• Rusty Raven M
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    10 months ago

    It partly depends on what it is made of and what sort of opening it has. Plastic, particularly soft plastic, is a surface that algae and things can easily cling to so yucky things build up easily. You probably want to wash those out thoroughly on a more regular basis, although I wouldn’t say you have to do it daily unless it you do things like add lemon slices or have a stye that any contents can touch your mouth. Stainless steel, hard plastics and glass have surfaces that stay clean a lot longer, and if you are regularly changing the water in it there should not be a problem leaving it a long time between cleans - especially if you are filling with tap water as that still contains residual chlorine.

    The lid itself is another matter as you are putting that in/against your mouth. That bit should be cleaned very regularly, probably a basic clean every day, with a thorough clean of any inside surfaces every week - if you have a style with a straw make sure you get a brush that can clean inside it.

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      10 months ago

      I’ve got a stainless steel one from Kmart. Not particularly high end but it gets the job done

      I don’t really clean any part of it very regularly at all, I just go by how it smells, looks, or feels. But oil test to keep that in mind