Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

I bought my first batch of Squooshi reusable pouches over two years ago, with two other competing brands of similar concept. Honestly, when I first bought them, I really didn’t think they would be strong contenders with the other brands (initially thinking the bottom zip closure would be a terrible accident waiting to happen, with a small child trying to squeeze stuff out of the top, and pressure building in both directions). However, I found that the possible design flaw never materialized as such, and it is the materials that Squooshi uses that by far won out over the competition over time. Today, only the Squooshi pouches remain with me in daily use (I do have one of the Little Green Pouch brand remaining, but the opening is smaller and the plastic is far less flexible, and the zipper is beginning to separate like it did on all the other little green pouches that failed on me within 6-8 months of regular use). I have used my initial four squooshi pouches (purple walrus and panda) multiple times weekly for over two years, and they are still going strong. Now, I’ve just bought a replenishing stock of these, in case my initial four ever wear out. The new arrivals seem to be of the same materials and strength. I’m thrilled with this product! Pluses: 1--wide opening design coupled with zipper opening wide, so you can easily and quickly fill with a measuring cup (no spooning stuff in slowly like with narrower openings on other brands, and no specialty products to have to buy to fill). 2--pouch material is very flexible, yet extremely durable. the flexibility means that the zipper does not separate from the pouch. Just genius choice of materials. well done, squooshi. 3--uses standard caps (that you can find on major, name brand disposable pouch foods) in case your kid drops/loses a cap. You’re not throwing away a reusable product just because you lost a part. Go to the grocery store, and buy a disposable pouch, and reuse that cap. genius. 4--this is not unique to this pouch, but great for all self-fill pouches - I have gotten my kid to eat all sorts of new and crazy things, and has developed a taste for so many unique adult foods by blending a wide variety of things and putting them in pouches. So far, the only loser in this game has been figs and zucchini (but not together, of course. that’s nasty. part of this is I just can’t get zucchini to freeze well - blended zucchini separates out when frozen. But i digress....) Cons: 1--not microwavable. I’m not a fan of microwaving any type of plastic or polymer with food inside, so this is not a biggie for me. I microwave a bowl of water, and drop the pouch directly from the freezer in the hot water for a minute or less. 2--this is not a con, but I can’t speak to its durability in the dishwasher. I rinse mine out directly after use, and then wash a big batch of them by hand all at once. I know that they are advertised for dishwasher use, but I hand washed all of mine, and the Squooshi ones are still going strong after 2 years with no signs of stopping.