I’m going to start weaning my baby, what blenders/food processors do you recommend?

Would you recommend ones that also steam/defrost and reheat food or would a simple hand blender do? I want to be able to puree meat too, not just fruit and veg. Any advice would be appreciated, Thanks.

I just brought a hand held blender cheap enough and it has seen both my children through weaning! i only paid a few quid for it expecting it only to last through my daughters weaning but hey 5 years later and it is doing great for my son too! theres nothing we havent been able to use it for including cake making with my now 5 year old!

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Ideas for a new food processor and blender?

I got a food processor/blender combo for Christmas, and I haven’t unpacked it yet because I’m moving soon. But as soon as I’m settled in at the new place, I can’t wait to crack it out and start using it. I’m thinking my first preparation might be cheesecake…but I want to make lots of stuff for my house mates! Any good recipes for soups/desserts/vegetarian burgers/anything that can be prepared using a food processor? (No meat products thanks, I’m a vegetarian.)

I make veggie soup using mine, in two ways:
Reg. chunky veggie soup
1 med onion
2 cloves garlic
5 stalks celery
5 carrots
2 big cans veggie broth
1 or 2 potatoes
5 scallions
1 tsp seasoned salt
Chop up the onion and garlic in the processor. Then saute in a little veggie oil in a big stock pot. Chop the celery in the processor (to your desired size) add to the pot and saute for about 5 minutes on low. Then chop the carrots, and add to the mix with the veggie broth, and one big can worth of water. Let boil for 1 hour. Add the chopped potatoes and boil till they’re cooked. Add the scallions and salt, and turn the heat off. You can serve with rice or pasta

Also:
‘creamed’ soups:
any veggies or fruit you like… I use:
1 butternut squash, cleaned and chopped
3-4 carrots, chopped
1 onion chopped
1-2 celery stalks, (or 1 celery root) chopped
Boil all the veggies in enough veggie broth to cover. Let cool. Add a few scoops of the cooked veggies to the blender, with a little broth. Process till smooth. YOu want it to be thicker than soup but thinner than pudding..something inbetween. Add more liquid to the veggies if you need to. Pour the puree into a pot and heat till warm. Add salt and pepper to taste.

Both are very yummy…the puree soup is especially good over crusty french bread…enjoy!

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