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Cold water sterilisers

Cold water steriliser with six bottles
Manufacturer Mothercare
Price £18.50
Features Six-bottle steriliser with two filling levels, float tray, lockable lid, gripper handle on base and Monday to Sunday time indicator. Includes six bottles, eight sterilising tablets and a bottle brush.
Babyworld verdict Simple, straightforward system. Good sized steriliser with no racking complications. Useful added features and good value if the included bottles are ones you want.
Score
8/10
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Steriliser Starter Kit
Manufacturer Maws
Price £21.99
Features Six-bottle steriliser which can be used as a cold water or microwave sterilising system. Loading racks which double as float tray, hinged lockable lid. Includes four wide-necked bottles with heat sensor safety stripe, eight sterilising tablets and bottle brush.
Babyworld verdict Compact, user-friendly steriliser. Neat design and with a great hinged lid. A versatile unit which allows you to microwave quickly when at home, but travel with a steriliser which will work as a cold water system.
Score
10/10
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Steriliser Starter Kit
Manufacturer Boots
Price £18.50
Features Six-bottle moulded steriliser with float tray, two filling levels, lockable lid, drainage vent and carry handle. Includes six standard bottles, bottle brush and 64 sterilising tablets.
Babyworld verdict Functional, easy to use bucket-style steriliser with no tricky rack. Excellent lockable carry handle and vented lid makes draining easy and moulded base allows for easy, well organised stacking. Included items add value.
Score
9/10
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Microwave sterilisers

Universal Microwave Steriliser
Manufacturer Lindam
Price £10
Features Four-bottle steriliser with loading rack and transparent lid.
Babyworld verdict Functional, no fuss, no frills steriliser with a good, lift-out rack and useful stay-cool handles and lid knob. Excellent price.
Score
10/10
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Microwave Steam Steriliser
Manufacturer Avent
Price £16.99
Features Four-bottle steriliser with loading rack and deep transparent lid. Includes two wide-necked bottles.
Babyworld verdict A very simple design with an easy to use, roomy rack. Transparent lid allows you to easily check how many bottles you have sterile.
Score
9/10
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Steam Sterilizer
Manufacturer Mam
Price £15.99
Features Two bottle steriliser with snap lock lid and carry handles. Includes one bottle.
Babyworld verdict Simple, very small steriliser useful for those only planning to give the occasional bottle or for use when travelling. Functions well and very transportable for small scale sterilising. Quite pricey for what it is.
Score
8/10
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Electric Steam Sterilisers

Universal Steam Steriliser
Manufacturer Lindam
Price £25.00
Features Eight-bottle steriliser with a 12-14 minute cycle. Two-tiered unit. Includes water measuring jug.
Babyworld verdict A well-made, high capacity steriliser which can take up to eight bottles and has plenty of room for bowls, plates or breast pumps. Fairly priced and simple to use but not the fastest and with few special features. Good if you need high capacity .
Score
8/10
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Express
Manufacturer Avent
Price
£39.99
Features Six-bottle steriliser with an eight-minute cycle. Includes two wide-necked bottles, tongs and dishwasher-safe rack.
Babyworld verdict This is the most expensive steriliser we tested but it has a neat design, some useful features and the fastest cycle. Good deep transparent lid so you can see what you are sterilising and a dishwasher-proof rack which helps with the pre-wash before sterilising. Included bottles cost £6 if bought separately but if you don’t want these it would be hard to justify the cost.
Score
10/10
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Six Bottle Electric Steam Steriliser
Manufacturer Mothercare
Price £35
Features Six-bottle steriliser with a nine-minute cycle. Includes two standard bottles and tongs.
Babyworld verdict A compact unit – the smallest we tested but can still take six standard bottles. Functional and quite quick, with a useful lockable, transparent lid and simple racking system. Quite pricey although two standard bottles are included. Probably not the one for you if you plan to use wide-necked bottles – as it can only sterilise four at a time.
Score
8/10
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Six Bottle Steam Steriliser
Manufacturer Tomy
Price £22.99
Features Six-bottle steriliser with a ten-minute cycle. Two-tiered unit which dismantles, lower tier moulded to help secure bottles. Includes water measuring jug.
Babyworld verdict This is the cheapest electric steriliser we tested but it is of good quality, easy to use and versatile enough to take larger items such as plates, bowls and breast pumps. Functional, no frills but fuss-free system with no tricky racks. Dismantles for easy cleaning and emptying.
Score
9/10
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