Review: Magic Bullet Baby Bullet

 

I am guessing many of you have heard of the Magic Bullet Baby Bullet.  I was recently given the opportunity to review the 20 piece Magic Bullet Baby Bullet: The Complete Baby Food Making System, you know how much I care for my baby, there is a reason why i always make sure to give him organic toddler meals.

 

 The box was packed full of items.

 

 Items Included:

3-piece batchbowl on high torque power base.  The batchbowl is BPA-free and is safe to be washed on the top rack of the dishwasher only or hand washed.  The batchbowl is recommended make large amounts of baby food.

 

Here is the short cup and comes packaged with the milling blade on it.  The cup is to be used to mix and store your ingredients.  It also is BPA-free and can be washed in the dishwasher, top rack only or hand washed with warm water and soap.  A note in the book was to check the seating of the gasket after washing in the dishwasher because the heat can cause them to become loose, or even with hand washing.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Here is a snapshot of the Baby Bullet User Manual and Cookbook.  This recipe was for scrambled eggs with cauliflower puree added.  The recipes appear easy to follow and page layout is attractive.  There are a few recipes for each age/stage of feeding.  More recipes can by found online at http://www.babybullet.com.

 

 

 

 The kit also includes 2 replacement gaskets that go in the blade housing.

 

 

Here is The Baby Bullet Pocket Nutritionist.  It has a list of foods recommended to buy organic, sort of a take on the “dirty dozen” plus some.  It includes foods more likely to be issues with allergies, benefits of common fruits and vegetables, and a quick guide of a feeding schedule for 4-6 mo. old up to one year of age.

 

 

Here is the easy pop batch tray.  It is made of flexible silicone to easily pop out servings or make little popsicles.  This is also BPA-free.

 

 

We had spaghetti a few days ago with sauce and cheese added.  I was using a fork to cut up small pieces for my son, who is almost 13 months old, when I had the “ah-ha” moment to try the Baby Bullet.  I placed some of the spaghetti in the short cup.

Then I screwed on the blade.

I then proceeded by placing the short cup and blade housing onto the power base.

 

Here are the contents after running through the Baby Bullet.   I wish I would have thought of it sooner because my son was pretty much full by the time I brought the food back to the table.  

 

 

 

 Since I had leftovers, I just pulled out two of the date-dial storage cups, added contents, adjusted the date to the 27th and placed one in the fridge and the other in the freezer for use later.

 

 

 

 

 

Here are the two included blades.  I should have checked on this earlier, but the blade to the left is the baby blend blade and the one to the right is for milling grains to make cereal.  I got these mixed up for my next trial below.

 

 

 So, I wanted to see how well it could grind up brown rice and make home made cereal.  As you will note in the following pictures, I have the wrong blade for this purpose.

 Here is the short cup with some brown rice and the blade meant to puree food.

 Here is the little smiley guy getting ready for his mission…

 

 

 

 

Small cup on base.

 

Here is the rice on its way to becoming the consistency of flour.

 

 I didn’t time it, but it seemed like in a matter of seconds, it was the consistency of flour.  Even with me not following directions and using the wrong blade!

 

Here is another image of the brown rice in the short cup after running for a short period of time.

There is a recipe in the cookbook for brown rice cereal.  The brown rice that I had ground was equal to roughly 1/2 cup.  The recipe called for this amount plus 4 cups of water.  

 

I then placed the two ingredients in a pot and put on the stove until it was boiling.  Then to cook on low for about 20 minutes with the lid on.

 Here is it right after being cooked.  

 

 

It thickened further once it had cooled.  It can be stored or used as is or the recipe mentions adding a fruit or vegetable puree to increase nutritional value.

 

 

The Magic Bullet Baby Bullet: The Complete Baby Food Making System retails for 

$59.97 at Bed Bath and Beyond, Wal-Mart, Target, Walgreens, Babies R Us and other fine realtors.  Amazon sells it currently for $59.00.

 

I have used the system over the last three weeks.  The base seems quite powerful.  I was impressed at how it made the brown rice into powder with even me using the wrong blade.  There is no need to mess with switches, just to press down and turn to control chopping/pureeing.  It comes in a neutral green/cream color with a friendly face.  I am content with the noise level when in use.  For baby food, I think the batchbowl and short cup are appropriate in size.  With my two daughters, I had used a hand crank food mill and this sure makes the process a lot less physical!  

 

I have read some reviews stating the base producing a bad odor.  I have not experienced this.  Other complaints were of parts warping.  So far, I have hand washed my pieces and have not yet tried the top rack of the dishwasher.  It mentions to not sterilize/sanitize so maybe someone made the mistake of using this cycle?  The pieces have been fine with cleaning done by hand.  With the bowls and storage cups being made of plastic, I was concerned that my spaghetti sauce might tint the plastic and orange color, but this did not happen.  It did take a little work to get the food off the base since the blade is part of the housing.  I had to use a brush to lightly clean underneath blade and it is not recommended to routinely remove the gasket because it can cause it to loosen. 

 

I had read another complaint off of Amazon with the silicone tray not being easy to use.  I have other silicone cookware and sometimes just running the underside under some warm wonder can do wonders to make things come out.

 

I do think this is a neat set-up with me having past experience making baby food with a regular food processor and then food mill when the child is older.  The reference books are nicely done (I just need to read everything before use so I don’t mix up the blades).  I like what is included in the system.  I already had quite a few thin spatulas, but maybe not everyone has one in their kitchen utensil drawer.  

 

I also like the option of the made on date.  I used to freeze cubes and so you had to be religious to write the date on  the storage bag and sometimes even permanent marker can be eligible.  I think the silicone tray  will be fun to try fruit popsicles in and they are a small, child friendly size.  Measuring increments would be a nice addition to the batchbowl and cup.  I am torn on BPA-free versuses glass being better.  Both have their advantages and disadvantages.

 

 

Disclosure:  I received the Magic Bullet Baby Bullet for this review.  No other compensation was received.  The thoughts and feelings expressed are my own.