They’re dishwasher safe! (At least so far) I throw the caps in the utensil basket.
You could move the Brita to the counter top to recover some fridge space if you wanted since you’re chilling the bottles. Good re-use of those bottles though!
I love Grolsch swing top bottles. I use them for everything. Water, homemade sauces, “use” bottles (I buy stuff like vinegar, oils, etc. in bulk and top up grolsch bottles for actual use), etc.
How do you clean them? I once bought a dozen blue bottles of the Grolsch swing top style. I had to get rid of them eventually because there is no bottle brush that will get down in there. They were cool until then though.
I usually just soak them in Oxiclean Free in a bucket overnight once 4-6 are dirty (or PBW cleaner when I had it around when I would homebrew). You can also just put the Oxiclean in the bottles and let them sit overnight.
I also have a narrow bottle brush that I’ll use that fits in there, but honestly the oxiclean basically cleans everything, even crusted junk, with an overnight soak. Then I just rinse them thoroughly.
I’ve also added coarse salt and rubbing alcohol and shaken the shit out of them then put them in the dishwasher for a box of like 30 of them that I bought at a garage sale for $1 (I don’t think the dude ever even rinsed them after drinking the beer), but that’s before I discovered how well oxiclean soak works.
If they’re not particularly crusty, I’ll just add a little dish soap and hot water and shake. Cleans them fine for me for me for the ones that get used more quickly/regularly.
Sweet, thanks. I’ll give it another go next time.
Is the water supposed to look soapy?
That’s condensation.
But what about the fog on the windows?
It does kinda create the illusion of soapy bubble filled white water. If you change thinking about the ‘white water’ section to actually be the see through part in between clear round water droplets (the ‘bubbles’) that are clinging to the side of the container.
It’s most likely someone recently poured some water out of it from the spout at the bottom and what water is left on the sides from the former water line slowly makes its way down to the new water level.
That’s exactly what happened! It took about 3 fills to get all the bottles done!
Why would you keep both (that many) water bottles and the refill tap in the fridge? Surely either one wold suffice. You can always refill.
Because I just finished filling them and that’s the water left over, and it’s also an easy visual illustration of the process. I’ll put it up later when we’ve drunk that too.
I installed an under-sink inline filter. it’s nice, cost like $60
Weirdly enough even with the fridge tap my fiance was still hitting the energy drinks pretty hard but when I switched to bottling it like this he suddenly became a total #hydrohomie so I’m not fixing what ain’t broke!
Sometimes it’s just nice to have a lid and carry it around with you. Keep it up.
He more emphasized the grab-n-go aspect; we’re both pretty adhd and at a certain point you just kinda have to accept that willpower is fake and you’ll have a much easier time making better “choices” if you put all the good ones on the path of least resistance. If you want some formal teaching on the subject Dialectal Behavior Therapy teaches a skill called “Behavior Chain Analysis” where you go through how each little environmental factor impacted each little internal reaction and decision until you find a “weakest link” to break.
The classic is changing your way home from work to avoid the place you used to buy beer and / or cigarettes. I personally needed to cut back on booze and I had to stop walking the dog for a little bit while the cravings were more intense because walking the dog to the corner store to buy beer had become part of that morning ritual. It’s interesting to start considering your bad habits in that light!
Have you checked if he’s dissolving caffeine tablets in Brita?
I mean at that point I’d just take the pill straight! 🤣
Nice! I might have to copy you, do you remove the labels and then just hope the dishwasher gets the sticky off?
i would recommend removing the adhesive with a razor or appropriate chemical, you dont want to clog up the works in your washer.
I use either goo gone or I also pocket the skin-safe adhesive remover from work if I only use part of a bottle on someone. I’m pretty sure it’s the same exact formula and I do it before their first run through the dishwater on hot so I’m not real worried about bringing home work cooties. You could also try a liquid oil like canola to loosen it up. Most adhesives like this are oil-based, so mixing a liquid oil into the solid or semi-solid adhesive will loosen it up enough for the soap to mix in better.
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Take the sticker off (tweezers make peeling up the edge easier).
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rub the goo gone (or oil if you use that) into the adhesive residue with your fingers. Honestly sometimes if I’m in a rush I just give the bottle a quick little handie with the oil.
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Do the same thing but with dish soap to bind to the now liquid mixture.
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I follow up with an abrasive sponge just to really get in there.
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There’s usually a kinda hazy shadow left over unless I really really scrub, but it basically disappears after the first wash, if not second.
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If the label is paper, give it half effort at peeling, then let the dishwasher take care of the rest. If it’s plastic, peel it off and let the dishwasher wash off the goo. I have had it take a couple cycles to get it all off, though. I do this with Calypso bottles mainly.
Oh I’m stealing the fuck out of this idea (probs not through supporting Starbucks, but the general methodology)
Seems like a no-brainer only once you see it
I try to focus more on the end result of less consumption than getting sucked into debates about which corporate overlord is the worstest.
Totally valid as well, no hate
very nice.
For those carbonated water snobs like myself. I bought a 10lb CO2 bottle along with a hose that adapts to the soda stream and an adapter for regular carbonated water bottles.
Now I had pretty much unlimited carbonated water.
It looks like one of those aestheticly pleasing tik tok vídeos
I dream of being whatever the closest thing is to a social anarchist “influencer.” Maybe “role model” is the right word? Underconsumption doesn’t need to be ugly!
oh god this reminded me that many americans (and other similarily terrifying countries) don’t have good tap water
literally the only point of bottled water here is that it’s an easy way to get water on the go, if i want cold water i just… turn the tap to cold…
