Fast food for babies Review ofTommee Tippee Steam Steriliser Starter Kitby
molelover
Advantages: quick and easy way to sterilise, comes with accessories Disadvantages: needs descaling every four weeks
...6 bottles.
One of the three tommee tippee bottles has a temperature gauge so you can see whether the milk is "h" (too hot) or "OK" which is fine for your baby to drink. Personally I prefer to check the temperature by dropping some milk onto the back of my wrist (I don't trust bath thermometers either and use my elbow!)
It is a well-designed shape with a flat back. This means you store the unit up against the wall at the back of your kitchen ...
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Advantages: Price, free accessories, time of sterilisation Disadvantages: messy and fiddly to use, needs de-scaling every 4 weeks
I bought the Tommee Tippee Steam Steriliser Starter Kit instead of any other simply because it was on sale and I trusted the Tommee Tippee name.
After getting it home and having a good look at it, I realised that it did actually look attractive (for a steriliser that is). It seemed slimline and modern. It came with a bottle brush, tongs, 3 feeding bottles (one of which was a heat sensor bottle) and a non-spill easiflow cup..
I didn't use it ...
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Advantages: Quick to sterilise, shows time left when sterile. Disadvantages: Wet surfaces when emptying etc, awkward in many respects
...bottle feed and tried the Tommee Tippee closer to nature bottles - not good either, total teat collapse - but I digress.
The actual main big area of the steriliser is plenty big for all the bottles and pumping bits I have chucked in there. No problemsthere. The tray at the top for smaller items is also roomy.
Having a baby who, particularly in the first few weeks, was a "don't put me down, mummy" baby, I found filling and turning on the steriliser ...
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Advantages: comapct, easy to use and quick Disadvantages: none, l think it's brill
...and finally decided on the Tommee Tippee Steam Steriliser.
The sterilising unit is incredibly streamline and sits perfectly at the back of the worktop. It's split into three sections. The base unit which is where you put 100ml of water to produce the steam. The main section of the unit which holds up to 6 standard sized bottles along with the lids etc and then the shelf which sits on the top and holds all the bottle teats etc.
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