Beaba vs. Baby Brezza: Which Baby Food Maker Is Quicker and Easier to Use?

Design

Winner:Béaba Babycook Express

While the Béaba Babycook Express reaps a somewhat bulky design, you get a larger capacity bowl in return and four functions in one machine. Defrost, steam, blend, or reheat up to 5.2 cups in the mixer bowl to prepare or store multiple servings. We love the spatula that attaches to a built-in holder on the side, so you don’t have to search for it among dozens of other utensils in a drawer. Plus, the spatula slides into two slots on the steaming basket for a burn-free removal.

只有一个盘操作Babycook Express, which lets you switch between steam, express steam, and blend. You can also reheat and defrost food using the steam function. The water reservoir features a large opening for effortless cleaning, while the magnetic seal secures the reservoir’s lid during use. An automatic shut-off cooking timer ensures the machine doesn’t continuously run when unnecessary. A fun design bonus of the Béaba Babycook Express is its four colors: gray, sage, clay (cream), and baltic blue.

不幸的是,婴儿Brezza豪华能源部一步sn’t come in color options other than white with a black base. We do love its compact size that saves space on the countertop or in a cupboard, but the mixing bowl only holds 3.5 cups. The bowl lacks a spout for a seamless transfer of food, so we used a spatula to remove the baby food.

The Baby Brezza food maker also reheats, steams, blends, and defrosts food, though there are five buttons to control its functions: steam and blend, steam only, start, stop, and blend only. To defrost and reheat food, you can use the steam only function. The One Step Deluxe also boasts an LCD panel with a backlit timer for easier visibility. This baby food maker has suction cups on its base to prevent it from moving during use.

Ease of Use

Winner:Béaba Babycook Express

The Béaba Babycook Express and Baby Brezza One Step Deluxe have this in common: both machines are not very intuitive to use without the manufacturer’s instructions. However, we thought the Béaba Babycook Express was easier to use because you only have to operate a single dial.

The functions of the symbols around the dial are unclear until you read the manual, but after a thorough read, they make using the Béaba baby food maker a walk in the park. To steam, fill the water reservoir with the recommended amount, place veggies inside the steaming basket, and turn the dial to the steam function. While the Béaba Babycook Express doesn’t automatically blend, you only have to turn the dial to the blend cycle and hold it there or pulse for less than a couple of minutes. We love how the manual dial allowed us to blend as much or as little as we wanted.

To operate the Baby Brezza One Step Deluxe, you must also thoroughly read the instructions. Fortunately, the company details how to use each machine’s functions, including steam, blend, reheat, and defrost. An additional booklet doubles as cooking guidelines for basic foods and includes the recommended quantity and steam time. Overall, we appreciate the vast amount of guidance from the company (it just feels like a lot initially). Rather than a single dial, the One Step Deluxe features five clearly labeled buttons.

The Baby Brezza's most appealing feature is that it offers the option to steam and blend automatically, so you basically "set it and forget it," and come back a few minutes later to prepared baby food. Although this function sounds convenient, during testing we found that the texture was a bit chunky and needed an additional blending cycle. You do have the option to blend and steam separately, but that process was less intuitive and kind of defeats the purpose of having an automatic appliance.

Effectiveness

Winner:Béaba Babycook Express

It only takes approximately 15 minutes for the Béaba Babycook Express to steam and prep food for the blending cycle. We steamed one cup of baby carrots and one cup of frozen peas (separately) for 15 minutes each using the express function, and they felt tender enough to blend after the first steaming cycle. We then blended the veggies (separately again) until they were smooth and in line with the stage one texture. Compared to jar baby food, our pureed veggies were vibrant and appealing rather than the brown color of the jar baby food.

For the Baby Brezza One Step Deluxe, we followed the recommended steaming time for carrots (25 minutes) and peas (15 minutes), resulting in soft foods both times. While we loved the automatic blending cycle so we could step away for a bit, the veggies were chunkier than expected. We recommend another round of blending to create a smoother texture.

Ease of Cleaning

Winner:Béaba Babycook Express

TheBéaba Babycook Express is fairly simple to clean, though several cracks and crevices can collect leftover food. Whether hand washing or using the dishwasher, a thorough cleaning easily removes these bits and pieces. The machine’s removable parts (bowl, basket, spatula, mixing blade, mixing cover, lid, seals, knife, and more) are all dishwasher safe. However, the company recommends hand washing as prolonged dishwasher use can cause pieces to age more quickly.

Like the Béaba Babycook Express, the One Step Deluxe has several dishwasher parts, such as the food bowl, plastic lid, and blade. Otherwise, the rest of the machine requires a more thorough cleaning. For example, the company details how to clean the stainless steel heating plate (with an abrasive pad) and the best way to wipe down the base and driveshaft (damp cloth only).

Value

Winner:Baby Brezza One Step Deluxe

The Béaba Babycook Express and Baby Brezza One Step Deluxe are in the higher price range for baby food makers. The Baby Brezza One Step Deluxe was a bit more affordable at $130. Although it didn’t perform as well as the Babycook Express, we appreciated the automatic blending option. Keep in mind that depending on what food you're preparing, you might need to blend it a little more after the automatic cycle is done. Outside of testing in the lab, one of our writers tested the Baby Brezza Food Maker at home and didn’t have any issues with consistency after one round of blending, though she mostly used it to steam apples, which blended beautifully after a single cycle of automatic blending.

If you opt for the Baby Brezza One Step Deluxe, check out the company’s many offers. You can receive 20% off your first order of $75 or more if you’re a teacher, healthcare worker, or first responder or serving in the military. Don’t worry if your career doesn’t fall in the guidelines for this discount—the company offers 15% off your first order of $50 or more when you sign up for emails.

Is the Béaba Babycook Express Worth the Price?

Although the Béaba Babycook Express is $50 more expensive, it is more user-friendly than the One Step Deluxe. And you’ll definitely get your money’s worth with the Béaba food maker—the company includes 90 (we counted!) recipes on its website with several options adults may want to make for themselves, like “fall crumble,” which includes plums, bananas, and apples topped with crumbled beurre biscuit.

Because babies can begin eating solids between 4 and 6 months (no earlier than 4 months), you’ll use this baby food maker often during your child’s first year.We love that it’s a versatile machine with four functions you’ll use far beyond 12 months or with a second kiddo.

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Katrina Cosseyis a commerce writer, enthusiastic shopper, and devoted mom. She spent several years in broadcast journalism but found her true passion in writing about the best products for families, pregnant people, and kids of all ages. She’s researched thousands of baby products, toys, gifts, and more and personally tested many of them. In her spare time, you’ll likely find her in the beautiful outdoors of Oklahoma with her husband and 3-year-old son. Katrina tested theBaby Brezza One Step Deluxeand appreciated its compact size and large bowl, allowing her to make several servings simultaneously. While the instructions are lengthy, the Deluxe comes with three food pouches and three funnels, which make transferring food to a pouch and storing it very convenient.