This really effective masher manages to quickly turn many foods (pear, banana, mango, potato, squash, sweet potato) into a lump-free puree (with a little boiled water) that was even suitable for my little one in his first weak of weaning. A bit less mashing leaves a few lumps for older babes. You can prepare much smaller portions that would be too tiny to reach the blades in a blender - particularly useful for things like bananas that discolour in larger batches. It quickly rinses clean under the tap if washed straight after feeding. The handle makes it easy to feed Baby straight from the bowl.