Not to brag, but Ya'll I am the queen of puree.
I use a regular food processor--not a blender. blenders do not get as fine as a food processor. I have always heard the vitamix is the best but do not use one. I have owned many, many food processors--and ended up with a $40 Kitchenaid from Lowes of all places. don't need a big one--only puree just enough for the meal at hand. I have burned out many more expensive big ones because I use it 3 times a day. I figure I can replace the $40 food processor multiple times for the same money. the funny thing is the $40 one has lasted 3 times as long as the last $200 Cuisinart I bought!
When my husband started choking on food, first I was just cutting it up teeny tiny which doesn't really work as we all know. to get my husband use to pureed food, I started with things like tuna salad and chicken salad thick soups and stews and casseroles. I am lucky since my husband is not picky at all! He eats exactly what I make for the family--just pureed.
I stay away from rice, pasta and breads, since they thicken way too much and make the food like stucco. so in the beginning, I would make tuna salad and puree it. my husband would get it with extra mayo I would have it as a sandwich. Maybe spaghetti the next night--mostly sauce for him pureed with just a little bit of noodles and cheese. any soup can be pureed and will look like a cream soup. I add a little powdered potatoes to it to thicken. I will puree cooked bacon and add to scrambled or poached eggs. Pureed taco meat with refried beans and all the fixins, sprinkled with pureed taco shell or Dorito chips for flavor.
I think the biggest thing is to get past the yucky look and consistence of pureed food. that is why I started with things that are not too much a stretch of the imagination.
B