I just throw them in the dishwasher. Been fine so far.
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BombOmOm@lemmy.world 7 months ago
I own some metal straws, they are pretty great to use. The main issue is cleaning them. You cannot just throw them in a dishwasher, you have to use a pipe cleaner. That’s a level of manual effort that restaurants probably don’t want to take on.
HubertManne@kbin.social 7 months ago
azdle@news.idlestate.org 7 months ago
If you have any straight straws, you might want to hold them up to the light. They get pretty grody on the inside.
HornyOnMain@kbin.social 7 months ago
I would suggest not doing this and instead throwing them away. No need to give them nightmares, I haven't used non-plastic straws in years due to the horror I've seen
HubertManne@kbin.social 7 months ago
seems fine. I only really use it for soda and water so that might be one reason it works for me. Honestly im not sure what other folks are drinking with their straws at home.
snooggums@kbin.social 7 months ago
How long do you wait to clean them? A restaurant is going to be cleaning them frequently and their washers are higher pressure than a home model.
Valmond@lemmy.mindoki.com 7 months ago
I have a couple and I absolutely hate the metal taste they give. Maybe it’s the cold of the bewerage or the material (cheap straws?).
redcalcium@lemmy.institute 7 months ago
Maybe try silicone straws?
shandrakor@lemmy.world 7 months ago
I have some glass ones I found in my local dollar store, they’re wonderful
cynar@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Great, until some kid managed to bite and shatter one in their mouths. Even if the law suit doesn’t have teeth, you know it would be tried.
SeekPie@lemmy.world 7 months ago
You can bite the glass you drink from too, no?
livus@kbin.social 7 months ago
I use silicone straws. Easier to clean than metal ones too.
saltnotsugar@lemm.ee 7 months ago
I wonder if there could be a solution where there’s an insert with built in pipe cleaner thingies for the dishwasher, and when you load them up and turn the dishwasher on, it goes WOOSH WOOSH and then it’s clean.
HooPhuckenKarez@kbin.social 7 months ago
This was the way I was thinking too. A bore brush on a longish stick. Cram the straws on the stick and send 'em. Any serious chunckage should get pushed out.
LifeOfChance@lemmy.world 7 months ago
How would you prevent it from being flung off or it just spinning with the brush? That’s the big challenge.
HooPhuckenKarez@kbin.social 7 months ago
Just shove it down past the bristles. Maybe give it some twists on the way. It ain't goin' nowhere. The bristles are arranged in a spiral with a slighly wider diameter that the tube.