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Keeping bacteria and viruses at bay is now more important than ever, especially if you have a small baby.
For the first year, when babies’ bodies are ultra-sensitive, all their feeding equipment needs to be carefully cleaned and sterilised. This can be a big task, so speed, efficiency, and ease of use are key things to look for in a baby bottle steriliser.
Some sterilisers are easier to use than others, and some can also be used for breast pump equipment as well as bottles. Sterilisers for baby bottles can work by using microwave or electric steam sterilisers, cold water sterilisers where you add a tablet, UV light, or by boiling. You can also get travel sterilisers handy for when you’re on the go.
We have rounded up our 10 favourite sterilisers to help you pick the best one for your family.
For more baby products, take a look at these baby bottles and these nursing chairs.
This best steriliser is super speedy (it takes only six minutes to sterilise), compact, and can be adjusted depending on how many bottles you need to sterilise. Simple to clean, it can make sure items stay sterile for up to 24 hours. All in all, it’s a flexible, easy-to-use product. There's also the auto-shut off feature meaning that you can leave the steriliser on until you need it.
This steriliser is great for on the go. It can fit one bottle and can be used as a cold water steriliser with a tablet or a microwave steam steriliser, making it easy to use as well as flexible, affordable and travel-friendly.
Perfect for overnight stays, these microwave bags take just three minutes in the microwave and can be used up to 20 times each, featuring a chart on the side to monitor how many times they’ve been used. Their low price make them also a great option for families on a budget.
Dissolving tablets in cold water (the Milton Method) is a way of sterilising bottles that people have been using for years. Simply drop the bottles and pump parts in the solution and leave for 15 minutes, where they will stay sterile for up to 24 hours, and there’s no need to rinse before using. This is a great option for families on a budget as replacement tablets only cost a few pounds; although the process can be a bit fiddly and does require sink space.
This nifty design dries your bottles as well as sterilising them. It can fit up to six bottles inside and the sterilising cycle takes eight minutes, which make it slightly longer than other sterilisers on the market. Once dry, bottles will remain sterile for 24 hours.
This can be used either as an electric steam steriliser or in the microwave, and also doubles as a warmer to warm your baby’s milk. It’s compact and versatile and keeps items sterile for 48 hours. It can also keep milk warm for you until your baby is ready.
With these bottles you don’t even need a steriliser, they sterilise themselves! You simply fill the base with water using the measuring cap provided, place the bottle components on top of the base and microwave for three minutes. The bottles stay sterile for up to 48 hours and are dishwasher safe. The only downside here is that the bottles cannot be used in other types of steriliser.
This UV steriliser uses a lot less electricity than steam sterilisers, making it a great option for energy saving! With space for four bottles and a rack for smaller items, this sleek steriliser has separate drying, sterilising and storing modes, and keeps sterile for 72 hours.
This steriliser is especially good value because the bottles come included. It’s small and compact, taking eight minutes in the microwave. It holds up to four bottles, and its eight minute cycle is one of the shortest ones in our list, which make this one a great option for busy families short on time!
This great-value electric steam steriliser holds up to six bottles and has a tray on top for smaller parts. Although it may take up slightly more space in smaller kitchens, it means that bigger items can be put inside it, like baby toys or breast pump parts. Easy to set up and quick to use, each cycle takes six minutes and has a built-in timer and voice reminder indicating when the cycle is done.
Kidadl Best Buys selects the top parent-recommended products across the web for families of all ages. If you liked our suggestions for baby bottle sterilisers then why not take a look at our roundup of the best baby monitors and the best nursing bras to make your life that little bit easier.
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At Kidadl we pride ourselves on offering families original ideas to make the most of time spent together at home or out and about, wherever you are in the world. We strive to recommend the very best things that are suggested by our community and are things we would do ourselves - our aim is to be the trusted friend to parents.
We try our very best, but cannot guarantee perfection. We will always aim to give you accurate information at the date of publication - however, information does change, so it’s important you do your own research, double-check and make the decision that is right for your family.
Kidadl provides inspiration to entertain and educate your children. We recognise that not all activities and ideas are appropriate and suitable for all children and families or in all circumstances. Our recommended activities are based on age but these are a guide. We recommend that these ideas are used as inspiration, that ideas are undertaken with appropriate adult supervision, and that each adult uses their own discretion and knowledge of their children to consider the safety and suitability.
Kidadl cannot accept liability for the execution of these ideas, and parental supervision is advised at all times, as safety is paramount. Anyone using the information provided by Kidadl does so at their own risk and we can not accept liability if things go wrong.
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