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What food can I make with my Philips Baby Food Maker?

Published on 09 August 2026

Wondering which types of food you can use with your Philips Avent baby food maker?

Philips Avent 4-in-1 Healthy baby food maker

Your Philips Avent 4-in1 Baby food maker is ideal for steaming and blending of: 
  • Fruit
  • Vegetables
  • Meat
  • Fish
Your baby food maker is not intended for:
  • Steaming frozen raw ingredients
  • Steaming previously blended food without the storage pot
  • Steaming the same ingredients for more than 30 minutes
  • Cooking rice and pasta
  • Blending first, then steaming
  • Heating or reheating liquids such as soup, sauces or water
  • Keeping food warm for several hours
  • Cutting hard ingredients such as ice cubes and sugar cubes, or sticky ingredients like cheese

Philips Avent Essential baby food maker

Steam:
  • Fruit
  • Vegetables
  • Meat
  • Fish
Your baby food maker is not intended for:
  • Steaming the same ingredients for more than 30 minutes
  • Steaming frozen raw ingredients
  • Blending first, then steaming
  • Heating liquids such as soup, sauces or water
  • Reheating food
  • Defrosting food
  • Cooking rice or pasta
  • Cutting hard ingredients such as ice cubes and sugar cubes, or sticky ingredients like cheese ingredients such as ice cubes and sugar cubes or sticky ingredients like cheese

Philips Avent 2-in-1 Healthy baby food maker

The Combined Steamer and Blender is ideal for steaming fruit, vegetables, meat and fish.

Your baby food maker is not intended for:
  • Steaming frozen fruits/vegetables 
  • Steaming already blended food 
  • Re-heating food 
  • Defrosting food 
  • Cooking rice and pasta 
  • Steaming the baby food twice 
  • Blending first and then steam 
  • Trying to keep the food warm for several hours 
  • Warming up fluids, e.g., soup, water

Can my Philips Baby Food Maker prepare non-baby food?

The appliance is intended for preparing baby food, however you can use it to prepare other foods, for example sauces and steamed vegetables, as long as you adhere to the instructions for use enclosed with the product.

Can I prepare other food but baby food in the Philips Avent Combined Steamer and Blender?

The appliance is intended for preparing baby food, however you can use it to prepare other foods, for example sauces and steamed vegetables as long as you adhere to the instructions for use enclosed with the product.

Why can't I find the Philips Easy Weaning App in the App Store?

Philips Avent phased out the Easy Weaning App in 2023. As of 2024, the Philips Easy Weaning App will no longer be available in the App Store. However, you will not miss out on any information. You can find all the step-by-step recipes in our online recipe book in the Support section. Search by your product model number, for example, SCF875, open the Manuals & documentation section and download the recipe booklet.

If you have already downloaded the app, you can continue to use it without any impact. 

The information on this page applies to the following models: SCF862/02 , SCF870/20 , SCF875/02 .

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