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Bel 
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Posted: 07 February 2008 at 10:00am |
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I have just bought one of these off trademe - and am now wanting to use it. Can someone please tell me how much water to put in? and how long to cook for??
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kebakat
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Posted: 07 February 2008 at 10:02am |
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200mls from memory and it depends on the microwave, we did it for 5mins
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Posted: 07 February 2008 at 10:07am |
If it is one like this Then you use 200ml water and put it in microwave for 5 minutes (normal microwave, I cant rememebr what they wattages are) and then rest for 2 minutes.
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Posted: 07 February 2008 at 10:08am |
Ah Stacey, Great minds! 
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Posted: 07 February 2008 at 10:09am |
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thanks guys, yeah it is one like that nzpiper.
Will go and do that now
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Posted: 07 February 2008 at 10:21am |
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I do it for 8mins. I didn't think 5mins was enough... didn't get the results I thought I was supposed to get...
Mind you now he's older I just stick them in the dishwasher!
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Posted: 07 February 2008 at 10:25am |
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Our one we just fill up the small circle in the middle and then microwave for 4 mins. But then depends on your microwave. I love my steriliser...best $5 I ever spent!
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Posted: 07 February 2008 at 10:39am |
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Hi Bel - we LOVE ours, its so easy! We use 200mls and do it for 4mins (but we have a new microwave).
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Posted: 07 February 2008 at 10:45am |
Yep, its 200mls and 6 mins for a 500-800w microwave, 4 mins for an 850-1000w and 2 mins for an 1100-1850w microwave. Thats from reading off the booklet I have with mine. And you should change the water each time cos it does evaporate, and if there isn't enough water (or alternatively too much), the items aren't sterlised properly 
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Posted: 07 February 2008 at 12:20pm |
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Sorry, but I just got given one and have a few questions too - hope you don't mind the thread jack.
What parts of the bottle do you sterilise? The bottle and teat obviously but there doesn't seem to be a space for the white caps (that the teats poke through) or the lids. Do these need to be sterilised?
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Posted: 07 February 2008 at 1:17pm |
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Cold water or hot?
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Posted: 07 February 2008 at 2:04pm |
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I use cold, but I don't know that it matters. It doesn't specify on the instructions.
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Posted: 07 February 2008 at 3:26pm |
Yeah you should sterilise the white bits and the caps as well. If you have the avent steriliser the caps slot onto little hooks around the edge and then kind of hang above the teats (god I hope that makes sense  ) and the white bits I would just bung in there anywhere. There should be enough room for 4 large bottles, 4 teats, 4 white bits and 4 caps. It is also designed to fit their hand pump. (but obviously not at the same time as the bottles.)
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Posted: 07 February 2008 at 3:46pm |
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yep, sterilise the lot! Cuppatea is right I did see a diagram of how to fit it all in and the lids slot in round the side and you pop the teat directly under them. Stand th bottles upside down in the middle and the white collar things lean around the side.
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