Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

These homemade baby food pouches are wonderful! At first, I bought the refill pack only and used a piping tip and ziploc bag to fill them. It was doable, but kind of a pain. It takes long enough to make baby food, especially when you're taking care of a baby at the same time. I don't want to spend extra time trying to figure out how to pipe it into the tiny spout just to save a few bucks. I did that once and went back to buy the squeeze station - totally worth it! I had been doing the ice cube tray method for storing my batches of homemade baby food, but they take too long to defrost on the go. Even then, the baby food containers kept exploding in my diaper bag (fun!). These are awesome on the go - I just grab one from the freezer, pop it into my diaper bag, and it's generally defrosted by the time I need it. If not, I can run it under a hot tap or ask for a cup of hot water. PROS - Easy to assemble/use - Easy to clean (take the top and bottom off the Squeeze station, wipe it clean; pop the tubes in the dishwasher) - Not too terribly expensive (refill bags are 50 for $17; less if you have Babies R Us coupons, which I usually do) CONS - Can be messy (the baby food squeezes out of the top when you're filling the bags sometimes, and the plunger gets suctioned down at the bottom pulling the food out of the bag when you try to extract the plunger) - Bags are not reusable In regards to REUSING THE BAGS, the manufacturer says not to. They are so sturdy looking and while not necessarily expensive, it seems like a waste to just toss them. I am experimenting with reusing them. I rinse them clean immediately after use, and soak them in hot soapy water. I think the biggest issue with reusing them is that it is not sanitary to let them air dry - they are not a well-ventilated and I could see them being a breeding ground for nasties. My plan is to clean them and refill them immediately, as I think that's the only way to avoid that problem. UPDATE: I have been successfully reusing the food pouches. I rinse them until they run clear with hot water, then shake hot soapy water inside of them. I rinse them clean again, and dry them upside down on a drying rack, puffed up so the water can get out. So far, so good! **Definitely purchase these at Babies R Us or Target for half the price shown here. I believe these are a Babies R Us and Target exclusive at the time of my review.