Milton Cold Water Steriliser (fits up to 6 standard baby bottles) review
Parents who want a no-power backup for sterilising bottles and dummies during a power cut, or as their everyday steriliser.
By Tom Calder · Price last checked 20 Sep 2026, 12:29 BST · price-tracked
A simple, well-proven bucket-and-tablet system that keeps working when the electricity doesn't — used on UK maternity wards for decades. It needs a little more hands-on prep than a steam steriliser, but it never fails you when the power's out.
as of 20 Sep 2026, 12:29 BST · Details
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- Works with no electricity — genuinely useful in a power cut, not just a marketing line
- Solution stays sterile for 24 hours, so you sterilise once a day rather than per feed
- Cheap to run — tablets or fluid cost pennies per batch, and the unit itself lasts for years
- Needs cold tap water and about 15 minutes' wait before first use, and some parents dislike the faint chemical smell
- Bulkier to store than a compact steam steriliser if it's not your everyday method
Who shouldn't buy this
You already have a working steam or microwave steriliser and only want backup cover — a few sachets of Milton tablets and a clean lidded box (or even the bath) will do the same job without buying another unit.
Key specs
| Age range | Birth until sterilising is no longer needed |
| What it is | Cold-water sterilising tub (no electricity) |
| Shelf life / expiry | Made-up solution stays sterile for 24 hours |
| Pack / size | 1 unit |
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