KidCo BabySteps Deluxe Food Mill with Travel Tote

I purchased this food mill hoping it would grind food better than my old one (which is also made by KidCo.) It does grind the food, BUT it leaves a large mass of unground food at the bottom when you're done. I think this is there to ensure no bones, cartilage, etc. get through. I never intend on putting anything with bones in the food mill anyways! I also do not like the shape of the top of the grinder. I know it's elongated so it travels more easily, but its shape makes it difficult to get all of the ground food out. The rubber gasket does not seal as well as the old model's, either. I have to take it off every time I wash it as food gets stuck underneath. The handle could be a bit longer too, but it has to be short so the cover fits on it.

Aside from the negative aspects of the food mill, I do like that it has a metal grate with blade, rather than plastic. My older food mill has a plastic grate. If I could combine my old food mill with a metal grate/blade, I would be much happier! I'm not sure why KidCo went to a plastic grate, but I'll continue using the deluxe food mill only because of the metal grate/blade and because it grinds food pretty well.

If you have some extremely soft food, like say, steamed to death carrots, this thing is awesome, providing you don't mind getting carrot juice everywhere. If you want to use this to grind anything else, forget it. I bought this with the intention of using it at the dinner table to grind a small amount of the dinner I had prepared for our baby. In addition to needing to put in a LOT of extra food (there is a large area that is not ground up and stays in the tubea lot of waste), it leaks if the food is juicy, and quite simply, it cannot handle slighty firm food (tried very tender filet mignon; almost impossible). That's not fair, actually. If you want to burst a blood vessel and break your arm trying, you might get some firmish food ground, but not much, and there is a lot of work with little payoff. Also, the metal leaves some weird, dark residue on the food, even after multiple washings, both by hand and dishwasher. I don't know what it is, but I don't like it. Spend a few extra dollars and buy the Kidalog one. You will lose all the problems and get all the benefits of a manual baby food grinder. Sure, it's larger and lacks the super stylish carrying case, but hey, guess what? It works!

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good for foods like eggs or cheese,dry prunes, dry cherries or fully cooked rice, but the deluxe steel blade will leave the silvery things on the food. I think maybe the normal plastic mode of this baby food mill can leave no steel or iron residue from the blade. For foods with long fiber and juice it does not work well. However, if you just wish to mill the foods like rice or eggs, it is perfect.

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I bought this when my son was six months and used it almost daily for the next six-eight months. Was very happy with this product. After a little steaming to soften up the veggies or fruit in question, this mill did a great job of pureeing. One round of grinding did leave some residue behind, but I would typically add water (veggie) or formula (fruit) and give it another round. Was able to leave behind very little fiber after two rounds. The puree does not turn out to be extremely smooth like store bought versions, especially for veggies such as beans, but worked very well for most other fruits and veggies.

Would highly recommend this.

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I had a similar item years ago and purchased this one for my Grandbaby. This one does not work nearly as well. A large amount of food is required to fill the cylinder enough for the grinder to work and the metal part won't twist into the slot without a lot of effort.

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