Not Won Over, 1 Mar. 2017

[by the weenie one's mum]

Having recently started weaning my baby I thought this would be useful. The whole thing looked promising, retro bright lime green and white, wipe clean and easy to put together, but in reality the suction base didn’t suck to either the melamine work surface or the wooden table, the lock on the base which was meant to help the suction got in the way and I could have done with an extra pair of hands to hold the base in place while I cranked the handle. The instructions said that you would need 2 bowls under the puree maker – one under the spout and one for the pulp. I wonder if Kitchen Craft has a specific bowl to go under these (and if not they should produce one). I tried a variety of bowls from my cupboards and none of them seemed to fit and together with the balancing act of holding the base to mill and turn the crank. I’ve tried it with various foods and in all honesty, they didn't come out as a puree but the mill itself milled well – on the...

This review is from: KitchenCraft Manual Puree Machine - White/Green (Kitchen & Home)

Not for general cooking use as stated by the manufacturer, 5 Mar. 2017

This product promises so much and delivers so little. The product claims it can make mash potato, coulis, sauce and yoghurt as well as pureeing baby food. I do not have a baby but really liked the idea of an easy way to make smooth mash as well as making my own sauces etc.I normally use my £5 Argos value stick blender but I thought this would be better as you can manually control the speed. This item is priced at £29.99 RRP so should be good, however it is not very efficient at its job and the packaging photographs are very misleading. As a baby food / mush maker its fine, but the manufacturer has tried to market it for the home cook for general cooking use and this is where it fails. Fruit tends to be more juice than puree and mash potato comes out as a thick looking starchy sauce - revolting.Its also a nightmare to take apart to clean and even harder to put back together again. Its just too much faff to be honest.

This review is from: KitchenCraft Manual Puree Machine - White/Green (Kitchen & Home)

not that good, 6 April 2017

HmmmnnnHmmmnnn where do I start?PROS=====It can make pureeCONS=====A lot of effortA lot of cleaningThe suction is not that good.extraction is ok at bestIt's poorly implementedLooks rubbishNot something you will use more that a few times at best.OVERALL========If you want to eat a little more healthily I think this may put you off as it's an awful lot of effort.

This review is from: KitchenCraft Manual Puree Machine - White/Green (Kitchen & Home)