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Baby Dipper Bowl Review

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The Bottom Line
I never imagined a baby food bowl would impress me, but the Baby Dipper bowl set certainly did! This ingenious feeding set is easy for parents to use for babies, and it's great for toddlers learning to self-feed. The Baby Dipper is one of those rare products that took a classic baby item and truly made it better.
Pros
  • Angled shape makes it easy to scoop food out with one hand.
  • Non-slip bottom means it won't scoot away from you or your toddler.
  • Sloped bottom helps food slide to one corner.
  • Spoon is shaped to fit the corner of the bowl.
Cons
  • Not dishwasher safe.
  • Not widely available (yet).
Description
  • Feeding set with uniquely shaped bowl and spoon.
  • Spoon is shaped to fit sides of the bowl.
  • Non-skid bottom.
  • Hand wash recommended.
  • Available for $12.96 per set at babydipper.com
Guide Review - Baby Dipper Bowl Review
The Baby Dipper set comes with a bowl and spoon. The bowl is triangular, but the corners are rounded, and the spoon is designed to fit into the corners so it's easier to scoop food out. The bowl also has a slanted bottom that allows food to either slide to one corner or be pushed to that corner, so it's easy to scoop it up with the spoon.

The first time I saw the Baby Dipper bowl in person, they had marbles in the bowl to try to pick up with the spoon. With this bowl, it was actually easy to pick up marbles with the spoon without even touching or tilting the bowl. If you've ever had peas escape from you repeatedly on a plate, you know the value of this marble experiment.

The bottom of the Baby Dipper bowl is non-skid, and stays in place very well. I like that it stays in place without a suction cup, so when you want to move it you don't end up sloshing leftover food across the room when the suction cup lets go.

It's easy for parents to use the Baby Dipper with one hand, so they can keep the other hand on baby or whatever else it is you need to be doing at the moment. You can see through the sides of the bowl, so you can tell how much food is left in there without having to tip it or lean over it.

Toddlers also can use the Baby Dipper feeding set when they're learning to feed themselves. The same features that make it easy for parents to use the bowl one-handed make it simple for toddlers to learn to scoop up their own food. The non-slip bottom helps when your toddler gets a little overzealous with the scooping, too.

The Baby Dipper is a little expensive for a bowl and spoon at just over $12 for the set, but it's durable and easy to wash up quickly, so the long-term use and convenience make it worth a little extra.

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