MAM Easy Start bottle and microwave steriliser set review

The MAM Easy Start bottle and microwave steriliser set won Silver in the Mother&Baby Awards 2025 for Best Sterilising Product.

The MAM Easy Start bottle and microwave steriliser set includes four 160ml Easy Start bottles and the components to make four 260ml bottles. As your baby grows, a newborn soother, handle and spout provide you with versatility, and make it easy to turn your bottles into a cup later on.

The bottles are the perfect companion for the changing dynamics of every day baby life; featuring a MAM SkinSoft™ silicone teat which feels just like mum, a ventilated base designed to reduce colic and a unique self-sterilising feature, ideal for parents on the go!

Awards - 2025

The MAM Easy Start Bottle is so popular amongst parents that it won Silver in the Mother&Baby Awards 2025 in the Best Steriliser/Sterilising Product category. It also won Bronze in the 2024 Mother&Baby Awards and Silver in the 2023 awards in the same category.

It received high praise from our testers for its simplicity, convenience, and baby-friendly design, making it a go-to option for new parents looking for hassle-free feeding and sterilising.

Testers repeatedly highlighted how easy the system is to use and clean, with one parent noting, “It’s easy to use, it’s easy to wash, and it’s easy to sterilise.” Many appreciated that the microwave steriliser is compact enough to fit into most microwaves, despite initial worries over its size: “I was originally worried thinking that the steriliser wouldn’t fit… but I was pleasantly surprised seeing it fit nicely!”

The bottles themselves were also a standout, with one parent saying, “My baby took to the bottle with the first latch and didn’t fuss at all.” Another added, “Compared to other bottles, not as much air is swallowed with these, thank goodness!” - highlighting the bottles’ anti-colic design.

Durability and build quality were also praised. The secure-fitting lids and solid materials gave peace of mind: “The plastic is hard and durable. The lid is really secure and these never leak, as long as you make sure all connections are tight.”

Convenience is clearly at the heart of the design. One tester summed it up well: “I love the fact that the steriliser is so simple and easy to put together, so much so that you can even do it one handed, which we all know is sometimes necessary when you have a baby!”

While the majority of feedback was overwhelmingly positive, one user noted that switching from just using the bottles to the full steriliser setup felt “a bit fiddly” at first. Another joked that the only downside was “the bill we get after using the microwave!” - a lighthearted nod to regular sterilising needs.

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Testing the MAM Easy Start bottle and microwave steriliser set

Our parents and their little ones loved how comfortable these bottles were when feeding, both to hold and to suck. Not only this, but parents noticed it reduced the amount of time to took to wind baby - a real bonus in our eyes.

"The MAM Easy Start Bottle & Microwave Steriliser set is absolutely brilliant. We had trouble finding the right bottles for our son and as we were breastfeeding we were worried about him adjusting to both ways of feeding. He really took to the MAM bottles and with breast feeding, expressing and bottle feeding the steriliser was a god send as it really took the stress and time out of making sure his bottles were ready for the next feed. I couldn't recommend the MAM bottles more as it helped him with his wind (the bottles are designed with valves on the bottom to help with air flow.) We really noticed a difference in how long it took to wind him with these bottles."

Some mums found the size of the steriliser quite difficult to put together and get in smaller microwaves, so a smaller version may work better for some.

"The only thing I would change would be the width and height of this product and make it slightly smaller (maybe to fit one less bottle in) as it was a very tight fit for my microwave - it only just fit in to turn with the plate however I would have liked there to be slightly more room around for ease of putting it in and taking it out of the microwave. The product is great though!"

The self sterilising feature was a real highlight for our parent testers, and they loved how much easier they made feeds, especially when they weren't at home.

"I love the self sterilising feature of this product. When visiting family/friends for the day I only need to take one bottle as I am able to sterilise the bottle using their microwave. With my older children I used a different brand of bottle and needed to take several sterilised bottles with me when I went out for the day. This feature alone makes this product far superior to any others I have used."

Final thoughts

Parents loved how easy this set was to use and an extra bonus was how comfortable the bottles were to hold and how they improved feeding. They were particularly life changing for parents with babies who suffer from colic.

Although it came in more parts than parents anticipated and was a tight squeeze to get in some microwaves, many parents will continue using this set and haven't looked back since.

Maria Martin is Digital Group Editor for Yours.co.uk and Motherandbaby.com. She is a mum-of-two with a passion for helping women from all walks of life – from supporting breastfeeding mothers with expert advice to encouraging conversations about mental health. In her professional role, she has over 10 years' experience in the digital world, including editing articles, focussing on SEO, social media engagement, picture researching and video editing.