Kitchen Blenders

is vita-mix or blendtec better for commercial use??

I have a relative that is a chef and he swears by vita-mix. He likes it so much he bought one for home.

Buy a new one as it's not worth messing around with.

Kitchen Aid

http://www.amazon.com/KitchenAid-KSB5-5-Speed-Blender-Empire/dp/B00004SGDM

Does any mommy's out there know what kind of hand blender is good for blending up baby food. I was looking at cuisinart products but im not sure. I need something that will blend meat, vegetables and rice so that the food is safe enough for my 10mon ld daughter can eat . She doesn't have any teeth so i need something that will work.

Get a food mill. They grind food down, not to a paste, but to small pieces. Some even have interchangable disks so you can have bigger or smaller sized pieces. We have a Rosle, that costs about $120. Its really good. But, OXO makes one as well, thats only about $50, and is almost as good. I've tried the Munchkin Baby Food Grinder, and I thought it was a piece of junk. It didn't work well, leaks, has lots of small parts, and really only works on food that's already soft.

it will turn almost anything into juice, if you run it long enough