Bumkins Suction Silicone Feeding BPA Free Reviews Summary

Suction

Pros:

• "Love the suction power - sticks firmly to a smooth surface."
• "Love that it’s a great suction not to hard to get it to set and not to hard to remove."
• "Good size and good suction."
• "The bottom of the bowl suctions to the surface to prevent from scooting around (or being thrown) and it sticks to the high hair tray fairly well."
• "It suctions so much better than the munchkin ones!! Worth the extra cost, plus my baby loves the utensil since it’s so soft AND it has a lid!"
• "The suction on the bottom of the bowl has allowed for more spoon-feeding practice."
• "The suction works great but I recommend you play around with it a couple times because if it’s not done in a specific way it won’t work as good as it can."

Cons:

• "The suction does not do well on my sons high chair."
• "Bought it for the suction and it does not stay."
• "The suction is pretty much non existent."
• "The suction is useless. I have tried using the suction with some water and without. Nothing works."
• "However, the suction is ineffective.. my 5 months old can easily lift the bowl and make a mess."
• "The suction is not great so if that’s important to you, don’t get it!"
• "It’s a fine bowl, but the suction is horrible!"

Design and Quality

Pros:

• "This is such a cute bowl and spoon set, perfect for any little one starting to eat."
• "Really cute bowl. It’s thick and easy to wash."
• "The spoon is soft and great short size for little hands which helps when learning to use utensils."
• "The bowl is great With a main bowl part and then the ears are also mini bowls."
• "The look and feel of this bowl are great. It is a nice material and holds well when you first put it on a flat surface."
• "The silicone is really nice quality."
• "This Disney Mickey Mouse bowl and spoon is 100% food grade silicone, BPA free, Lead Free, Microwave & Dishwasher Safe."

Cons:

• "The tab on the side is not as supportive so I end up having to grab the whole bowl in my hand."
• "The spoon stained! Like wtf? Washed and scrubbed the hell out of it."
• "It does NOT come with a lid as advertised."
• "Red sauce stains the silicone, comes clean if cleaned quickly after eating."
• "The spoon is very small doesn’t feel nice in your hand and scoops up way too much food which makes a big mess."
• "The spoon is also kind of weird and deep and hard to get food off of."
• "The spoon is almost for older kids the scoop is so deep and makes it impossible for the baby to get any food especially when you first start!"

Cleaning and Maintenance

Pros:

• "They are easy to clean and food doesn't stain them."
• "They are durable, and easy to clean without leaving behind harsh residue or staining."
• "It is easy to clean in the dishwasher or by hand, which is also good since we only have one and we use it often."
• "Nice thing about the silicone is it does not break if dropped."
• "It washes great in the dishwasher but I mainly wash it by hand."
• "This thing rinses off beautifully and comes out of the dishwasher with nothing stuck to it, even when husband sticks it in there full of baby oatmeal."
• "The bowl is easy to keep clean whether by hand or dishwasher. It has not held onto food stains from things like spaghetti sauces."

Cons:

• "After trying a bite of my daughters leftovers from a bowl, I noticed the entire bowl of pasta tasted like Dawn."
• "After you wash it, it's like the soap smell no matter how mild the soap is, sticks to the silicone bowls and spoon."
• "However, when I hand wash it it’s a little hard to get the food stains out."
• "Hand washing, dishwashing in different machines, soaking in vinegar, using different detergents - nothing gets the soapy smell out and it makes the food taste soapy too."
• "First time using and it got stained by carrot purée along with the high chair tray and cup... But would not purchase again."
• "Worked great until it grew mold."
• "I bought a total of 5 different plates from Bumkins a year ago. Now unfortunately the plates seem to have a permanent smell/taste that we have not been able to get rid of."