How do you clean out the lid well? Any suggestions?
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Hydrogen peroxide! H2O2. The 3% solution used to treat wounds is near food grade. (with instructions for rinsing mouth and ears too) It's completely biodegradable -&gt; water and oxygen. It kills all living things. But dilute enough to be safe to treat wounds. It turns your teeth white. It turn tiles grout snow white with a few drops. It removes all organic (cell) stains, even rust stains around the faucet. It does not react with plastic. It's the main ingredient in Oxi-clean. Since all your drinks must be organic (cell), soak the cap in H2O2 for a few minutes to overnight will kill everything, and most likely remove all stains too. You try with a stinky cup, and see the bubbles attack the skunk, weaken the bonding between the skunk and the surface, and then the skunk flows away with the bubbles. I had the autoseal for my kindergartener. She is now in 1st grade and the seal is still perfect. Hydrogen peroxide won't do anything to the plastic. Would it shorten the life of seals? Probably not. I don't guarantee anything. The other age old method is to add uncooked rice (or similar) into the cup, add water and shake. It beats any brush and dish washer, especially at the areas that brushes cannot reach. Do not push the button when rice is in. The worst you can do is jam the autoseal with rice. But rice will soften after a good soak with water. Any leak proof or spill proof mechanism have some hard to reach areas. You don't see it doesn't mean germ and dirt cannot accumulate. You can always use a mug.
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The top"lid" doesn't come off, so no access from there...it has no point really. When you remove the reservoir the bottom unscrews for filling. I use a bottle brush/long handle scrubber with hot water and a DROP of dish soap. Hard to get all the soap out otherwise, especially without using a TON of water. Hope this helped :-)
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As others have said it cant be cleaned so what i do is cover the inside lid with tin foil and make sure when the top of blade punctures the foil to get it out so it does not go in food..As soon as i put foil on and put the lid on tight i pull it off right away to get the foil then back on to chop!
1262970
pop the top(the "handle" it takes a little effort!)then take off the clear plastic part. The cap on the bottom acts as a funnel to help! let me know if that helps!
1219987
Mine didn't smell, but you could try a little bleach and fill with water. Then, dry it out and leave the lid off of it.
1788634
I've never taken it apart. The straw pulls out very easily. Then I just throw it in the dish washer or use a bottle brush. The straw is wide enough I've never had a problem with it being cleaned out. If you have stuff stuck in the straw then I would suggest a pipe cleaner or they do sell straw cleaners...not sure what they are called. I see them with sippy cups for kids all the time. I just looked to see if I could pull the straw out of the grey part of the lid and I'm not sure it's supposed to come out. I could wiggle it, but when I pulled it didn't budge at all.
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Yes, I did. Don't know how else to really clean it without taking the lid apart.
1435702
Haven't cleaned ours, but I was thinking of taking it outside and cleaning it with a can of air. Hope that helps
53310
I have the old model, but there are screws on the top that you can take out to get to the inside of the lid for thorough cleaning. Hope that helps!
1424796
Thanks much for the tip. I'll give it a try. I too am not too concerned about the inside of the lid.
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I'm about to purchase this, and I'll share the same cleaning method on it as I do my george foreman grill... when done, unplug it, and while still hot, wet a couple of paper towels, loosely wring them out so they won't drip, lay them over the open grill, then close it ... it'll 'steam clean' itself, & when you're done eating, open it back up again & use the paper towels to complete the wipe & clean process before storing.
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Once garlic smell gets in there, I haven't been able to figure out how to get it out. I do, however, use a toothbrush to clean the inner clear plastic part of the lid and I also periodically grind up a half a lemon with hot water and let that sit for a while. Lemon is a natural purifier and is obviously, food grade.
951496
The only thing I can think of is perhaps you left the lid on. Take the plastic lid off. I have used this product with excellent results.
229004
Lid is a solid one-piece constructed out of rubber&plastic; where rubber is not removable. Cleaning the lid isn't very difficult. Hope this answer helps.
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It's very easy to get clean, I just put some warm water in it and a very tinny drop of dish soap and slush is around, then keep rinsing it with cold water until I don't see any more soap suds. Keep the lid off until it's completely dry. Also, when you get the growler filled the brewery will rinse it out too.
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I had the same problem. You should be able to unscrew the lid. If not, use plyers. Then take a screwdriver amd just keep "stabbing" that flat part until you puncture it. All you need is a small hole. Hope that helps!
2098704
Sometimes I just pull the lid off...it works!After using it, don't put the lid on all the way...just rest it tilted on the jar so it doesn't get sick or you can just leave it uncovered in your cabinet!