how strong does the inside of the bottle smell? many plastic water bottles make the water taste like plastic for me and have a gross smell.
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I didn't notice much of a smell/taste from mine; all I did was rinse it out.
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In my experience with it, not bad at all. The water goes through the filter anyway so it tastes fresh. The more it use it the more the filter will wear away though so make sure you keep up with changing the filter as necessary.
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This is the only plastic bottle I can stand to drink out of. The filter keeps any smell or funky taste from getting to your mouth!
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The straw part is a type of plastic. The mouth piece I believe to be silicon. I am pretty picky about taste and I have not noticed any strange taste from the plastic. It's a great water bottle.
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Mine didn't really have a strong odor to it, but it did smell of plastic , but have no fear that goes away pretty quick, it's most likely from the heat of shipping containers and such, after one use mine was good to go, I have four of em and they are all okay now, I hope this helps Vanessa. J.D. McQuaide "robocop"
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well to be quite honest i dont know....i think its just a mental thing that the glass bottles are cleaner and safer than reusing plastic all the time. the glass bottle is heavier tho and the plastic easier to handle....but the glass doesnt smell like milk even after you wash and boil t unlike the plastic.
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There is a filter in the spout that is plastic. I have had this kettle about two weeks now and have not found that the plastic gives off a taste, which was a concern of mine. If I leave the hot water sitting in the kettle with the lid on and then open it, I can detect a slight odor, and I don't reheat that water to use again. Finding a kettle without any interior plastic has been a challenge, but overall I like this kettle.
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Hi Maxwell, here are the specs on the Water Container for you; Manufactured from food-grade low-density polyethylene (LDPE) and high-density polyethylene (HDPE), that are BPA free and will not add taste, odor, or any chemicals to the water. Let us know if you have any other questions. Kindly, Renee
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No, it doesn't taste or smell like plastic. The only thing I don't like about this model is I could never get the programmable brew to work. Something with setting the time somehow is not working.
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It does initially. In my case, my new bottle smelled like rubber for less than a week and then the smell disappeared as I used it regularly. But its not unbearable super strong rubber stench. well, I'm on to my second one, that says something. :)
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I didn't notice anything like a strong plastic smell. Perhaps they should be put thru the dishwasher first. I have been using them for several months without any problem.
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I don't smell anything and I'm pretty sensitive to smells. I can still smell the rubber of my 20+ year old hot water bottle (the standard red kind). This is very high quality and worth the price.
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The entire kettle is plastic, including the inside body. However, we did not notice any adverse taste or odor from the plastic. We just finished a 5 week tour around Turkey where we used this kettle daily. We did get quite a bit of mineral build up, but it would usually scale off by itself and not attach too firmly to the plastic. In other kettles I have used vinegar to remove minerals. We love this kettle and will hopefully take it on many future trips.
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Heat + plastic = slight scent of plastic. This coffeemaker gets the water hotter than others - one of the few that actually heats to proper brewing temp - so it might be slightly worse, but all plastic coffeemakers (and anything plastic you heat in) will give off a bit of a scent.Maybe you should switch to a ceramic pour-over or glass French press - you'd avoid any contact with plastic if you're sensitive to it.
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There's a mineral cartridge you can place in the bottle for when the water runs to add minerals to the water but you don't have to get it. I've had this for years and have had no plastic taste to my water. Used the mineral cartridge for a bit and then when it was supposed to be finished thew it out. I'm still using mine have had it since around 2007. Keep babying it because the water where I live now is hard and I love this boiling pot!!!
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Yes, it does have plastic in contact with the water (not much, but some), plus the lid and spout filter parts. It's still enough plastic that I can taste and smell the chemicals which leech into the water. Disappointing, because I bought this kettle thinking it might be better than some of the others. As far as I can tell, there isn't a single plastic-free electric kettle on the market (in the US) right now.
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Sorry it took so long to respond. Never really had much of a plastic taste with mine, but I have always us the strong button.
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No it is not suppose to smell like fish. I have only tried a couple of bottles and neither one had a bad smell. Heat and light will make it taste funny tho. Open and refrigerate...use it up. Don't try to keep it a long long time.
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I haven't used mine yet, but I will say that that's pretty common among water bottles on their first use. I'd recommend washing it first. If you really are against it, hydroflasks are pretty great and didn't have an after taste when I used them.