Baby Brezza One Step Baby Food Maker Deluxe - Steam + Blend Organic Food

Why it's worth it

The Baby Brezza steams and blends in the same vessel, so you load raw carrots, press one button, and come back to purée. It makes 3.5 cups a batch, the bowl and blade go in the dishwasher, and three reusable pouches come in the box.

One button really does mean one button. You drop in raw food, add water, and press start. The machine steams, then blends, then beeps — in as little as 10 minutes, according to Baby Brezza. There's no moment where you have to pour scalding food from a basket into a blender jar. If you've ever tried that one-handed while holding a baby, you know why this matters more than any spec on the box.

Three modes cover the whole first year. Automatic Steam + Blend handles cooked purées. Steam Only softens food for baby-led weaning, when you want spears rather than mush. Blend Only takes care of banana and avocado, which need no cooking at all. As your baby moves from silky stage-one purées to chunkier stage-three textures, you just steam and give it a shorter blend.

From our review of 7 baby food makers, by David Sinclair, Managing Editor

What we like

• +One button really does mean one button
• +Three modes cover the whole first year
• +Cleanup doesn't pile up
• +The extras aren't padding

What to know

• –The bowl is BPA-free plastic, not glass
• –Hard water will catch up with it
• –It takes up real counter space