Starting with a newly cleaned, reusable container, until you disassemble and scrub all the parts with soap.
6+ months 🫠
I usually clean it once I can no longer ignore the pink scum and black mold growing in it 🙊
…… yup - came here to say “when I notice the black stuff”.
I appreciate your honesty, and I’m not far behind. I’ll scratch off build up sometimes and easily go months. Washing it is probably a similar frequency to getting my haircut.
Wash them???
Mold and bacteria can grow in it within a day or two, even if it’s not visible. I hand wash mine once every week or two. I also sanitize it regularly by pouring boiling water in the tumbler (it’s metal) when I make tea, then leaving the hot water in for about 10 minutes.
that’s probably bad, huh? <starts nervously chewing fingernails>
What if I’m very regularly using it for tea?
I don’t deep clean mine unless its needed
I usually just rinse it out and call it a day.
Asking because the tumbler I use has a lot of little parts, so I easily go weeks between washing. I’m hoping someone more knowledgeable than me shares a good reason why I shouldn’t do that, because I feel a bit self conscious about it, but not enough to frequently wash.
It’s fine until it’s not, but you can do a lot to combat growth by rinsing it with vinegar and boiling water, then letting it fully dry before using it again once or twice a week
Typically I rinse it out daily and bout 1/week actually scrub it with soap or put it in the dishwasher
About 16 years and counting
I wash the parts my mouth touches pretty regularly. The other bits, especially if the don’t get backwash? Maybe a few times a year the whole thing goes in the dishwasher. Disassembly and careful hand washing? Bitch, you’re a water bottle. You don’t get that!
I only get dishwasher safe coffee tumblers and I wash them daily. I have enough respiratory goo without adding mold to the mix.
Honestly I think its been years. There’s some hard water on the lid, but no traces of mold or anything like that. It also tastes and smells normal to me.
If we’re talking for water drinking only? Rinse out each day. Wash every other day. If I put coffee in, full wash each day.
Prolly once a week.
I use a metal thermos and I go 1 week then I soak with cafiza and boiling water for a few minutes
Every couple of days I will squirt some dish soap in there with water and give it a thorough shake. Every week or so I actually disassemble it for a proper clean.
After using it.
Drink
Rinse
Dry
Repeat
