Hello! I’m looking for a reusable water bottle with certain characteristics, and am hoping for some recommendations:
- Made of stainless steel, or another long-lasting, non-degrading material that doesn’t change colour or absorb the flavour of the drinks inside
- You would trust it not to leak in your bag
- Supports both hot and cold drinks
- Has a straw
- Individually replaceable difficult-to-clean parts (e.g. straw, mouthpiece)
- Bonus points if these parts are sold separately
- Extra bonus points if there are interoperable multiple vendors for these parts! (not sure if that’s realistic, but I’ll include this anyway :))
- Easy to clean, either by hand or in the dishwasher
- Sold in the UK
- And of course, that lasts a long time!
I’d ideally like one with all of these characteristics, but feel free to comment bottles that don’t match perfectly, in case that’s useful to others.
Edit: thank you so much everyone for the suggestions! I ended up buying a Klean Kanteen Classic Water Bottle. It arrived yesterday and so far so good! Will edit again if anything goes wrong with it in the next 10 years :D
Yep, they do say this, but i think a big part of the concern is the finish/pattern on the outside of the bottle, which I don’t care about (and honestly 15 years of use has damaged mine much more than any scuffing from washing)
Personally I won’t buy or keep a kitchen product if it can’t make it through the dishwasher. So while it might be my particular bottle’s survivor bias speaking, it hasn’t been a problem. Do keep the plastic bits on the top rack tho.
I think it’s more because it breaks the vacuum seal. Then water can get trapped in there and can burn you if it leaks out.