KidCo Food Mill
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Kitchen and Housewares Reviews of KidCo Food Mill
Customer Review: not worth the trouble
Summary: 1 Stars
After feeding my first child store bought baby food I was on the hunt for a product that would soften my budget while being moderately easy to operate and clean. I went for this one because I didn't want to be making big batches of baby food at a time - way too busy for that- and wanted to be able to just pop in something from the table for my baby girl to eat. My first try was strawberries and while it seemed to work it really just pressed all the juices out of them and really did little to the berries other than press them and leave them under the plastic grate. I added some rice cereal to the juice and pressed on determine to make it work. My next try was some spinach pasta with sauce. I first tried it with the pasta just the way it was and all it did was twirl the pasta around the blades. Next, I tried cutting it into about one inch pieces and added a couple of the red peppers that were in the sauce (and very soft and well cooked). After pressing down with all my might while trying to spin it without snapping the arm off all I again got was very pressed food and little 'ground' food for my baby to eat. I pressed on with chopped and peeled apples, finely cut up into about pencil eraser size. I was rewarded with several spoonfuls of apple sauce but when I went to clean the device I found that about 80% of the apples I had put in had just been pressed, had the juice squeezed out and were still in the tube below the blades. NOT worth the trouble for a busy mom. May work okay if you steam and peel all fruits and veggies but I was looking for something to make my life easier, not create more work. I read so hopefully the reviews about this product grinding meat and just can't make it come anywhere close to producing an edible result. Busy moms beware!Customer Review: good value
Summary: 4 Stars
I registered for this because I remembered my mom grinding my "baby" sister's food 20+ years ago. I figured it could not hurt to have.
My little one is almost 1 year old and still doesn't have teeth. She gums things very well, but meats are a little harder to tear apart. (Note, this was great when we started solids... it mashed bananas and took the strings out of sweet potatoes to give them a smoother texture than just mashing with a fork.) We're introducing her to meats slowly, and anytime I've tried to give her canned commercial meats, she has scoffed at them and pushed them away. Well, tonight she eyed my pork chop jealously, as if her cooked mixed veggies were not enough. I ground up between 1-2 ounces and added some water to it to smooth the texture, and she LOVED it. She could have eaten more, but she had plenty to eat in addition to the meat. Although it took a little longer to grind the meat, I did so sufficiently.
This grinder washes up well.. I rinse it off, take it apart, and throw it in the dishwasher. I have had no problems with this grinder. It does it's job as well as I would expect any non-electrical grinder to work. I wish I had the tote, but a ziplock baggie works fine.
I would also like to add that I had to contact Kidco's customer service regarding finding replacement hardware for a baby gate, and they were prompt and professional.
Customer Review: She eats what we eat
Summary: 5 Stars
Picked this grinder up at the food co-op. It seemed a bit simple but I was willing to give it a try. We had tried making baby food using the blender, but had trouble getting the consistency right, plus I hate trying to clean out the bits of food stuck around the blade.
We've also tried mashing and mincing, but we couldn't get the texture right. Our granddaughter was still gagging on the bits of minced meat or vegetable.
The first night had the grinder, we put a little of what we were eating (including the meat) into the chamber and began turning the blade as we pushed down on the cylinder. The ground food coming up through the little holes was not as silky smooth and airy as a blended version, but smoother than a chopped version. Not only did she eat it all up quickly, but now when we start eating, she makes it clear that we need to grind some up for her.
So instead of making a special batch of baby food, we just bring the grinder to the table with us.
It's small enough to drop into the diaper bag to take to restaurants and I personally think it's easier to wash than the blender.
Simple inexpensive alternative to jars of partially-eaten baby food.
Customer Review: Every baby should have one.
Summary: 4 Stars
I had one of these in my first marriage (we had a boy together), but she was too lazy to turn the handle, I thought it was great and used it all the time. What's better than fresh fruit and veggies for the little one? And it'll grind meat just fine if it's not cold or dry, or overcooked. Yeah, she didn't cook either, daddy had to cover a lot of territory back then. Letting my u-no-wut do the thinking got me into that whole mess. The courts and restraining orders got me out.
The new and improved mother of my second child just loves it. She also cooks and cleans and takes pride in being a stay at home mom. We have a beautiful baby girl that is the center of mommy and daddy's world. Daddy still cooks and cleans on occasion and found out the other night that you can't grind crispy bacon in this thing, but the coffee grinder worked pretty good for that.
I gave it four stars because it came with a plastic grinding plate instead of a steel one like in the picture. Like I said, every baby should have one. Along with a wonderful mommy like my little girl has.
Customer Review: As a dietitian I will recommend this great product to clients
Summary: 5 Stars
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.