looks like a fancy garlic press…

By: kelly

kelly — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 13:35:19 +0000

useless-we did baby led solids; giving our little one solids after 6 months and she ate them fine! she just got her first 4 teeth in the last 3 weeks. it was so much easier giving her table food than bothering with baby foods/purees

By: anjii

anjii — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 05:54:53 +0000

Shannon, I agree with you about the name, and had the same thought at first, but gave them the benefit of the doubt that they are referring to the weaning process from purees to regular table food, rather than a reference to quitting nursing. At least I HOPE that’s how they mean it ;)

By: Amber

Amber — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 22:44:33 +0000

It looks pretty neat–and I might be inclined to buy it.

My only qualm is the same one I have with any utensil. How clean does it get, and how much of a pain would it be if I used it and had it in the diaper bag dirty for a few hours before I could clean it?

By: MIdge

MIdge — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 22:15:06 +0000

Not worth it. It seems like one more thing parents are convinced to purchase. A fork, blender, food processor would do the same job. My son was big on finger foods early on. We did very little mashing for him.

By: Sara

Sara — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 20:13:17 +0000

not really worth it. I am a fan of kitchen items that serve more than one function. you can get the same results at home with a fork, knife, potato masher, etc. or if you really have to puree the foods, than a blender, food processor, or food mill would be better. this seems too specific and useful for such a short time. of course my kids are late teethers, and the absence of teeth has not hampered them a bit in the eating department.

By: Shannon

Shannon — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 16:59:40 +0000

I take issue with the name. It implies that infants are ready to stop breast- or bottle-feeding at 6 months becuase you can feed them solid foods when in reality, they need breastmilk and/or formula until they’re a year old, and providing breastmilk after a year can continue to provide beneftis.

BUT, getting off my soapbox…As far as functionality goes, I find it to be much more effective time-wise to prepare large batches of food ahead of time and freeze in small portions. As you said, the hassle of peeling or boiling an individual serving each time would be too much for us.

By: anjii

anjii — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 15:42:12 +0000

I found this awhile ago, and if my youngest wasn’t past the baby food stage, I definitely would have bought one. I think it would be FANTASTIC in the diaper bag!

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 15:09:17 +0000

This would be a must have in a diaper bag. Sure, you could do the same with a fork, but how much simpler would this be at a resteraunt or at a picnic with friends or something. You could always have fresh baby food.

I probably wouldn’t use this in the home, but this is a great idea for on the go!

Could this be fame or shame game? Because I totally think this is FAME because it is an ideal way to make fresh baby food on the go and fits so many lifestyles!