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 Works Splendidly. December 10, 2008
Gary Peterson (San Diego, California USA)
Our baby is now a little over two months old and we're finally getting a routine down. One of the things that needs constant attention is the care of feeding bottles, nipples and associated items. When we first started, a friend gave us a bottle brush of unknown origin. That was shortly replaced by a Munchkins bottle and nipple brush and we used it for over a month. My wife, in particular, was always dissatisfied with it and complained, particularly with regard to the smaller brush. So, we finally switched to the Born Free Twister Brush set.
The Born Free set was a big improvement and works much better all around. Perhaps I should indicate that we use Born Free and Avent bottles, both of which have a larger diameter and a larger nipple and you may not get the same results with smaller diameter bottles/nipples. With our bottles, the big Twister brush just couldn't work any better. The smaller brush, intended for nipples, is far superior to the Munchkins nipple brush. Right at the moment, we'd regard the switch to the Born Free as a good move. I'd take the comments of some reviewers regarding the durability of the brushes as serious questions in-as-much as the Born Free set is more expensive, but our use so far has not indicated durability as a problem.
Gary Peterson
 Great design, but the small brush does not hold up October 19, 2008
vegevege (San Francisco)
The package comes with 2 brushes; a large bottle brush, and a small nipple cleaning brush.
The big bottle brush in the pack is absolutely flawless. It does it's job well, it's very reliable, and well designed.
The small brush is used to clean the valves and the silicon nipples. This is the one that I love and hate! It does a phenomenal job at cleaning, but the problem is that it's rather fragile. Within several washes, the sponge literally falls apart, if you're not especially gentle. Born Free does not sell the small brushes separately. Every time the small brush breaks, you'll end up having to replace both brushes, even though the big bottle brush is practically new. This gets very expensive over time.
 Born Free Brushes September 17, 2008
K. Sweeney (Wisconsin)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I am buying my second set. Mine started to fall apart after over 6 months of use (which is probably too long to keep one of these things) and it's by far, the best brush I've used. And I've tried them all.
 interesting design, but doesn't hold up August 20, 2008
R. Winder (Michigan)
Pros:
+ Twist action is interesting
+ No bristles mean no scratching of bottles
Cons:
- Bottle brush is falling apart after just 4 mths for a nursing baby (e.g., not that many bottles!) and the foam section of bottle brush is so wide that it's practically unusable with other brands
- Expensive, especially when you consider how quickly they need to be replaced
- Nipple brush is poorly designed; when inserted into the nipple, the foam slides off to the side leaving just the plastic handle
Bottom line: Don't buy.
Instead: Head to your grocery store's dishwashing aisle and look for a handled scrubby designed for cleaning stemware. It'll be a little wide most likely, but for only $2 you can trim to fit your brand and it'll hold up a lot longer!
 Bottle brush falls apart almost instantly June 26, 2008
E. Botsford (Brooklyn, NY United States)
This is my second set of bottle/nipple brushes from Born Free. The first set lasted about 4 months and I was generally happy with it. I recently purchased a replacement set and was really bummed when the bottle brush fell apart after JUST ONE USE on my Born Free bottles! The foam is so stiff that, when you insert the brush into the bottle, it catches and tears on the sides of the bottle. Now, one week later, my brush is torn to pieces and is useless.
I love the nipple brush, which is the only reason Im giving this two stars instead of one. I've yet to find a good replacement for the bottle brush, but trust me, I'm looking.
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