One five-minute pre-cycle is required before the steriliser can be used, but it won’t be long before you’re ready to go. If it’s medium, then you’ll need to descale every 21 days and if the water is soft, it’ll need to be descaled around every 28 days. The extra care is evident right from the beginning – an in-depth instruction manual includes pictures to help you through assembly and use, as well as descaling advice for different water compositions and instructions for safe disposal and recycling once you’re done with the product. This baby bottle steriliser and dryer is chemical-free and sterilises your bottles and baby feeding accessories using 100% natural steam and therefore leaves no nasty residue. As well as its recommended six bottles, there’s also plenty of room around on the two tiers for breast pump parts, dummies and even small toys.

Altogether, the Tommee Tippee Super-Steam is a reliable, thoughtfully-designed steriliser that’s widely available, well-supported and should do its job consistently over time – a lifesaver for an overloaded new parent and a worthy winner of this year’s Mumsnet Best Steriliser 2020 award. Equipped with a one-dial operation and three settings, you can choose to warm from fridge temperature, room temperature or to keep baby’s feed warm. Our tester did note that the instructions advise descaling the steriliser once every 14 days, which she felt was more often than strictly required – though the hardness of your water and the limescale build-up on the heating plate during use will be the best guide there.

This also means any condensation will drip back into the unit rather than making a mess for you to clear up.

Tommee Tippee have put a great deal of thought into the redesign of their bestselling electric steam steriliser and it really shows.If you have way more steam than you’d expect, it could be that you’ve just got a few too many items inside. When it comes to protecting tiny tummies, it’s important to sterilise all your baby’s bottles and accessories for at least the first year of their life. The Tommee Tippee Super-Steam has a simple design that looks unobtrusive and of good quality on the kitchen counter.

If you’re using Tommee Tippee branded bottles too, each bottle has the correct water measure for the steriliser marked on it, which our tester found especially helpful at night or in a hurry. To help you out further – here’s an image of a heat plate with only a small amount of pitting (A) and another with excessive pitting, where the machine should not be used (B). The unit doesn’t seem to attract much dirt or dust and can easily be wiped down if it gets splashed. To help you get started and to keep it working effectively, we’ve added all the guidance you should need, plus some handy hint, tips and troubleshooting advice. De-scaling removes the limescale that can build up around the heat plate, just as it can inside a kettle.If none of the above apply, come and chat to us in your preferred way – you can choose one of the 3 options in our contact area. If you’d like to see this in action, check out our video on how to use the Tommee Tippee electric steam steriliser. There are marked areas on the trays to show where to put your bottles, and if you’re popping other items like teethers or soothers in, just be sure to space these out evenly.