Klean Kanteen produce our #1 selling stainless steel water bottles in store. They're not only the first manufactured stainless steel water bottle in the world, they're still one of the best quality on the market despite hundreds of competitors. For those who get a metallic taste in their mouth from drinking out of cheap stainless steel water bottles, the Klean Kanteen bottles have a polished inner surface and are far less likely to cause this issue.

With the introduction of the new Growler bottles from Klean Kanteen (which are coming to our store this month), a series of 'how to' videos have been produced showing you how to clean various components of your stainless steel water bottle.

Klean Kanteen Growler with Swinglok Cap

This video show you how to operate the new Swinglok Cap on the Klean Kanteen Growler and also how to remove it from the bottle and put it on one. If you already own a Klean Kanteen Classic Width water bottle, you can purchase a Swinglok Cap and convert your existing bottle in to one that can carry carbonated drinks. We'll give you a lot more details on the new Growlers and the Swinglok caps when they're added to the shop later this month.

How to clean your Sports Cap 3.0

This next video shows you how you can pull apart your Sports Cap 3.0 to clean it to ensure you don't get any type of mould build up. You should allow your bottles and lids to be cleaned and dried between uses. The video shows you how to safely remove the silicone gasket that provides the seal between the bottle and the lid. The gasket can be washed with warm soapy water.

The other silicone piece in the lid, the valve, can also be removed for cleaning. Watch in the video as it is pushed through to the underside of the lid. It is this valve that allows for excellent water flow but also means that small droplets of water can get through which means that this lid is not completely leakproof and it is not a good idea to allow them to roll around school bags or anywhere that you're storing electronic devices or anything that's valuable. You'll need a piece of dental floss to put the valve back in place. It's pretty simple once you watch the video.

Gaskets 101

This next video can be applied to any of the water bottles you have at home with a silicone gasket. You can use the guide to clean an existing gasket or replace one. Klean Kanteen do have replacement gaskets and tools to replace them. While we don't have them available in our store, they are available from the USA. While it's probably easier to just purchase a replacement lid in Australia, we still wanted to show you this video for the cleaning information.

Remove the gasket and soak your lid in some white vinegar. Don't waste apple cider vinegar on cleaning, although you can if that's all you have.

Clean your Kanteen

Full Circle Bottle Brush
Full Circle Bottle Brush

The last video we're showing you today is how to clean your stainless steel Klean Kanteen, and again, the same tips will apply to any water bottles you have at home, especially if they're stainless steel. The rounded corners in the Klean Kanteen bottles make then particularly easy to clean and the wide opening means you can easily get a bottle brush inside (on both the Classic Width bottles and also the Wide Mouth bottles which are even easier to get inside and see inside).

Normally, you could just choose a dishwashing liquid from our natural cleaning products category, but if you have 3 day old banana smoothie left in your bottle, that probably won't cut it. Here's a great cleaning tip and it will work just as well on your lunch boxes made from stainless steel too.

  1. Soak with water and about â…• cheap white vinegar and leave overnight
  2. The next morning, pour out most of the liquid and add a couple of heaped spoons of bi-carb soda
  3. Mix it around to form a paste
  4. While adding more vinegar at this stage will make it bubble up like a volcano, we don't need to do this
  5. Just grab your bottle brush (see right) and scrub