Tommee Tippee Essentials 2 in 1 Cold Water and Microwave Baby Bottle Steriliser, 4-Minute Sterilisation Cycle

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Items inside stay sterile for 24 hours and the lid is designed with a flat lip so it can be laid horizontally in a smaller microwave – a useful feature we didn’t find in any other travel steriliser. This steriliser is certainly well built, and although it takes up a fair amount of kitchen counter space, it actually looks like a sleek piece of equipment. It’s sturdy, and since it’s been designed to hold six Dr Brown’s bottles, it’s generously sized; these bottles are some of the tallest and widest out there. That means that even if you use alternative bottle brands, you’re likely to be able to fit in a good number of items. MAM has long been a go-to brand for baby bottles, soothers, breastfeeding products and sterilisers, so it’s little wonder this all-singing, all-dancing piece of kit performed well in testing. Helpfully offering six functions in one, this steriliser can be used as an electric or a microwave steam steriliser, provides two bottle warming options, plus a keep-warm function, and can defrost or warm food when you eventually start weaning.

I have the Nuby UV one and I love it. I wash the bottles and let them air dry and then put them in there dry for three minutes and it's done! If you're formula feeding Nuby had a sale on their UV steriliser and Rapidcool (can make milk to NHS recommendations and they be cool in 3/4 minutes) bundle." Loved by Mumsnetter Grace185 Our verdict The final part of cleaning MAM bottles is the teat and it’s the part that requires the most effort. To clean the teat, we firstly recommend that you run it through your fingers whilst it’s submerged in the soapy water. Afterwards, use the other end of your brush to clean the inside of the teat (this is where the brush comes in very handy). This holds up to six bottles and features a pouring spout so it's very easy to empty it. There's also a handy weight to make sure everything is submerged in the solution.

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However, Kate says, “It is always recommended to sterilise your baby’s bottles and teats for as long as you continue using them. This is because milk and milk curds can remain in small amounts in the teat and bottle, and the bugs that feed on them can cause stomach upsets.” How do I sterilise baby equipment? We have a Tommee Tippee microwave one and it's so simple, no faff. Wash the bottles and pop them in the microwave."Tried and tested by Mumsnetter hereforfun. Microwave sterilisers are smaller, but not exactly portable. They could sit on top of the fridge or stay in the microwave itself if you’d rather not keep them out. 3. Cycle time No drying feature, but any residual water issterile,and the outside of the bottle can be wiped with a paper towel. Do you have enough kitchen counter space to keep a sterilising unit out all the time? Would you want to if you did? Electric units usually stay plugged in on the counter – they’re too large to store and too bulky for it to be convenient to move them often.

Sterilizing is one of the most important ways of protecting your baby so that they stay safe and healthy.If you’re bottle-feeding or expressing full-time, you’re likely to get through a large pile of equipment in a 24-hour period and you don’t want to spend all of it refilling the steriliser. With the soapy solution ready and the bottles swirled out, you can begin to dissemble the bottles. To do this, pop the lid off, spin the collar off, push the teat out, spin the bottle from the base and then pull out the plastic (referred to as a valve) at the base. You can then leave these in the soapy water for a few minutes to soak. Drying function means bottles can be used immediately after the cycle without you waiting for them to dry or cool down The genius design means you don't need an actual steriliser, but you do still need a microwave, so may not be quite so ideal if you're away and there isn't one available. The unique, compact design of this Tommee Tippee Steriliser has very few parts, making it easy to clean and store. The lid doubles up as a space-saving sterile surface which can be flipped over and used for bottle assembly.

She noted how many bottles or breast pump parts could fit comfortably into the steriliser, how long the cycle was, how loud the unit was in use (if appropriate), and how big the product’s footprint was on the kitchen counter.We tried electric and microwave and ended up using cold water Milton - it’s so easy just keep adding bottles after washing them and they’re sterile in 15 min."Tried and tested by Mumsnetter CharlieB93 Our verdict It’s important to note that you’ll want to allow the tablet to fully dissolve before adding bottles. 3. Wash The Bottles