After you make it, do you heat it up by putting the bottle in a bowl of warm water for feedings?
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My baby likes her bottles cool, so I don't, but the electric bottle warmers are a great investment if you are heating bottles - quicker than using warm water when baby wants fed NOW!
1418924
Not the whole pitcher of course, but yes, individual bottles can be warmed up in hot water or a bottle warmer.
1418925
I use playtex drop in bottles. So just run water from faucet in them and it comes out the holes. My mom just places bottle in a warm bowl of water too. It works. Takes approximately 3-5 minutes!
1418926
I actually don't warm the formula before serving it. You could easily by a bottle warmer to use to heat the bottle (heat in a glass cylinder or glass bottle the transfer to your normal bottle) or heat as you described.
2056746
If you store the milk in bags, instead of bottles, the bags are best warmed in a bowl of warm water; this goes especially quick, if you store the bags lying flat. I breastfed, and hardly gave bottles, I used my warmer a couple of times, but found it to be unnecessary. Personal preference, I suppose. I had a number of different bottles that I tried, all of them fit in the warmer. Later, I used this a few times to heat up frozen food, it worked well, but I didn't stick with it.
704969
Silly question, do you serve the formula chilled or warm it from the pitcher?
851411
I put it in hot water to warm it up. Doesn't seem to have issue but at the cap sometimes traps water so just wipe well before start feeding.
1828469
I just scrape it till I get the right amount and then put it in hot or warm drink.
2232672
I don't think you can should warm the bottle in the microwave....maybe in a cup of warm water. The honey pours easily out of the bottle cap without warming though. I use it for cooking all the time and it comes out quickly and easily.
1827870
I have poured boiling water into the dish, but warm it with hot water first. I am a "safe rather than sorry" type and don't want to make the mistake of having it crack or break because of a sudden and extreme change in temperature.
1559998
We personally have been making it and putting it in the fridge for future use. It's not hot when it comes out - room temp.
1394560
We first put it in a bowl of water and leave it overnight. Once the 24hrs have passed , we then get rid of the water and make a smoothie with it. We also can make milk with it, but i have not learned how to do it yet.
1820459
No, I usualy warm the milk in the microwave but cooking to a specific temp (not realy boiling) before putting it in the yogurt maker is not required.
1148144
For Milk, it's advised never to microwave it to warm in any bottle. And further more, warming liquid with a glass container in a microwave is likely to cause a breakdown of the plastic into the liquid. I'd avoid this particular issue with a baby's food/drink
1859020
We don't use a bottle wArmer but heat bottles in a ceramic dish with hot water. We have no issues.
150720
I'm not sure about a bottle warmer, since the bag inserted to the bottle means that the milk/formula wouldn't get much contact with the outside surface of the bottle being warmed. When I pumped, I just warmed my stored containers of breastmilk in a hot water bath before putting them in the bottle. When my son was on formula, he liked it room temperature so as long as I kept a supply of water in a bottle on the counter, I had no need to warm it. A few times I did need to warm the breastmilk while it was in the bottle (had stored the milk in the bottle in the fridge) and I just submerged the whole thing in a hot water bath and dried it off before giving it to my son. I'm not sure about a bottle warmer, since the bag inserted to the bottle means that the milk/formula wouldn't get much contact with the outside surface of the bottle being warmed. When I pumped, I just warmed my stored containers of breastmilk in a hot water bath before putting them in the bottle. When my son was on formula, he liked it room temperature so as long as I kept a supply of water in a bottle on the counter, I had no need to warm it. A few times I did need to warm the breastmilk while it was in the bottle (had stored the milk in the bottle in the fridge) and I just submerged the... » Read More I'm not sure about a bottle warmer, since the bag inserted to the bottle means that the milk/formula wouldn't get much contact with the outside surface of the bottle being warmed. When I pumped, I just warmed my stored containers of breastmilk in a hot water bath before putting them in the bottle. When my son was on formula, he liked it room temperature so as long as I kept a supply of water in a bottle on the counter, I had no need to warm it. A few times I did need to warm the breastmilk while it was in the bottle (had stored the milk in the bottle in the fridge) and I just submerged the whole thing in a hot water bath and dried it off before giving it to my son. « Show Less
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Yes, heat the milk to 180F, then let cool to 110F. The cultures are more active in a warm environment.
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I preheat the bottle first with hot tap water and let it set for a few moments. Afterwards, I drain out the tap water and add half hot tap water and half boiling water. This particular hot water bottle is extremely well made and seems to be able to handle very hot temperatures, however, I would not advise filling it completely with boiling water.
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I peersonally put it in the fridge the day before i want to use it, then when i am ready i put in glass dish set in a bowl of warm water to get to desired temp. Or I have also put glass dish in oven just long enough to thaw and get warm if I have other items already in the oven. Its what works for us. I suggest NOT to microwave due to uneven heating and could burn baby's mouth. I hope this helps. I LOVE this product and have made all of my baby's food using this!
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Yes, but you have to leave the orange tab open if you do that. Also, the food might get too hot if you microwave it in the dish. It heats more evenly if you heat up the water in a separate container and then add it to the chamber to heat the baby food in the dish.