Nuby UK UV Steriliser review

Looking for the best steriliser for your family? This clever UV Steriliser from Nuby uses ultraviolet light to sterilise your bottles and other items in 3 minutes with no water, microwave, chemicals, cooling time or drying! So simple to use - pop two bottles into the compact unit, zip it up, press the button on the front to start the cycle and you're good to go! In 3 minutes, the UV light will zap and kill 99.9% of bacteria (a method used by the NHS).

You can use it for sterilising other accessories from toys, breast pump parts, teethers and your mobile phone. Compact, lightweight and made from an easy-clean, stylish fabric, it's no surprise it won bronze in our 2023 Mother and Baby Awards in the Best Steriliser/ Sterilising Product category.

Awards

The Nuby UK UV Steriliser won Bronze in the Mother&Baby Awards 2025 for Best Sterilising Product.

For the latest awards, this product was reviewed by nine of our parent testers. Overall, the Nuby UK UV Steriliser was praised for being “fast, efficient, super easy to use and a time-saver" - it completes a cycle in just three minutes. "The inner layer is easily wiped to keep it clean and tidy", said one tester. "We use it for everything; toys, dummies, bottles!”

All of our testers agreed they would recommend it to other parents, with over half commenting on the stylish and aesthetically pleasing design.

Convenience is crucial for all mums and with the focus on sterilising coming from the UV light, "you don’t have to worry about filling them up with water for microwaving or worry about drying them. You just throw everything in, and in a few minutes, everything is sterile and ready to go!"

Read on to discover more about what our parents thought of the Nuby UK UV Steriliser.

Testing the Nuby UK UV Steriliser

Our parent testers loved how easy the Nuby was to use. It also saved them plenty of time when prepping bottles, essential when you have a hungry baby.

"I found the steriliser extremely easy, straightforward and easy to use. I found it much less time-consuming when trying to make my child a bottle with the peace of mind that the quickness of the sterilisation has been complete."

Like most UV sterilisers, you can place a variety of things in there to sterilise including dummies, toys and more and our parent testers loved this about the steriliser.

"Due to the convenience of the item, I have also used it for sterilising toys and dummies. As the item is UV powered, the fact that I don’t have to worry about hot steam burns when making nighttime bottles and still half asleep has been life-changing! In my opinion, this steriliser has transformed the way of sterilising and I will most definitely continue to recommend to friends and family who have babies or are planning to do so in the future."

Our mums loved the look of this steriliser, something that you don't always get with cleaning products.

"The design is very sleek and stylish. It’s very easy to use, fairly compact and easy to transport therefore, it is handy as a travel steriliser. I did, however, not use this product much due to not being able to fit many bottles in - as a mum of twins, I need to be able to bulk sterilise when I get a spare moment!"

Travelling with the Nuby UV steriliser was also very easy, and our parent testers found it was ideal for on-the-go sterilising.

"The first thing that I noticed about this product is how lightweight it was. I knew straight away this would be perfect for our upcoming trip to the seaside. The instructions were really clear, but I did struggle to turn it on for the first time. It was really easy to travel with, didn't take up a lot of room and was quick to set up at the hotel. The only downside I found is that there was only space for 2 bottles."

Final thoughts

Overall, our mum testers loved this UV steriliser from Nuby. Not only is it more stylish than others in appearance and suitable for travel, it's also very easy to use and sterilises in no time at all for convenient, time-saving cleaning.

Although some mums felt it wasn't big enough to fit everything into it, our testers loved that it could still look nice placed on the kitchen side.

Lorna White is the Products Editor for Mother&Baby. After running the Yours magazine website, specialising in content about caring for kids and grandchildren, Lorna brought her expertise to Mother&Baby in 2020. She has a keen interest in a range of topics from potty training and nutrition to baby names and early development and has a wide range of experienced medical experts and professionals at her fingertips. In her spare time, she enjoys spending time with her two young sisters, dog walking and enjoying the outdoors with her family.

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