Preparing Baby food - Blender with a dry mill or without?

I went to Fortress the other day to purchase a Blender to prepare food for my baby. The salesman compared the models they had on display, and explained that if I was using the machine to prepare baby food, then the best ones would be to purchase one with a Dry Mill, as you can blend meat in addition to what you can mix in a regular blender. I asked him if I couldn't just blend meat in the blender itself, so I woudn't need to buy one with a dry mill, and his response was that the blender doesn't blend meat as finely as the dry mill, and therefore you would have small lumps of meat even after blending. I have never bought a Blender before so on the advice of the salesman, I bought a blender with a dry mill attachment. As I was flicking through the instruction manual, it said that the dry mill was used for coffee beans, uncooked rice, dry chillis etc. So my question is, can I use the dry mill to blend meat? Or was I misinformed by the salesman? I specifically wanted one that could blend meat finely as the main purpose is to puree and prepare baby foods. I haven't used the machine yet, and may return it for a regular blender as this particular model didn't come cheap.

I'm not a huge expert but having used a few to prepare baby food, I would say the salesman was not correct. A normal food processor (NOT a blender) works just fine and will chop it up as much as you like given enough time.


My definitions:

- Blender. Upright and narrow with a handle, often made of glass. Used for smoothies, margaritas, smooth soups...

- Food processor. Wide cylinder. The lid normally has a tall tube through which you can add more stuff while the machine is running.


Many machines combine the two. Fortress has an absolutely stellar Kenwood on catalog (typically needs to be ordered) called the FP920. (The FP931 is almost the same but is missing the mini-bowl and the whisk) The only drawback is that it can't take a huge "load" and you need to be careful with the whisks if there is resistance (use the dough tool instead). It is very compact, good for HK. It has all of the following:

- Food processor.

- Slicer/shredder/julienner.

- Dough mixer.

- Blender.

- Juicer for citrus.

- Juicer for "hard" fruits and vegetables.

- Spice and coffee mill. (This would be the "dry mill" you got).

- Whisk.

- Mini-bowl.


http://www.kenwoodworld.com/en-hk/Products/Food-Processors-Blenders-Choppers/Food-Processors/-Food-Processor/


That is more than enough to prepare any baby food I can think of EXCEPT if you need a food mill, which can separate peas or corn from the shells. A hand cranked food mill tends to be pretty cheap anyway.