Here are my top 10 must-have kitchen equipment for Moms that genuinely make preparing healthy baby food fast and easy.
For every day:
Kenwood Hand Blender, Chopper , Metal Whisk and BPA-Free Plastic Beaker
This tool makes light work of blending even small amounts of meat and vegetables for the weaning stages, as well as whisking or chopping for every day cooking. I have a big blender but almost never use it now that I have this.
OXO Good Grips Etched Coarse Grater
Having a really good, sharp grater with ergonomic design and grips in the right places makes food preparation so much faster and easier. I use mine every day for foods like apples, cheese, onion, potato and beetroot.
MasterClass Professional Heavy Duty Non Stick Frying Pan, 28 cm
Using a good pan makes all the difference to the finished output. I use mine every day for things like pancakes, omelettes, steak, salmon darns. It’s very easy to clean.
Dexam Stainless Steel Mixing Bowl, 3.5 Litre
This is used 3 times a day in my home! It’s so easy to clean and dry and it’s very light-weight. Highly recommended.
Microplane Zester / Fine Grater
This makes every salad, hot chocolate, pasta dish and dessert feel that bit more special with a fine dust of whatever you like (chocolate, parmesan, nuts, truffle).
Zeal Silicone Non-Scratch Spatula Spoon Dark Grey (10”/26cm)
My very favourite cooking utensil and it’s used every day. It’s both a spoon and a spatula so it’s great for scraping the sides of a bowl or a pot.
For batch cooking:
Ice Cube Trays, Silicone Ice Moulds with Lids, Perfect for Baby Food portions BPA Free
Every time I prepare a vegetable, sauce, or bolognese for my little one, I make extra and freeze it in these trays. That way I have a stash to pull from the freezer any evening. Highly recommended. I often bake baby sized portions of things like fish pie in these too.
Large Silicone Freezing Tray with Lid, 300ml portions, BPA free
These are great for both cooking and freezing adult size portions. As seen below, I bake things like fish pie and chicken broccoli in these. Once cooled, I put the trays into the freezer. Once frozen I tip the contents into zip-lock bags.
Especially for baby food:
Weaning pots: Stackable. BPA free. Ideal for snacks or batch cooking. 6pk 2oz / 60ml
These are freezer, microwave and dishwasher friendly. So handy for freezing leftovers or for on-the-go snacks/meals.
Babymoov Multiset Baby Weaning Pots – 3 sizes
I use these every day for snacks and on the go food. They are dishwasher, microwave and freezer friendly. Though the pots are different size, the lids are all the same size which makes life easier.
Silicon mini muffin tray with 24 cups. Dishwasher Safe
I use this to make Apple, Banana, Carrot (ABC) muffins. 