Philips Avent Express Baby Food and Bottle Warmer

by Philips Avent

Product Features

• Bottle warmer heats up bottles and baby food jars quickly and evenly.
• Small size makes it convenient to plug in anywhere--even right next to your bed.
• Avoid dangerous hot spots that can occur with microwave heating.
• Designed for use with any bottles and jars--not just Avent brand--even disposable systems.
• Note: it is possible to overheat bottles with this system. All usual safety precautions should be taken.

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 6 x 8 x 10 inches ; 2.5 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• ASIN: B000056OUF
• UPC: 761269005037
• Item model number: SCF255/11
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #25,168 in Baby (See Top 100 in Baby)
  • #61 in Baby > Feeding > Bottle-Feeding > Warmers & Sterilizers
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (263 customer reviews)

Product Description

Editorial Review

A convenient solution to the problem of quick and accurate bottle warming, the Avent express warmer is about the size of half a loaf of bread stood on end. The design is simplicity itself: a water-filled reservoir surrounds the bottle, heating standard acrylic baby bottles to the correct temperature in about four to six minutes. Of course, this is exactly what happens if a bottle is placed in any other container of warm water--what you get here is easier control over temperature and fewer trips to the kitchen. Designed to be used only with Avent feeding bottles or the Avent disposable system. Includes one 4-ounce Avent baby bottle, top, and spoon. --Richard Farr

Product Description

The revolutionary Avent bottle and baby food warmer will heat everything from frozen breast milk to baby food safely, quickly and without destroying nutrients. Advanced thermostatic control and a thermal fuse allows you to heat bottles, disposable bags and jars without boiling or over heating. Heating chart displayed with product for safe, easy reference.

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

241 of 257 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars This warmer lacks important features, June 14, 2001

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Lesa Welcker (Seattle, WA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Philips Avent Express Baby Food and Bottle Warmer (Baby Product)

Not knowing what to look for in a bottle warmer, I was attracted to this model because it was small in size and didn't take up a lot of counterspace. I have no complaints about its warming capabilities, but after using the warmer several times, I found I really needed a few more features than it offered:

The unit does not have an automatic timer, which means YOU have to keep up with how long the bottle has been in the warmer. And when you are trying to deal with a fussy infant, it's easy to lose track of time and overheat the bottle.

The unit has no Off/On switch and must be unplugged after each use.

Another small annoyance is the bottle does not sit flat, but floats unevenly in the water while heating.

I finally purchased another model which included these features.

280 of 301 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars a WARMER review, December 7, 2001

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maria lourdes evans (Brooklyn, NY United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Philips Avent Express Baby Food and Bottle Warmer (Baby Product)

First off, reading the other "not-so-warm" reviews was amusing to read!!! I say this because, out of all the warmers out there, the AVENT one is far the best! NEW MOMS, READ the directions FIRST... There is a fill line inside the warmer that shows you how much water to put... ALSO, in the DIRECTION BOOKLET, it SAYS DO NOT PLACE WATER FIRST, PLACE BOTTLE FIRST then FILL with WATER to DESIRED LEVEL of formula in bottle... If you are using the 9oz bottles then fill to the top of the warmer! To SOLVE the problem of the ON/OFF switch dilemna, I plugged my unit on one of those multiple outlet strips with a switch... Instead of unplugging the unit, I just turn the switch... SIMPLE!!! LADIES be inventive when it comes to children, this is my first, AND I am finding new ways to streamline! It holds the AVENT, MAWS, and JOHNSONS Healthflow ANGLED very nicely! The BEST thing about this warmer is it REALLY HEATS EVENLY and HAS a nice WARM consistency. ENJOY!

62 of 64 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars could be warmer oh no too hot !!!, February 10, 2002

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ilmk "ilmk" (UK) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Philips Avent Express Baby Food and Bottle Warmer (Baby Product)

I bought the avent baby warmer and whilst not totally disappointed in it I also can not say that it is one of avents best products.
To list a few negative points
1- The product has no on/off button and personally I prefer not to take out plugs and leave them on the side when the surface is potentially wet also I have found that sometimes when removing plugs this can cause a spark which would be an unpleasant surprise for anyone however an adapter with an on off button does resolve this problem but adds cost to the product if you don't already have one.
2- The timings are not accurate which means I have to keep checking bottles so they don't overheat and when the bottle gets put back into the warmer the pressure of the bottle going into the water causes the water to overflow no matter how carefully done.

However on the positive side the warmer does heat the milk evenly and to a good temperature when kept an eye on and saves some time.

The best thing about any product is that it is designed so well that anyone can use it safely and effectively, the purpose of a great product is not to find ways of overcoming the products design faults. Having spoken to a many number of friends many of them agree that this product is a nice to have but by no means necessary.

However as with all avent products this is the best on the market so if you want a bottle warmer this is the one to buy.