Do I need to buy a container for defrosting and heating up baby food? If so, which one?
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If you make the food and then freeze it, yes, you will need a separate container. This only has a pitcher that you can steam and directly blend in same unit. I use an ice cube tray to freeze, then put it in a Ziploc bag with the date once it's frozen. When I thaw the food, I put it in a plastic container in the fridge each day. I just use a small Tupperware container. This BEABA is really nice and easy to use and clean!
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If you store the milk in bags, instead of bottles, the bags are best warmed in a bowl of warm water; this goes especially quick, if you store the bags lying flat. I breastfed, and hardly gave bottles, I used my warmer a couple of times, but found it to be unnecessary. Personal preference, I suppose. I had a number of different bottles that I tried, all of them fit in the warmer. Later, I used this a few times to heat up frozen food, it worked well, but I didn't stick with it.
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I've never used frozen food in it, but I image that you could. I've used mine for spagetti (leftover from the night before), soup, stew, & beans. I can plug it in when I get to work and they are hot by lunch time. It comes with a removeable bowl and lid, that is dishwasher safe. I just fill the removable bowl and put in the refrigerator the night before and grab it and go the next morning. It is mainly for reheating and not like the big crock pots for cooking.
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I peersonally put it in the fridge the day before i want to use it, then when i am ready i put in glass dish set in a bowl of warm water to get to desired temp. Or I have also put glass dish in oven just long enough to thaw and get warm if I have other items already in the oven. Its what works for us. I suggest NOT to microwave due to uneven heating and could burn baby's mouth. I hope this helps. I LOVE this product and have made all of my baby's food using this!
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Theoretically you could, but I'd have concerns with heating up from frozen and glass cracking, just like any cooking situation. You'd be much better off freezing in bags, I use Lansinoh Breastmilk bags, put the frozen bag in the fridge the night before you plan on using it or 15 min. in warm (not hot) water, transfer to bottle and heat.
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Not that I know of, but I just place a small piece of cling wrap or foil when freezing baby food. As soon as it was frozen I transferred it to a ziplock bag. This is the best baby tray I have found.
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I agree with Robin. Maybe a deeper spoon for soup but these are great for pureed baby food. Highly recommend them as well as the OXO Tot containers for freezing baby food.
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Hi Prabha!This fridge doesn't need a defrost, as there isn't a freezer. I wanted it for work and needed more shelves/storage for beverages, which it certainly has!
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It's great for both. I pour boiling water in mine and put it in my diaper bag for the day. When I need to heat a bottle (breastmilk or formula), I just unscrew the top and pour the boiling water in the cap and place the bottle inside and it's warm in minutes. It's just like having a thermos. Great product!! I wouldn't have survived without it!
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Hi Bucky -The Babycook Classic patented compact countertop appliance that functions as a steams, blends, warms and defrosts baby food. Parents can also use it to quickly reheat or defrost precooked foods. The babycook is not intended for warming/thawing bottles. However, we are currently in the process of designing a babycook with a bottle warmer, stay tuned!- The BEABA Customer Support Team
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It can warm up food jars apparently, since it gives time guidelines (as in minutes) for food jars on the sheet provided with the product. You'd have to have a lid on the jar. I've not done it yet since my LO is still too young for solid food. When that time comes I'll use it for that and warming food bags (ideally I'll food process solid foods myself when she eats solids). You can also warm up bags of breast milk, not just bottles...
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Mostly we defrost and serve cold which is delicious. We have warmed it before, but you have to be careful because it can get dried out. Leftovers are better when not heated.
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Yes Mia, I pop them in the microwave ( in a glass bowl) on defrost. If the food is watery, then add Baby Rice Cereal. We use brown rice cereal
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Unless you live in a particular infectious environment, such as somewhere outside of the more developed countries, or you are ridiculously overworried and want to raise your baby in a bubble, standard food safety rules apply. If you would eat something, then refrigerate the leftovers, then it's fine to do the same for baby food. This assumes you're making your own baby food, which I highly recommend, and you don't have to worry about chemical preservatives or micro-organisms from outside your home.
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Well, it will not be hermetically sealed. There always will be some air in the bottle. I think you would be better of with some other containers. A day or two I would say yes. No, they won't leak. Just don't use a bottle warmer because they will leak. Annoying I know. My baby is 8 months and it's the only bottle I use and I only own one! It's easy to clean and assemble. The angle is cool. They only down side is that you can't heat the liquid in the bottle.
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Yes you do have to defrost it , but I have only needed to do so once so far...I will probably defrost again in about another week or so. It is not difficult to defrost...I help the inside along by scraping it so it takes less time and I could put everything back in quicker. I have been happy with it so far..hope this helps!
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This isn't an insulated container - it's just metal. I don't think it will keep your kids' food warm, and I also think the size is a little small for a child's lunch. This might be OK if you are trying to keep food cold if you use it with an ice pack.I have some Thermos-brand containers that keep food hot for multiple hours for my children's lunches. They have a Thermos 10-ounce food container that keeps food hot for 5 hours, though there are many other brands. I would definitely look for an insulated container that's meant to keep food warm.