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Avent Express Microwave Sterilizer

Avent Express Microwave Sterilizer

(MPN: 502)
Description: The Avent Express Microwave Steam Sterilizer offers the benefits of steam sterilization using the power of your microwave. Sterilizes up to 4 bottles and accessories in under 7 minutes. The specifically designed rack holds the ISIS breast p.... Read More

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4.5 Star Review(6 Reviews)

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Date Reviewed:  06/18/2007
  • mozillafirefix
  • Member Since:
    May 2006

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Strengths: Large space, quick and convenience.
Weaknesses: Extra "free" avent bottles may be useless to some parents
Summary: We love this sterilizer. It is neat and easy to use. It has lots of spaces for small gadgets that are not limited to bottles and nipples. It comes with two avent bottles which we feel not of so use to us, as we are using another brand of bottles and we were told it is better to stick to a same brand because the baby does not have to adapt to different nipples. We wish we could buy just the sterilizer without the bottles for a lower price. Anyway we are satisfied with our purchase!

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Date Reviewed:  05/28/2008
  • ljh3822
  • from FL
  • Member Since:
    Sep 2005

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Strengths: Lightweight, easy to use, quicker than other sterilizer
Weaknesses: Takes up extra space, no lid holder
Summary: This sterilizer is VERY easy to use, just pour the required amount of water and pop in the microwave for 2 minutes. Once the microwave is finished, just be sure to leave the sterilizer sealed for 2 more minutes, then you can take out and dry.

The microwave sterilizer is less time consuming than boiling the bottles and pacifiers (I burned some pacifiers boiling them and quickly switched to this sterilizer), but you do have to store the container, whereas boiling the bottles could be in a normal pot that you'd already be storing.

The only major complaint I have is that there is no real lid handle for this, so I have burned myself pulling out of the microwave several times.

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Date Reviewed:  04/20/2008
  • kumarykiran
  • Member Since:
    Jan 2007

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    Product Experience:
    3 Weeks
Strengths: 1. Easy to sterilize the bottles 2. Can be used to sterilizing other brands of bottles also. 3. Can be used for sterilizing breast pumps.
Weaknesses: Leaves too much water inside the bottles. Both the free bottles are stage 2 which may not be of much use for 1st three months.
Summary: This is an easy to store and carry compact sterilizer. Can be sterilized in 2 mins in a 1100W microwave. Before we bought this product, it was a huge task of boiling bottles everytime after cleaning with soap water. with this product, the bottles are ready in 2 min.

If only all the water is evaporated and the bottles are dry, this would have been a great product.

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Date Reviewed:  11/27/2007
  • robertzhou
  • Member Since:
    Jul 2004

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    Product Experience:
    3 Months
Strengths: Compact, effective, easy to use
Weaknesses: None
Summary: This is a compact one. it fit my microwave machine. it's easy to use. I fill in 6-8 oz water, and put in the microwave for 7-8 minutes. it's done. it's easy to use and can hold a lot of stuff in it.

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Date Reviewed:  08/09/2007
  • hx2327
  • from MN
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    Jun 2003

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    Product Experience:
    30 Days
Strengths: Convenience! Fast! Energy saving!
Weaknesses: Hold relatively limited number of items
Summary: If you want to keep our baby items sterilized, and save time and money, this item is a perfect fit.

Pros:

1. Requires a small amount of tap water

2. Finishes in 6-minutes

3. Very easy to assemble: base+rack+cover

4. Keeps contents sterile for 24 hours with the cover on

Cons:

1. Small space to hold limited items. If you want to sterilize double breast pump units + two milk container, there is almost no space left

2. Very hot when finish. Let it stand for several minutes, use extreme caution when remove from microave.

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Date Reviewed:  03/24/2007
  • tuchemist
  • from IL
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    Sep 2004

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    Product Experience:
    20 Days
Strengths: A lot of space Much more convenient than boiling Easy to use
Weaknesses: None
Summary: I am very glad I got this sterilizer for my son. It is very easy to use and much more convenient than boiling bottles. Though it is said to be designed for Avent bottles, it could be perfectly used for other bottles.

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