Bean is just starting to venture into this crazy new world of 'solids'
I say 'solids' because he's pretty far away from actually eating anything solid yet, a whole heap of mush cleverly branded as purees is much more accurate.
As the Tasmanian Devil leaves less of a chaos in his wake than me, I have been strictly banned from making a mess in the kitchen by the Hubband (haw haw, would like to see the day that doesn't happen). I'm also not allowed to buy any more junk or 'juicers' as we call them in our house (a remnant of the fateful day I brought home a shiny new juicer, proceeded to juice pretty much everything bar the cat that afternoon and then never touched it again). Everything I buy has to have a purpose and be used. Regularly.
So it was with great excitement that I opened my newly purchased Fill 'n' Squeeze Pouch Filler as it promised me the ease and convenience of pouches but with all the smugness of homecooked sludge. (I bought mine from good ol' Amazon but Mr Google tells me you can buy these items from many retailers).
It's basically 'just' a jug with a spout at the bottom on to which you insert a pouch. You chuck in your puree and plunge the, er, plunger (is there a better verb than 'to plunge'?!) and hey presto you have a funky pouch to chuck in your bag, fridge, freezer and even the dishwasher when you are done with it.
What I like the most about it is that you can puree the goods directly in the jug with a simple hand blender, so there's no need to get yet another appliance dirty. It also saves me faffing about with ice cube trays and plastic containers. Less dirties = less washing up for the Hubband for me.
It's pretty easy to use even by cack-handed moi. Just be careful when you plunge as with too much force your pea puree pouch ends up being a pretty good rocket. And make sure you have the little yellow cap on whilst you are pureeing. Seriously.
I'd also like to see a wider spout as I can see this getting gunked up as we move onto meats and carbs. But I suppose it needs to fit the pouches so you can't win 'em all.
The best bit by far is the price.
I got mine for £20 and picked up some more reusable pouches (you get 5 in the starter kit). So it's a justifiable price even for the short time that you'll be using it before moving on to denser solids. I've used mine twice a day for a week already and I'm in that itchy, want-to-be-all-organised mood of wanting to crack it out again. I have serious appliance addiction.
Ok, so it's not an essential item, but it makes life a heck of a lot easier and that to me makes it a holy grail item! What are your holy grail products? Do you have any 'juicers' Let me know so I can max out my credit card again to try them out!
Anon, dear hearts,
xxx Mama Mumbles xxx
Disclaimer: I purchased this item independently and have not received any compensation for this review. I just like it and want you to know about it! All views are my own.
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