TurboDieselA decent reusable steel water bottle. Doesn’t need to cost a lot, and really cuts down on dishes at home
radixHow does it reduce dishes? Water bottles are one of the more annoying things to wash, in my experience, because my hands aren’t small enough to fit anymore.
clumsyninzaIt’s not necessary to wash water bottles, duh .
Reusable steel water bottles should absolutely be washed.
I haven’t washed my Yeti cup in like a year and I’m not dead.
Look at patient zero over here, just being all flippant to health hazards.
bob_wileyIs to closed up? Bottles generally start to smell after a while. Even my Yeti cup (with lid) felt like it needed to be washed occasionally… not every day, but I don’t think I went a year. I’ll typically use normal glasses around the house and after using them for a few days they start getting cloudy. I don’t think it’ll make me sick, but if anyone were to see it, I’m sure it would look gross, so I change them out when I notice.
It would only smell if you stick your mouth to the bottle ( the bacteria from your mouth will transfer to the bottle ). But if you drink it the other way, you don’t need to wash it ever.
I mean it’s just storing water. You do have to wash it if you store other liquid beverages like coffee or juice. But if you use it just for water, I don’t see why it would contain any bacteria or scum or whatever.
It does (eventually) because it’s a dark wet environment you’re constantly polluting with your mouth germs.
PiecemakersThat’s nasty.
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