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 can go a few months. I drink one big one a day and leave the cap off overnight until I refill it in the morning. Leaving the cap off really helps keep the mold away
everyday.
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.
Prolly once a week.
I don’t deep clean mine unless its needed
I usually just rinse it out and call it a day.
After I use it each time??
Not too long. Like once a week or every other week. What happens is I forget and leave water in it, and then I’ll wash it.
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.
I only get dishwasher safe coffee tumblers and I wash them daily. I have enough respiratory goo without adding mold to the mix.
I use a metal thermos and I go 1 week then I soak with cafiza and boiling water for a few minutes
Once a month. The tap water quality in Austria is excellent. I have a SIGG aluminium thermo bottle. Normally I leave it overnight with one Kukident tablet and some citric acid powder inside. Next day its ready for the whole month.
After using it.
Drink
Rinse
Dry
Repeat
