HOW TO CHOOSE A HAND BLENDER FOR MAKING BABY FOOD

Are you weaning your baby off milk and looking for the best appliance to make baby food as you introduce them to solid foods? Whether you’re a traditionalist who believes in spoon feeding your baby pureed foods or a modern mom adopting the baby-led weaning approach, the hand blender is the equipment you will love for making baby food.

An essential appliance in many home kitchens, a hand blender is easy to use, easy to clean and easy to store. Originally used for blending foods into purees, hand blenders now come with accessories that can chop, mash, whisk and even crush ice, covering almost every kitchen task you can possibly think of for food preparation. Count on the hand blender to prepare delicious baby food for every stage of your baby’s growth.

When introducing solid foods, start with pureed, mashed up or baby-fist-size foods that are soft enough to be easily chewed. Choose hand blenders that come with accessories like a chopper, masher, jug blender and whisk for convenience and to save time while making baby food from scratch.

They’re also more economical than baby food makers that come with steam and blend functions and can be used for the rest of your household. Besides accessories which we will talk more about later, look out for these features as well when choosing a hand blender for quick and simple baby food preparation.

1. Variable speeds to achieve the right consistency

A hand blender with variable speeds allows you to control the speed and achieve the right consistency and texture for your baby’s food. At 6 months old or when your baby is ready to start on solid food, blend the food to a very fine puree.

By 8 months old, your baby will start eating baby food with texture and lumps and you wouldn’t need to blend the food as much. When your baby is 10-12 months old, prepare baby-bite size food that is soft enough to be chewed easily.

As your baby grows, the consistency and texture of the food changes so a hand blender with variable speeds like the MultiQuick 7 Hand Blender will be what you need.

The MultiQuick 7 Hand Blender’s intuitive variable speed control feature lets you simply apply pressure on the control button to adjust the power seamlessly as you blend.

For example, when making a fine carrot puree, simply apply enough pressure to increase the speed without interruption and when making a coarse carrot puree for your baby, squeeze the blender arm lightly for a gentle speed.

2. BPA-free food contact parts

If you are concerned about the effects of BPA in your baby’s food causing slower brain development and behavioural issues like hyperactivity, use equipment and containers that have BPA-free food contact parts like the MultiQuick 7 Hand blender (MQ7).

The range of accessories that are compatible with the MQ7 have BPA-free food contact parts, letting you prepare food using our equipment while having peace of mind that your whole family is safe. 

3. No capacity limit - Prepare small & large quantities of food

Babies have tiny appetites, whether you are a parent who prepares a big batch of food to freeze for reheating when needed or prefer to prepare baby meals fresh daily, the MultiQuick 7 has the accessories and capability to make preparing baby food effortlessly.  

One advantage of the hand blender is you can immerse it into the same pot you are cooking the veggies or cereal in and blend until it becomes a puree, which makes it very handy for preparing big batches of food for freezing.

The MultiQuick 7’s ActiveBlade Technology shaft which moves up and down blends food to a very fine texture and allows for 250% more active cutting surface for finer results.

When making a small quantity of baby food, use the BPA-free beaker which is the perfect size for immersing the hand blender and blending without leaving a mess.

4. A Stainless-steel blending shaft and an Ultra-hard stainless-steel knife blade

A Stainless-steel hand blender shaft will last you longer than a plastic one, it also does not absorb odours or take on colour from food. Save money buying a separate baby food maker and rest assured that the baby food will not be tainted by flavours from seasonings and spices from previous uses.

The ultra-hard stainless-steel knife is able to power through hard foods like rusks, beetroot and frozen fruit making it very convenient to break down food into small pieces or blend a smoothie without having to set up any bulky appliances.

5. Accessories for versatility to perform many tasks

Experience versatility to blend, chop, mash, grind, crush ice and whisk with the MultiQuick 7 that comes with multiple accessories. Save storage space and money buying separate appliances, the EasyClick System makes switching between accessories as simple as a click.

Imagine this scenario, say you’re preparing broccoli and minced meat for your baby. Use the hand blender to chop the broccoli into small pieces, then in two clicks attach the motor arm to the chopper and finely mince the meat. Chopping and mincing takes mere seconds, and the best part is smaller pieces of food mean shorter cooking time, so you have more precious time to spend with your baby.

When the cooking is done, simply use the hand blender, masher, or jug blender to process the food to the right consistency for your baby. It’s entirely up to you how you want to do it. Our accessories give you the flexibility to play around and do things your way. As always, have fun getting to know your tools and see what works best for you.   

Conclusion

While shopping for a baby food maker, why not invest in a kitchen appliance that can be used for any type of food preparation from runny purees for infants to grainy textured meals and something more complex as your baby grows.

The hand blender is the right tool for your baby at every step of their growth, there’s no limit on capacity unlike baby food makers which are at most 1-litre in volume. Moreover, there are more functions in the hand blender than a baby food maker, so you can choose whether to puree, dice, grind, rough chop, or juice etc your ingredients.

From the price point angle, a multi-functional baby food maker costs $300 upwards and you’ll probably be using it for a few months, unless you have another baby on the way. 

A high-performance hand blender like the MultiQuick 7 though comes with accessories and costs just over $200. The culinary possibilities you can create with the hand blender is infinite and as your baby grows up, you’ll still be whipping out the hand blender for efficient food prep. 

Keeping your family healthy with nutritious home cooked meals is simple when you use the versatile hand blender that does the work for you. 

Visit our online store to view our range of hand blenders or jump straight to our Award-winning MultiQuick 7 Hand Blender,your ultimate kitchen assistant.