Avent Microwave Steam Steriliser

Good points: Simple to use. Secure (no hot steam escaping to burn me). Great value for money. Sterlises Tommee Tippee, Dr Browns and Nuk bottles too. Idiot/DP proof. It fits in every microwave I've tried it in. It travels well (no flappy loose lid) and stays sterlie for 24 hours if not opened.

Bad points: I can't get more than 3-4 bottles in at once.

I loved this steriliser. It sterilises so quickly, keeps bottles etc sterilised for 24 hours, and is easy to transport.

My only word of caution is that I've found it doesn't fit in all microwaves - it was too big for my parents in law's.

Bought this cheaper model (compared to the steam steriliser) to keep at my mum's house and for travelling and actually think it would have sufficed as my primary steriliser (if only I could get over my weird phobia of Evil Microwaves). In fact it's ideal for travelling as it has two handy clips on either side that keep the steriliser firmly closed (and hence the bottles sterile) unlike the steam sterilier where the top is easily knocked off even in the realtive safety of my kitchen. I would probably recommend that if you don't have an issue with microwave usage on a regular basis then get this over the steam steriliser which although excellent for what it is is a bit cumbersome. But I find it much easier to sterilise all 6 bottles in the steam sterilier as the weird spacing on the tray of the microwave steriliser means that when I try to sterilise anything more than 3 bottles I seem to run out of space for all the different components-this might be me being a bit stupid but it does happen.

I only bought this because it was on special offer in the supermarket, but now I'm really glad I did. It's small enough to go in our small(intergrated) microwave, sterilises bottles very quickly and keeps them sterile for 24hrs, which was particularly useful for sterilising my breastpump and keeping it sterile for the unexpected moment when i had a chance to express.

Really easy to use, good size and quick too. Brilliant and reasonably priced. Ive changed my bottles 3-4 times and its accomodated them all too. Brilliant!