👶 Blend & Steam Your Way to Happy Mealtimes!
The PHILIPS Avent 2-in-1 Steamer and Blender (Model SCF870/21) is a versatile kitchen appliance designed for busy parents. With its electric operation, glass and stainless steel construction, and a capacity of 2 kilograms, it allows you to effortlessly steam and blend nutritious baby food. Its compact dimensions make it a stylish addition to any kitchen, ensuring you can prepare healthy meals with ease.
Model Number | SCF870/21 |
Product Dimensions | 16.5 x 16.5 x 30.8 cm; 2 kg |
Item model number | SCF870/21 |
Material Type | Plastic |
Number of items | 1 |
Style | 2 in 1 steamer and blender |
Batteries required | No |
Dishwasher safe | No |
Is portable | No |
Item Weight | 2 kg |
A**T
Makes weaning a doddle
I can't begin to express how much I love this machine. It has made weaning so easy. You just choose the food you want to prepare, chop it up, add water and turn it on. Then when it's done steaming (the machine turns itself off which is handy if you've become distracted by your little bundle of joy), you flip the container over, and puree away. Contrary to the description it does NOT have 3 pureeing speeds, but if you want lumpier food you just puree for less time.All the parts (except the motor, obviously) can be washed in the dishwasher, but there's only a few parts to clean so I find it easy to do by hand.It comes with a handy recipe book which has some nice ideas. The instruction manual also has a table of suggested steaming times for a range of fruit/vegetables/proteins, which takes the guesswork out. You then just add the right amount of water: e.g. 100ml for 10 mins, 150ml for 15 mins and so on. You don't have to do just one type of food at a time, for example, there's a recipe for baby bolognaise where you put the meat and veg in all at once, steam, then puree.As others have said, the machine is not huge, but I find it sufficient. To give you an example, I fill it to the "max" line with apples, and find that gives me about 14 x 30ml ice cubes worth. I don't have a huge freezer so that's more than enough. I started using the machine a couple of weeks before we started weaning so by the time my baby was ready I already had a freezer drawer full of cubes of different fruit and veg, which I now mix and match each day to give her a varied diet (I use freezer bags to store cubes to avoid having to buy loads of ice cube trays and save space).You can use the machine for fruit, veg, fish and meat. You can also use it as a steamer only, or to puree only, which makes it very versatile.It really makes the whole steaming/pureeing process so simple: no hassling with pans and separate blenders. Also steaming is much healthier than boiling, apparently, because more nutrients in the food are preserved. I really like the fact that I know all my baby's food is homemade with no additives and (for the most part) organic.My only slight criticism is that the puree function is quite loud. That means it's hard to use when the baby is asleep, and if I use it when she's in the room it terrifies her and she starts crying so I can't do that either. I work around this by popping her in another room with a toy for the 30 seconds or so it takes to puree.After watching many other mums I know struggle with weaning, I'm so glad I have this machine. I recommend it to others as a way of simplifying the whole process. And of course you can use it after weaning is done - I've already used it to make creamed spinach for the adults in the family!
K**L
Definitely a must have.........
I was ummming and arrrghing between the Tommee Tippee Baby Food Steamer Blender and the Philips Avent. I read all the reviews for both machines and was constantly changing one for the other in my basket before finally deciding on the Philips Avent and I am glad that I did. When it arrived it was well protected and easy to unpack. I sat down and read the instructions and warnings which are easily understandable. Then I decided to have a go at making my first batch of puree to freeze for my baby grandson - Cauliflower. I thought that I would have to stand over it whilst it steamed but no as it beeps when it has finished steaming. Leave the machine for a minute so as to allow all the steam to leave the container so you don't end up getting burned then it's a very simple matter of flipping over the jug and holding the button in the blender position until the food reaches the consistency that you require - which doesn't take long. Very easy to clean and in less than 45 mins I had made 1 Cauliflower in to a batch of cooked and pureed baby food ready for freezing in ice cubes trays and had cleaned and tidied it away. My only criticism is that the Recipe book needs to be looked at by Philips as each recipe is in done in all the different languages before going on to the next recipe which makes things a little bit of a palarva when trying to find a recipe it would be much better if all the recipes were in one place in one language at a time and on the picture of the different parts of the steamer/blender parts 5 & 7 are transposed. Nothing major. I would definitely recommend this Steamer/Blender, I wish this was available when my children were babies this would have made life a whole lot easier. This is a great gadget and a boon to both working/nonworking mums and nans.
B**N
"AVOID" If you care about hygiene !!!
At first it seemed ok, we cleaned it weakly and it seemed to perform as expected.After a while we noticed some white fungus developing in the lower part of the water tank.Please be aware it is no reachable to clean it properly or to see if it is clean.We are very conscious as new parents of everything and maybe we are overreacting but it was for us the end of the Food processor, we will not be using it and risk our baby health.Stay away this product is not safe to use for your baby.Poor customer service trying to blame us for not cleaning it.Its clear that it is a poor design since we cannot access the water tank.I wish we would have read other reviews online before purchasing is as we would have never bought it otherwise.2 years warranty voided as we miss use the product !! exact words from customer service.Very disappointed from Philips.See the pictures if your are not convinced, do not waste your money.
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