Philips Avent Express Food and Bottle Warmer, White

Great for Formula feeding!
I had this bottle warmer with my 2nd child. I never used it with breast milk though. I did have an older version that did not have a light to tell when the bottle was ready. It has different setting and pretty much if you are wanting to warm a bottle you set the highest. I had used this at night I would put plain water in a bottle and place it in before bed with it set at an adjusted temp... it took a few trys to have it right... but once I did the water would be the prefect temp and all I did when the baby woke was put in the formula. Then after the baby would feed and went back to sleep I would just put in a fresh bottle with plain water and it would be ready again for the next feeding. Making nighttime formula feeding so much easier.

Poor design
We've been using this bottle warmer for almost 2 months and have been very disappointed with its design and ultimately the function.

Strike 1 - It frequently over or under heats the bottle. We have to use our own timer instead of the light signal which is supposedly triggered by the thermostat. It does not work properly every time.

Strike 2 - The on/off switch is on the back of the unit where you cannot see it, and it's labeled with a circle/dash instead of on/off. I scribbled on and off next to it with a permanent marker so we wouldn't keep leaving it on. However, I still have to turn it around every time to check which is a hassle if you're holding the baby. Why not design it with a button on the front?!

Strike 3 - This warmer doesn't have an automatic shut off and since there isn't an 'on' light or switch on the front, it's quite easy to leave it on accidentally. I think this is a fire hazard.

Strike 4 - The inside of the cup where you put the bottle is light blue, so it's very difficult to see the water level. If you add the bottle and there's too much water, it spills all over the counter. It looks nice, but affects the functionality. It seems that suggested fill levels could be marked on the interior.

I'm disappointed with this warmer and am looking for another one.

Does the job, could use a couple improvements
If you're needing warm milk... this will do the job for you. Much better than putting a bottle in a mug of hot water. 4 minutes for room temp bottle and 5 minutes for cold. It's the timing that makes it sort of difficult. If, for example, you are only warming up 1 or 2 oz you don't need do warm it the full time. If the bottle is extremely cold in the fridge, it may take longer than 5 minutes. It would be nice if there was a clock on the warmer... or a timer.

Great warmer!
Next to our wipe warmer, this bottle warmer is one of the best baby accessories we own! It's very simple to use. Put your bottle in, fill the water to the appropriate level, and you'll have warm food/milk straight from the fridge in less than 5 minutes. The heating reservoir is of ample size, so it will warm many different sizes of food containers. You don't have to use Philips Avent bottles with this warmer!

As stated in other reviews, the "blinking" light doesn't actually blink...it shuts off for maybe 20 seconds, then turns back on. However, if you know to watch for this, you will be just fine. Also, the warmer emits a soft click when the light turns off (heating element turning off) so if there isn't a lot of other noise, this will alert you that the food is ready as well.

Work well
It heats up the bottle well - every time. The 3 settings help choose the right waiting time based on how hungry your baby is. One con is that its very easy to forget to switch it off after use - you just have to be disciplined about it and do it when you take the bottle out.