steam sterilizing bottles

[murphys law]

Hi guy
i was just wondering if i could use the steam wand of my coffee machine to sterilize my bottles.

My thinking is that i can just go through and clean everything just before i start a brew then just run some steam through the bottles before filling.

TIA
Justin

[pixelboy]

I guess you could.. seems like it would take just as long to give them a shot of Iodophor wouldnt it?

come to think of it I wouldnt trust the insides of mu coffee machine, but i guess its boiled to steam..

hmm.. dunno

[James L]

Instead of steam sterilising, you could always chuck your clean bottles in the oven at 160C for 12 minutes... that will achieve the same thing as autoclaving with steam for 15 minutes at 121C... thats simple and you can do a few dozen at a time...

depends how clean your oven is though...

[Rabbitz]

160°C for 12 minutes might make your PET bottles (if that is what you are using) a little "pliable"

I am guessing James was inferring glass bottles...

[James L]

Yeh sorry, it been a while since i've used PET bottles, so i just assumed that everyone now uses glass...