For an under-$50 baby food maker, we recommend the portable Bear Puree Blender: It’s easy to use, quiet and dishwasher safe and comes with two glass containers.

You can create custom blends with ease, and the machine does all the work for you. Easy to Clean: Our baby food maker features a wide-mouth water tank, making the cleaning process a breeze.

A blender was one of my first countertop appliances, proudly displayed in my first apartment. That’s more years ago than I prefer to calculate at this point. Even now, though, as I’ve acquired ...