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BombOmOm@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

• saltnotsugar@lemm.ee ⁨11⁩ ⁨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.

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  • HooPhuckenKarez@kbin.social ⁨11⁩ ⁨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.

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    • LifeOfChance@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      How would you prevent it from being flung off or it just spinning with the brush? That’s the big challenge.

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      • HooPhuckenKarez@kbin.social ⁨11⁩ ⁨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.

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    • halferect@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      As a former dishwasher that cleaned thousands of dishes a night the last thing I want is thousands of metal straws I have to shove a Lil brush in. Also theft, we had Lil metal ramekins at one place that lasted about 2 months before most were stolen or thrown away by lazy servers who just dumped whatever was left on the plate into the trash including the ramekins so I garuntee metal straws would not last in the restaurant industry. If you can’t deal with the disposable straws bring your own straw, or learn to drink out a cup like a big kid.

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• HubertManne@kbin.social ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I just throw them in the dishwasher. Been fine so far.

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  • azdle@news.idlestate.org ⁨11⁩ ⁨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.

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    • HornyOnMain@kbin.social ⁨11⁩ ⁨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

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    • HubertManne@kbin.social ⁨11⁩ ⁨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.

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    • snooggums@kbin.social ⁨11⁩ ⁨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.

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• Valmond@lemmy.mindoki.com ⁨11⁩ ⁨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?).

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  • redcalcium@lemmy.institute ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Maybe try silicone straws?

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  • shandrakor@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I have some glass ones I found in my local dollar store, they’re wonderful

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    • cynar@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨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.

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      • SeekPie@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        You can bite the glass you drink from too, no?

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  • livus@kbin.social ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I use silicone straws. Easier to clean than metal ones too.

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