How do you sterilise your bottles?

[SallyDom]

I have recently changed to cold water sterilisation and just wondered how you sterilise your bottles and other equipment?

I have an Avent electric steriliser which I did use up until recently but when we went on holiday a couple of weeks ago I took my mums Tommee Tippee microwave steriliser as it's smaller to pack. When we got there the microwave wasn't big enough but as the TT is suitable for using as a cold water steriliser I just bought some tablets and started using it that way. I quite like the idea of the bottles being totally immersed in the water as it makes me think it's cleaner than with steam somehow but I don't like my hands smelling of chlorine and I feel it's quite a waster of water. I use 6 litres of water every day and that seems such a waste when it goes down the sink.

Does anyone know over all which is better for the environment, electric steriliser, microwave steriliser or cold water steriliser? I suppose it comes down to which is worse using electricity or water. I aren't super environmentally friendly but I like to be aware of what I'm doing.

Sal
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[ryan's mum]

We used cold water steriliser with tablet and then drained .Then we filled the steraliser up with boiling water to rinse the solution off the bottles/teats .

[swiper]

I had the electric sterilser ( tommee tippee) and got on ok with that, when my dd was a baby I had a microwave one as well

[potlaura]

I had an Avebt steam steriliser and it was fine but now that Tom is older i jyst rinse them and out them through the dish washer x

[* Paula *]

We used the Avent Microwave steraliser.

But when we went on holiday overseas, did not have the space to pack it in, so used the tablets.

I am not sure which would be more environmentally friendly.

Paula x

[KathrynK]

Hi Sal
I use the Avent electric one same as you- I guess a 10 minute cycle once a day doesn't use that much electricity. I know what you mean about wasting water, I think that every evening when I give dd her bedtime bath and then listen to it all go down the drain...

[* Paula *]

Just wanted to add - the Avent Microwave steraliser only uses 7 oz of water per steralising cycle.

[SallyDom]

Hmmm, I might go back to the Avent steriliser, I am really conscious of all the wasted water (and stinking of chlorine!). It doesn't seem to fit Dom's bowls and spoons in as easily as the TT one does though. I suppose I could use the TT one in the micro...
 

I know what you mean about wasting water, I think that every evening when I give dd her bedtime bath and then listen to it all go down the drain...

I agree totally!

Sally
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