Philips Avent Advanced Bottle Steriliser, Kills 99.9% of Germs*, 10 min Sterilising Cycle - SCF291/01

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Plenty of space, just make sure you put bottles and lids in mouth-down so they don't fill up with water during sterilization. You will be super impressed with the Baby Brezza electric sterilizer - it has versatility, convenience, usability, and reliability, all wrapped up in a package that is relatively compact! Regardless of whether you choose to use plastic, silicone, or glass baby bottles, be sure to follow all steaming instructions carefully to avoid placing excessive stress on the bottle.

Second, the system is slower than steam sterilizing by at least 2 minutes assuming you are using both top and bottom racks. ounces (80mL) of water (preferably distilled water), which is very little water relative to most other sterilizers we've tested. You don't want them to be touching each other (keep them at least a half inch apart from each other), and you don't want them closer than about 1" from the dual UV lights at the top. This baby bottle sterilizer has some great features and capabilities, including the ability to hold up to 6 Dr. Based on expert reviews and parent recommendations, the Philips AVENT 3-in-1 Electric Steam Sterilizer is one of the best baby bottle sterilizers available.Overall, we found the Tommee Tippee Closer to Nature Electric Steam Sterilizer easy to use and reliable, and we didn't run into any major issues. A bigger annoyance is how it doesn't fit many taller bottles, so it's primarily compatible with Tommee Tippee bottles or those of a similar shape and size. Microwave bottle steam sterilizers and electric steam sterilizers are both good options, but only if they are used exactly as suggested by the manufacturers. Second, there were a few times that things weren't completely dry, especially on the top rack, but it was pretty minor.

Note that after drying, the bottles and accessories will stay sterile for up to 24 hours or until you open the lid. It loads very differently than the others on this list, functioning a bit like a refrigerator: you swing open the front door and load up the two racks with all your gear. Babymoov is best known for their awesome baby food maker, which we review in our best baby food makers article. Brown's, it comes with a little set of plastic tongs, but it does not come with a water measuring cup.A couple of good things about this microwave baby bottle sterilizer: you don't need to use distilled water, it fits even the tallest Dr. Rather than sending steam throughout a big enclosed space, this sterilizer nicely targets the inside of the bottles with a series of stems that send steam directly into the bottles while also steaming the outside space through bottom tray slots. The controls were intuitive, the rack and lid were easy to pull off and put back on, and the water reservoir was large and easy to fill. Brown's makes some of the best overall baby bottles on the market, so we were excited to try out Dr. So if you're a user of shorter, wider-mouth bottles, this could definitely be a good option for you.

The top rack has the most space and is nice and tall, plenty tall to fit all of the baby bottles we tried, including the 9-ounce Dr. Philips AVENT makes some of the best baby bottles on the market, so it makes sense that they'd also make an awesome bottle sterilizer system as well! Another aspect that sets it apart is the 36-hour storage feature, meaning that items inside will stay sterile for up to 36 hours after the cycle completes, so you don't need to take them out immediately. If you don't use distilled water, you will end up with all sorts of water stains and deposits in the reservoir - that's the same with all bottle sterilizers, so no surprises there.In our testing, we used each sterilizer over a dozen times, tried to fit 5 different baby bottle sizes and shapes inside (and pacifiers and more! It all seemed a bit too simple, so we had to give it a shot ourselves and test it using the Quantadose Rapid UVGI test strips to see whether it lived up to its claims. If you press the sterilize and dry button once, it will sterilize and then dry for 45 minutes (the default setting).

Once it's loaded up, you can use one of the three features: sterilize only, sterilize and dry, or dry only. Brown's bottles in there, or 5 wide Comotomo, Tommee Tippee, or Avent bottles, without any space issues. In the steaming process, we checked the interior temperature with our thermometer and it exceeded the 250-degree F standard for steam sterilization, which we were happy to see. Note that if you want the drying function, Philips AVENT now offers a sterilizer and dryer combo (which we have not yet tested). Brown's bottles if you tilt them on their sides, and you can fit a bunch of other stuff in along with 4 bottles.

Once you start the cycle, there is a time display on the front, as well as a temperature display to show you how hot it is inside. Like many others on the list, the Baby Brezza isn't just a sterilizer, it also includes a bottle dryer function. We all know that the gold standard for sterilizing a baby bottle is to place it in a pot of boiling water, but many parents want something a little safer and more efficient. Speaking of steam, most of the steam comes out of a single venting hole on the top lid, so make sure that's away from anything you care about (like the bottom of your cabinets).