So true, to truly sterilize silicone you would need an autoclave. We all have one of those, eh?

Thanks. I'll keep that in mind if I ever start to share my toys. As it is, I'm only making sure they don't keep my own germs on them between uses.

Mostly my worry about using the stove is that I'll forget it's there and it'll boil dry. It's bad enough when you do it with a tin of beans, but I really don't want to make that mistake with a high end expensive toy.

I find the phrase "dildo bath" to be oddly adorable, for some reason.

As for worrying about it boiling dry, I find kitchen timers are most helpful, since you only really need a few minutes. Though unless you're sharing, I wouldn't really worry about it.

Yup, I always leave my silicone kitchen utensils in the pot or wok while I'm cooking, and all of them are still in great shape.

I've boiled my Tantus Echo in bubbling water for up to ten minutes before, and nothing has happened to it. I did have one cheap silicone plug (don't remember what brand it was) that deformed a little, after sitting in the bottom of the pot for a few minutes. Obviously that plug was not 100% silicone, probably some kind of silicone and plastic blend.

Set your timer, I'm sure you have a timer built-in on your stove, or your microwave!

hahaha I agree with this!

Nope! Practically antique kitchen appliances here. I do own a timer, but I never seem to be able to find it when I need it. And the dildo bath works for now, since I'm the only one using my toys.

When I'm boiling dildos, once I get the water boiling, I'll start some cold water in the tea kettle so I'll get a "go check the water!" whistle after ~5 minutes.

What would I do without a whistling teakettle? Sure I've got a watch, but there's a lot of opportunity for user error without my teakettle

Edit: heh. Everyone else recommends timers... timers don't do double duty and get water ready for your tea!

OMG, that is genius! I just may have to steal that idea.

Nah, you can use a pressure cooker at 15 pounds for 10 minutes.

Boiling in an open pan at near sea level will come very close, pouring boiling water over silicone toys in another container won't because the water will rapidly cool off. In a reasonably heavy pan (clad or disk-bottom) that is kept full of water the metal conduction will be sufficient to where the silicone won't get up anywhere near the danger zone.

I've boiled silicone sometimes with no problems. I don't do it as a general rule because it's so much trouble and for most toys a simple wash will do. The only time I'd consistently boil would be anal-> vaginal or if the toys were used by someone other than my wife or I - in which case I'd probably pressure-cook them.

Sanitizing with boiling water or 10% bleach works just fine in most cases, provided that neither party has a compromised immune system or is known infected.

This is what we do!

Its not supposed to destroy them if you only keep them in the boiling water for three minutes maximum. The silicone might be a little soft when you first pull them out but they should return to normal hardness pretty soon.

Silverdrop,

Be careful pouring boiling water into a cool casserole dish. The sudden temperature change could cause the dish to explode.