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Reddit mentions of Philips Avent Microwave Steam Sterilizer for Baby Bottles, Pacifiers, Cups and More
Sentiment score: 8
Reddit mentions: 13
We found 13 Reddit mentions of Philips Avent Microwave Steam Sterilizer for Baby Bottles, Pacifiers, Cups and More. Here are the top ones.
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- Uses natural steam to kill 99.9% of germs and bacteria without chemicals
- Sterilizes baby bottles and other baby products in just 2 minutes
- Measuring 6.5 by 11 inches, it fits in most microwave ovens; safety clips keep the lid securely closed and side grips stay cooler for safe handling
- Lightweight, compact design makes it ideal for use when traveling
- Holds up to 4 Philips Avent bottles at once; compatible with both standard and wide neck bottles
- Ultra fast, easy to use
- Compact and lightweight
- Effective sterilization
- Accommodates all Philips Avent bottles
- BPA free
Features:
Specs:
Color | Blue |
Height | 6.5 Inches |
Length | 11 Inches |
Number of items | 1 |
Release date | July 2012 |
Size | 1 Count (Pack of 1) |
Weight | 0.01 Pounds |
Width | 11 Inches |
:( That does sound hectic. My registry is kinda all over the place because I've already bought a ton of stuff, but just some suggestions of some things (FTM so no idea really if these are good or not, some were recommendations from friends, some were recommendations from various online resources).
Lucie's List is probably the best resource I found online.
The Phillips Avent sterilizer is the best invention ever. Give the parts a wash, throw them in the thing, thing goes in the microwave for two minutes and it’s done! Saved me a TON of time over these three kids...
Philips AVENT Microwave Steam Sterilizer https://www.amazon.com/dp/B007VBXKG2/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_D9U2DbZ5C4KQE
I have this one and use it almost on a daily basis. I think it works well and if nothing else, gives me piece of mind.
What organisms are you planning to work with?
(tl;dr read refs 1,2,3; google "baby bottle microwave sterilizer)
1) If you are considering culturing environmental samples, read the diybio.org "Ask A Biosafety Officer" responses to the questions about culturing samples http://ask.diybio.org/questions/.
2) In general you should familiarize yourself with the CDC's Biosafety in Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratories (BMBL) 5th Edition (pdf direct link) if you are not already.
In particular, Appendix B—Decontamination and Disinfection (pg 326) defines and reviews principles of sterilization vs disinfection.
An interesting and useful project would be to measure effectiveness of one or more "diy-friendly" alternative sterilization/disinfection tools + procedures. One way to start researching how to design such an experiment could start with reading the BMBL (at least the appendix B and related sections) to learn conceptual starting points & technicals terms. Van Doornmalen 2008 (ref 3 below) is a good review to learn more.
microwave baby-bottle steam "sterilizers"
Now, with that said, I'd like to suggest another set of consumer products that might be useful for home lab disinfection: baby bottle sterilizers https://www.amazon.com/dp/B007VBXKG2. In particular some are designed to be used with microwave ovens. They are usually plastic containers with an internal rack for holding the bottles along with a resevoir for water. The microwave is used to vaporize the water into steam. Unlike lab autoclaves, these are not pressure vessels and so the pressure & temp of the steam is at ambient and thus not capable of true sterilization.
However, it may be that the incident microwaves compensate for this to some degree - or not. Lit review + research required! Here is a PubMed search for relevant MESH terms ("Disinfection/methods"[MAJR]) AND "Microwaves"[MAJR]. It seems as if there has been some research into using microwaves to disinfect dentures and toothbrushes.
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3) Van Doornmalen, J., & Kopinga, K. (2008). Review of surface steam sterilization for validation purposes. American Journal of Infection Control, 36(2), 86–92. doi:10.1016/j.ajic.2007.02.002 (scihub)
4) ANSI AAMI ST55:2016 - Table-top steam sterilizers - FDA supplimentary information sheet
5) FDA.gov: Recognized Consensus Standards - Specialty Task Group Area: Sterility Standards; Title or Keyword: Sterilization. 1-119 results.
Sterilizing really isn't necessary. But if you want to and have a microwave, you can use that to sterilize stuff. http://www.amazon.com/Philips-AVENT-Microwave-Steam-Sterilizer/dp/B007VBXKG2/ref=pd_cp_ba_1 or http://www.amazon.com/Medela-Quick-Clean-Micro-Steam-Bags/dp/B00D2WFBC0/ref=pd_sbs_ba_1?ie=UTF8&refRID=0891J0HYQX2AA9ZNZWMK
I just use hot soapy water and a bottle brush if I'm not using the dishwasher. Everything gets clean enough.
I'm using this one and it's one of the most convenient baby products I own https://www.amazon.de/Philips-AVENT-Microwave-Steam-Steriliser/dp/B007VBXKG2
If you are in the US, call your insurance company and see if they participate in the free breastpump program (most do). I used 4 and 8 oz bottles. For the sterilizer, I love love love the microwavable ones. Simple, cheap, and I use it after every feeding. Much easier than running the dishwasher constantly! Here's the one I have.
A bottle sterilizer steam machine! [Link] (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B007VBXKG2/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_HeKGybYWPYJN2)
There are better ones that you plug in but this has good ratings and is cheaper
Especially with 2 babies, you'll have bottles and lids and other pieces of them everywhere but never have any clean. There are microwaveable bags as well for really quick sterilization or for when you're visiting someone else
This is great advise! I’m in very similar situation. There are some stores called ‘once upon a child’ that have tons of great used stuff cheap. Or just Kijiji.
Stuff we bought new:
Everything else we pretty much got given to us by friends or bought used. Toys, vibrating chair/rocking chair thing, play pen thing.
We never did the special diaper garbage bin. Just got another smaller kitchen garbage pail works fine? Some people swear by those, I don’t see why.
If you take anything from this thread at all, i’ll tell you what is fucking solid gold though.
This fucker right here:
https://www.amazon.ca/gp/aw/d/B007VBXKG2/ref=mp_s_a_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1511826669&sr=8-3&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_QL65&keywords=bottle+sterilizer
Fuck boiling everything in big pot or dish washer on high heat. 4 minutes in the microwave to sterilize all the baby gear.
Here's the rest of the pictures 😁😁
https://imgur.com/gallery/Q03hZZk
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I use either isopropyl alcohol and soak things in it for 20 mins or my baby's old microwave bottle sterilizer if it's not metal and won't melt.
Yeah, a simple microwave sterilizer like this is cheap and convenient: https://www.amazon.com/Philips-AVENT-Microwave-Steam-Sterilizer/dp/B007VBXKG2
You sterilize everything. You can see all the different pieces in the linked product. I mean, you can probably skip sterilizing the caps since they don't touch either the milk or the baby's mouth, but it's really easier to keep everything together. I basically used my sterilizer as a storage device for all the ready-to-use bottles after sterilizing. Take one set and leave the rest in there, covered up and clean.
As for the brands, Philips is Dutch, Nuk and Tommee Tippee are British, and Tomy (Boon Nursh) is originally from Japan.