Philips Avent Express Baby Food and Bottle Warmer
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Baby Products Reviews of Philips Avent Express Baby Food and Bottle Warmer
Customer Review: Lacks important features, like an automatic shut off
Summary: 1 Stars
I like several of the Avent products, so I thought this bottle warmer was probably worth the extra money (it's one of the pricier models offered). After owning mine for about a week, I returned it to the store where I bought it and purchased a much less expensive model that actually works better (the Munchkin brand). The Avent warmer worked okay, and the variable heat feature could be valuable, but the darn thing did not have a timer nor an automatic shut off. I became very annoyed trying to keep track of the time, etc. which defeated the purpose of having a bottle warmer for "convenience." I will say that it warmed evenly (about the best on the market as far as heating evenly). However, on a couple of occasions I didn't get the bottle out right at the 4-minute mark and it over heated the contents...very hot. Had this item had a timer or an automatic shut off feature it would be a much better value. Definately not worth the extra money!Customer Review: I LOVE THIS WARMER!
Summary: 5 Stars
Finally I found a warmer that actually warmed bottles in the length of time it reported. I had tried another and returned it since I could heat water in the microwave and set the bottle in it in shorter time then it took to heat the warmer. However, I purchased the Avent warmer because I was using the Avent bottles and it seemed sensible. Our bedroom is upstairs and we have a refrigerator in the room, so it seemed sensible to have a warmer too, since then we wouldn't have to go downstairs in the middle of the night to heat a bottle. The Avent warmer did wonderfully. Bottles are warmed perfectly if the warmer is used as indicated. On a few occasions, they actually became too warm because we fell asleep and they sat in the warmer too long. The only downfall is that the warmer doesn't have an automatic shut-off, and if it is forgotten, all the water will evaporate. This has happened to us on a few occasions, and luckily it still works!Customer Review: love this too
Summary: 5 Stars
this is something else we didn't get at the shower and i really thought we needed. especially after trying to warm upa bottle for my month old neice a few months before our own baby was born....
i do agree there is no auto shut off on this, and that can be a pain. that needs to change. the pamphelt on the product covers that though. and there is no way to tell if the time has passed on the warmer. so you do run the risk of getting too hot formula or milk or food. i agree with that.
but to me its pros outweigh its cons. having somethign warm up a bottle while i can hold and soothe the baby or dance around with the baby.. or trying to heat up the bottle under hot running water with an angry baby..
i have had no problem with the water level or any other glitches save the ones i mentioned, and i use ours several times a day. it is a lifesave at 2am feedings.
i highly recommend it.
Customer Review: not so warm review
Summary: 2 Stars
AVENT has great products however this one is not one of them. Here are a few reasons I feel this way: This warmer lacks an "on/off" switch and must be unplugged with each use (which with early a.m. feedings is not always easy to remember). The absence of this feature also requires unit to be placed near an easy to reach outlet at all times. Due to the absence of any premeasured units for filling water into chamber, overfilling causes bottle floating and messy clean-ups. Lastly the specified times for proper warming in manual is not always correct , thus overheating is usually the result if you walk away.This product does have a few good points: It fit almost all bottle types (both reqular, disposable and wide mouth). It's easy to clean. It allow fast warming of breastmilk (frozen),formula and baby food(that has been refrigerator). and finally IT'S BETTER THAN WARMING UNDER TAP WATER!!!
Customer Review: Disappointed
Summary: 1 Stars
When I started using formula, I would mix several bottles up at a time and keep them in the fridge. I thought the bottle warmer would be great for warming them up quickly. It's not really that great after all. There's no on/off switch, so my husband and I were constantly forgetting to unplug it (which can be a fire hazard). It seemed to never heat the bottle by the amount of time indicated in the instructions (it would always take longer-with a screaming hungry baby-that's not good!). We always seemed to either put too much water in it or not enough (an included measuring device would be very handy, but there's not one). However, there is a fill line in it but if I filled it to where the formula in the bottle came too (like the instructions say), it would still overflow. I haven't used it in a while, so I may try it again when I start my baby on babyfood. Overall, we were very disappointed with it.