Does the water pass through the plastic cap? or are you drinking straight from the glass?
279963
You drink directly from the glass not through the plastic cap. You have to take the cap off to drink the beverage.
35779
It is a hard plastic hole in the lid. You tip the bottle to drink like you would a cup.
55760
There is no spout - you remove the cap and drink from the bottle. The area that touches the mouth is only glass.
562519
Good question. If you were to think, the interior of the plastic might affect the taste of water, it probably isn't the case. I just find water tasting how it is supposed to be.
1872169
I've had the unit for a while now--the plastic smell has gone away with use. We run it pretty much all the time--in the meantime, we would put the water through a Brita system to get rid of the smell/plastic taste. The reason why the glass bottle doesn't work is for some reason, I think the reservoir is what's also contributing to the smell. I tried the same thing and it still smelled and tasted like plastic...give it a few weeks of running it.
2195271
Aside from removing the plastic wrapping on the straw, here are some other things to check:1. Is the bottom piece of the straw/filter correctly attached. There is a small angle-cut groove that the make both parts a tight fit.2. Make sure the filter is locked into the cap. This can be tricky and is the main source of problem for me. The filter and cap are threaded, and a correct fit would leave the filter vertically straight. If the filter is not properly attached, you will literally be ingesting more air than water.
121939
Yes, water comes in contact with plastic windows. Water does not contact the lid as max water level is way lower.
1828373
Yes the bottle is completely made of glass. So you will sip from glass. I think that is the best thing to do because pooring is almost impossible without spilling.
694223
No it is loaded from the top. The bottom has a little compartment for storage I put some disposable cups in. For the Water you have to take the cap completely off and then put it in. It sounds scarry like water will spill everywhere when you flip it, but it's just like pouring milk in a bowl only you continue to flip it all the way upside down and it sits on a piece on the inside. I am a horrible clutz and I've never spilled any water. The only time water was when I didn't realize the bottle itself had a hold at the bottom so the bottle itself leaked all over my floor before I ever opened it to use it. I hope this works. No it is loaded from the top. The bottom has a little compartment for storage I put some disposable cups in. For the Water you have to take the cap completely off and then put it in. It sounds scarry like water will spill everywhere when you flip it, but it's just like pouring milk in a bowl only you continue to flip it all the way upside down and it sits on a piece on the inside. I am a horrible clutz and I've never spilled any water. The only time water was when I didn't realize the bottle itself had a hold at the bottom so the bottle itself leaked all over my floor before I ever opened... » Read More No it is loaded from the top. The bottom has a little compartment for storage I put some disposable cups in. For the Water you have to take the cap completely off and then put it in. It sounds scarry like water will spill everywhere when you flip it, but it's just like pouring milk in a bowl only you continue to flip it all the way upside down and it sits on a piece on the inside. I am a horrible clutz and I've never spilled any water. The only time water was when I didn't realize the bottle itself had a hold at the bottom so the bottle itself leaked all over my floor before I ever opened it to use it. I hope this works. « Show Less
1065989
Yes, you can drink directly from the bottle. It's the simplest design, no tube or other things.
1701495
The cap is plastic with a unique push button opening for pouring. However, my only complaint, as you finish pouring it almost always drips down the side and makes a mess.
1089413
I also found this difficult to tell - at first glance it does seem like the glass container is a complete unit sitting on top of the metal plate, but once I reached my hand in and had a closer look, I would agree that the water does seem to touch the metal. That being said, the water doesn't touch any plastic components, which I'm more concerned about. I love this kettle, it works great!
1270199
Yes you do need to take entire cap off to drink. Top opening is about an inch and a half wide.
621230
Not with the mouthpiece itself, but the straw that goes inside the bottle does sometime give me issues. When drinking water there is occasionally too much air getting into the connection between the straw and cap, which makes it annoying to drink from because you have to try very hard to suck water out. Think of drinking from a cup using a straw, but having a hole in your straw. It's like that. To alleviate this I take off the cap and pull out the straw then re-seat it in to the plastic connector on the underside of the cap.
1890548
It does not. The cap unscrews and completely comes off and you drink as if from an ordinary cup.
1908306
I would say not, the glass carrafe is the only thing contacting the water, there may be a metal spring in the lid that pops up, but you can avoid touching the lid when pouring. BTW after I returned my defective unit, they sent me a replacement which has not had any problems for about 4 months now...
614284
it is plastic and the flow was very slow, so I dip from the top (I make kombucha in it). The glass bit is thick and sturdy....the spigot is not terrific.