Baby food maker versus food processor

I wondering if there is a real difference between a baby food maker and a food processor. I know some of the baby food makers have a steamer built in but other than that it just seems like a food processor. Could I save some money and get a regular food processor? Any advice is helpful!

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Its literally the same ! Save your money

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No not really fb marketplace fr I bought one but I have wic so I only used it for a couple months then he eats more solids now

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Idk the difference but save your money, you only use it for a couple months anyway!

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Definitely get a food processor, so much cheaper and does the exact same job. If you are in the uk I would suggest going on facebook marketplace, you can often get them free (just sanitise heavily or look for a brand new one on there) xx

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Nope. Waste of money. Just use the processor you already have or go straight to self feeding and table food and skip the purees altogether

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I got this £20 baby blender and it’s so good. Really quiet and I think works better than my Ninja blender lol: https://amzn.eu/d/fH6UxoL

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We just used our blender for any purees we made at the very beginning. Which lasted about 2 weeks and we moved to BLW.

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The steamer built in is helpful but not necessary. I have a BabyNutri; I find the container to be small because I like to prepare a week’s worth at a time. Most of the time I’ll use the blender part, which is very good! For me, it comes handy when I need to prepare an one-off, for example if I ran out of the frozen batch and need something for breakfast. I throw in apple and banana and let it do its thing for 20 min while I’m getting ready to work. But overall, the food processor will do.

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I just used my immersion blender for the few things I pureed, you don't need to buy something special

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