Best Formula Feeding Prep UK
The biggest split here is whether a machine mixes the formula for you, or just heats the water. Tommee Tippee's Perfect Prep Pro (£149.99) filters and heats water to the correct temperature in under two minutes, including a genuinely useful night mode, but you still add the formula powder yourself each time. Baby Brezza's Formula Pro Advanced (£180, the priciest here) goes further, automatically mixing powder and water together for a ready bottle in under 20 seconds with no manual measuring — the most hands-off option in this category, at the cost of a hopper that needs careful, regular cleaning to avoid clumping. Its smaller sibling, the Formula Pro Mini (£169.99), uses the same mixing technology in a 30% smaller footprint for tighter kitchens, at a slightly lower price.
For manual prep, Dr Brown's mixing pitcher (£10) is far cheaper than either machine, using an internal agitator disc to reduce clumping when batch-mixing multiple bottles by hand — no electricity, no descaling, just slower at 3am. Nuby's powder dispensers (£6.99 for 6) and Tommee Tippee's GOPrep kit (£34.99) both solve the away-from-home problem specifically — the Nuby simply pre-portioning powder for days out, the GOPrep a dual-flask system that makes one complete, correctly-cooled feed in about two minutes wherever you are.
Baby Brezza
Formula Pro Advanced
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Full comparison
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| Price | Around £149.99 | £169.99 | Around £180 | Around £6.99 for 6 | Around £10 | £34.99 |
| Overall score | 7.8/10 | 7.8/10 | 7.6/10 | 6.9/10 | 6.5/10 | 7.1/10 |
| Prep time | Under 2 minutes | — | Under 20 seconds per bottle | — | — | Approx. 2 minutes per feed |
| Weight | — | 3.45kg | — | — | — | 873g |
| Dimensions | — | H33.8 x W22.7 x D36cm | — | — | — | 25.5 x 6.9 x 6.9cm |
The verdict
If you can justify the cost, Baby Brezza's Formula Pro Advanced is the fastest, most hands-off option for regular use at home, or its Mini if counter space is tight. Tommee Tippee's Perfect Prep Pro is worth it if you'd rather keep measuring powder yourself but want fast, filtered, correctly-heated water on demand, especially overnight. On a budget, Dr Brown's pitcher does the job for a fraction of the price if you don't mind a bit more manual effort. For days out, Nuby's dispensers are a cheap essential regardless of what you use at home, and Tommee Tippee's GOPrep is worth the extra cost if you're regularly away from a kitchen at feeding time.
Read the full reviews
- Tommee Tippee Perfect Prep Pro review →
- Baby Brezza Formula Pro Mini review →
- Baby Brezza Formula Pro Advanced review →
- Nuby Baby Milk Powder Dispensers, Pack of 6 review →
- Dr Brown's Formula Mixing Pitcher with Adjustable Stopper, 32oz review →
- Tommee Tippee GOPrep Portable Formula Feedmaker Kit review →