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We used the Baeba. It did make the process a bit easier since you can steam and puree in it. It is pretty small, though, so you can't make a lot at once. We tended to make big batches since we froze all the food in ice cube trays. Once the food was frozen, we popped it out of the ice cube trays and placed them in labeled ziplock bags in the fridge with the date of expiration (3 months out). And then we would defrost what we needed the night before, mixing and matching all the fruits, veggies, and meats from the various ziplock bags.

I definitely don't think getting the Baeba is a necessity if you don't want to spend the money. You can steam in a regular pot and then puree in a food processor. And our daughter only liked pureed food for about 5 months and then we went to table food so we didn't use it for a long time.

we had a beaba, but if you have a food processor, a beaba is definitely not necessary. and it does make small quantities so i would steam in a pot and puree in the beaba, which defeats the purpose of it being an all in one machine.

i would puree and then store the food in individual 2 oz containers. i try not to use ziploc bags whenever i can, although that's probably the easiest way to store frozen baby food...

I started off using the beaba (a friend loaned me hers), but I prefer just using a food processor or blender now. The beaba is small, and it's hard to clean the water reservoir part which gets kind of gross. I steam and purée fruits/veggies and then freeze them into 2oz portions. Super easy.

I usually just steam whatever I'm making with my regular 'ol pots & pans, then use my hand blender to puree. Then I freeze in 1oz portions. So far it has worked well with peas, sweet potatoes, apples, pears, and peaches. I also have a food processor I could use, so I don't feel like it's necessary to buy anything else. If you have either of those things maybe you could see if that would work for you?

I steamed in a reg pot and blended it in a mini-food processor. Also froze in ice cube trays and stored in ziploc bags. I made fairly small batches (1-2 ice cube trays at a time) to make sure they were consumed before freezer burn set in.