Before first use, and after every use wash the bowl and lid in warm soapy water or use a dishwasher (top shelf only) and dry thoroughly.

Use the speed control dial to select slow or fast speed and blend for a few seconds until food reaches the right consistency. Take care when removing the jug and lid as steam may still be present and the jug may be hot to touch.

Intimate Accessories: There are come with a baby food recipe book for the baby steamer and puree machine. Help you make baby food better. It's perfect for new parents who are just beginning to make baby food. All you have to do is chop up the food into small cubes, add a small amount of water or breast milk/formula from your baby bottle and place it inside the plastic lid of the Itsy Blitz. Once the purée is the right consistency, you can serve it to your little gourmet straightaway – the lid even doubles up as a baby bowl.

Pour the white vinegar liquid down the sink. Rinse the water tank with clean cool water to remove any build up that came loose as a result of the descaling process and pour liquid down the sink. You may like to repeat this process to remove any residual build up or white vinegar.Before the first use, you do need to run a preparation cycle – so you need to allow around 30-40 minutes to do this. I didn’t realise this when I first got it out to use, so this did delay my cooking slightly, so is worth bearing in mind before you get all the food out the fridge! The instructions for the test cycle however were super easy to follow, so I had no problems setting this up before starting a genuine steam and blend. Press the start button to start. The unit will now start a blend cycle. When the cycle has finished the unit will beep and the LCD display will turn off. The Tommee Tippee Baby Food Steam Blender blends easily to a range of textures, making it ideal for every weaning stage. It’s also really easy to use. There’s an automatic timer so you can just set it to steam, blend or blend and steam, leaving you free to get on with other stuff – because let’s face it, when you have a baby, there are always other jobs to do. Press the mode button and choose the blend option. Set the blend time using the +/- buttons for a maximum blend time of 2 minutes.

WARNING! Handle the blade carefully as it is extremely sharp. Take care handling the sharp blade, when emptying the jug and during cleaning. And if you don’t have lots of freezer space, or just want to give your baby lots of different meals, rather than digging out the same frozen purées day after day, a tiny baby blender like this is really useful. It has two speed settings and a pulse action, so you can blend homemade baby purées in minutes, and whether you want smooth purées or chunkier consistencies, you’re always in complete control. Additional functions: Some models reheat or defrost already puréed baby food - useful if you don’t have a microwave. The Tommee Tippee Baby Food Steamer Blender comes with a really useful leaflet inside the box that gives you recommended timings for the most common vegetables, which I found very useful. As I don’t cook in the kitchen very often (Mike doesn’t trust me!) this was a real help as I probably would have undercooked them left to my own devices. I was able to set the timer to cook follow by blend, and leave the kitchen whilst it worked it’s magic. Plug machine into mains power supply, the power button LED will be flashing. Press the power button to turn on the machine. The power button LED will continue to flash and the LCD display will illuminate (E).

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This steamer and blender by baby food gurus Tommee Tippee does the whole job in one go. Just pop your ingredients in the jug or steamer basket to cook them gently, while retaining all the foods’ nutrients. Then use the smart switch to move over to blend mode. Remove the lid and place food in the bowl. Do not fill the unit past the 250ml line. (This baby food blender is designed for processing small quantities of food). I used a Beaba Babycook. It was great - it steams then blends food. It was good for preparing blended baby food before they are ready for more substantial food." (Tried and tested by Mumsnet user namestar) Our verdict To do this, first unplug the machine and remove the lid, water hopper and bottle stand, setting the filter to one side (top side down). Clean them using hot soapy water, rinsing thoroughly with cold water, before allowing to dry naturally (do not use cloths or tea towels to dry).

Our only other criticism is that it's a little fiddly and some parents have felt like they were close to snappy the jar lid trying to secure it onto the blender. The baby food makers and blenders we recommend come with all manner of gadgets and extras. Generally, the more you pay, the more you'll get, but here are a few features to look out for that you might find useful. Do not use any accessories other than those supplied. Do not put any utensils into the blender when the blender is turned on. Those of you who follow my blog regularly will know that when I started weaning Neve, I had total weaning fear.After running continuously for 1 minute, let your baby food blender cool down for at least 2 minutes before starting it again. Functions: Chops, minces and purees | Dimensions: 14 x 14 x 25cm | Capacity: Two 500ml cups included What we love As there’s no transfer between steaming and blending, your purées will retain the nutritious water they were steamed in. Reviewers report that this baby food steamer and blender is no fuss to clean and you’ll also get two snazzy purée containers for easy storage, although we'd recommend investing in the best baby plates and bowls for serving to make mealtimes easier. The Tommee Tippee Baby Food Steamer Blender makes it really easy to prepare healthy meals with less mess and less stress!