BEABA
Babycook Original
7.1/10 overall£84.53
A steam-and-blend-in-one baby food maker that cooks and purées in the same jug.
The verdict
The Beaba Babycook Original, around £85, steams and blends baby food in one jug with dishwasher-safe parts, making it the category-defining single-appliance option for weaning from 4-6 months. It's the easiest day-to-day choice for minimal thinking and cleanup per meal, though its small batch size of around two portions means frequent cooking sessions and it costs more than a general blender.
The Babycook Solo is the category-defining product here: it steams vegetables, meat or fish in a separate basket, then you tip the cooked food straight into the same jug to blend, all in one machine and largely one wash. That single-appliance simplicity is the whole appeal against building your own setup from a separate steamer and a general-purpose blender like the NutriBullet Baby.
Against the NutriBullet Baby, the trade-off is convenience versus flexibility. The Babycook only steams and blends in fairly small batches sized for one or two meals, and it's a dedicated single-purpose appliance that takes up permanent counter or cupboard space. The NutriBullet requires you to cook food separately first (hob, oven or microwave) before blending, which is more steps but works with any cooking method and any batch size, and doubles as a general kitchen blender once weaning is over.
For parents who want the least thinking and cleanup per meal and are happy with a dedicated gadget, the Babycook is the easier day-to-day choice. For parents who batch-cook in bulk or don't want another single-purpose appliance, the NutriBullet route works out more flexible and often cheaper overall.
Is the Babycook Original worth it?
- One appliance, minimal cleanup per meal
- Steams and blends without transferring food between devices
- Dishwasher-safe parts
What are the downsides of the Babycook Original?
- Small batch size means frequent cooking sessions
- Expensive relative to a general blender
- Permanent counter or cupboard space needed
Specs
- Parts
- Steam basket, blade, jug, all dishwasher safe
- Capacity
- Approx. 2 portions per batch
- Function
- Steam + blend in one jug
- Suitable from
- 4-6 months (weaning stage)
How we scored it
Prep Speed
How quickly it steams, blends or portions a batch of food.
Steam-then-blend in one jug removes a transfer step other setups need.
Ease of Cleaning
Number of parts and dishwasher-safety after a messy prep session.
All food-contact parts are dishwasher safe.
Value for Money
Cost relative to how much use you get across the weaning months.
Pricier than a general blender, and single-purpose.
Weighted by importance for this category — see our editorial policy for how we test.
How this review was done
We haven't used the Babycook Original ourselves yet. This review is built from BEABA's published specifications and product information, and scored the same way as everything else on the site. We'll update it, and the badge above, once we've tested it hands-on.
How it compares
|  |  |  | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price | £84.53 | £8.00 | £26.49 for a 7-pack | £16.49 |
| Overall score | 7.1/10 | 7.4/10 | 8.2/10 | 6.3/10 |
| Capacity | Approx. 2 portions per batch | 80ml per pot | — | 175ml per pouch |
| Suitable from | 4-6 months (weaning stage) | — | 4 months+ | — |
| Pack size | — | 14 pots | 6x 120g pouches | 20 pouches |
Frequently asked questions
How does the Babycook Solo work?+
It steams vegetables, meat or fish in a separate basket, then you tip the cooked food straight into the same jug to blend — one appliance, largely one wash, with no need to transfer food between a separate steamer and blender.
How much food does the Babycook Solo make at once?+
It makes small batches sized for approximately two portions per batch, which means frequent cooking sessions rather than large weekend batch-cooking, unlike a general blender used alongside a separate steaming step for bigger quantities.
Is the Babycook Solo easy to clean?+
Yes, all food-contact parts — the steam basket, blade and jug — are dishwasher safe, keeping cleanup minimal since everything used to cook and blend a meal goes in the same dishwasher-safe jug.
Is the Babycook Solo worth the price compared to a regular blender?+
It's pricier than a general blender and single-purpose, taking up permanent counter or cupboard space. The trade-off is convenience: for parents who want the least thinking and cleanup per meal, the all-in-one steam-and-blend function is the easier day-to-day choice.
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Reviewed by
Sepehr
Software engineer, soon-to-be dad, uncle to four — the tech-obsessed half of the two of us testing this stuff. Currently building this site with my wife, ahead of our own baby arriving.