Tommee Tippee Closer to Nature microwave and cold water steriliser

I have been using this steriliser for nearly 4months and think its great. Easy to use, fits in microwave and easy to take away on holiday. Ideal as i don't have a lot of space in kitchen, i store it inside the microwave. Does a good job, i leave the bottles to cool down before taking lid off that way you don't get burnt by hot steam.

It doesn't do it's job very well. The top doesn't fit well, steam burns me trying to take it out of the microwave and that causes me to doubt it will stay sterile long. The lock for the lid is fiddly and can appear to be locked when it isn't. It's huge, which is good in that I can get all 6 bottles in but bad in that it totally fills the microwave and leads me to wonder if it would be a problem on holiday. I replaced it with an Avent one after 3 months.

Cheap and easy to use, perfect for those who use Tommee Tippee bottles and don't want to spend too much on a sterliser or don't have space for the electric steam one. I'm not a fan of the way the top coems off. I've burnt my fingers from the hot steam several times no matter how I take the top off.

Apart from being a little on the bulky side for when it comes to travelling and only getting 4 bottles in this steriliser is fab value for money!! It has done us proud the last 6 months and would recommened it to anyone who is looking for a cheap and cheerful product that does exactly what it says!

I thought this was a great product..apart from only being able to put in 4 bottles...until we managed to burn a great whole in the bottom...are we the only ones who have managed to do this or has anyone else experienced it? Apparently we might have had some small food residue on the mircowave plate that caused a catastrauphic melt down..worrying.