BPA-Free Nalgene Bottles

[joelbct]

I drink sencha at work/travel/wherever else I happen to be, and for several years I had been using nalgene polycarbonate bottles.

After all the fracas about BPA, I just placed an order for several bottles made from the new Eastman Tritan copolyester, supposed to be also taste/odor and shatter resistant, but w/o the BPA. Thought I would share the link.

Of course, now I am skeptical about both the FDA and whatever other potentially toxic, carcinogenic, sperm-count-lowering products are out there that have been "approved" by industry-funded studies and 3-ring-circus government panels, but at least no more polycarbonate for me....

[Victoria]

I thought aluminum was the up and coming replacement.

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[shogun89]

The sigg water bottle is excellent. I couldent b more happy with my 1 l. one. I highly recommend it. much better than the nalgene.

[joelbct]

I thought aluminum was the up and coming replacement.

http://www.mysigg.com/

Thanks for the link, maybe I will try that too? Although I have heard that aluminum isn't the best thing in the world either... Hmm who knows, I suppose...

[Space Samurai]

What hasn't killed me yet, probably wont kill me later.

[Sam.]

Not the opinion I'd take Space, but to each his own!

I have a SIGG bottle that I bought last summer. It's sleek and looks good but unfortunately I got a dent in the side of it one time in a suitcase! And aluminum is fine for cold things probably.

As far as I know, aluminum in cookware does leech into your food, probably at higher rates when the temperature is high. The amount of aluminum that leeches into the food is considerably lower than the amount found in many medicines and antiperspirants, though, so it's not so bad that you should go and throw away half of your cookware. Scratches in your pots or pans or using acidic foods (tomato sauces, citrus fruits) in the cookware will increase the amount of aluminum that is leeched out.

[scruffmcgruff]

The aluminum scare is total BS. AFAIK, no research has ever shown a correlation between dietary aluminum and Alzheimer's disease.

[joelbct]

As far as I know, aluminum in cookware does leech into your food, probably at higher rates when the temperature is high.

For cooking, it's all about cast iron!

[Sam.]

"Dietary aluminum and Alzheimer's disease."
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1296988

The abstract basically says that the amount of aluminum that generally leeches from cookware to food is too low to cause any significant physiological changes. I was going to ask what about dietary aluminum levels building up over long periods in the body, but they do say that most dietary aluminum is excreted by the kidney.

[insanitylater]

i think the one tenuki posted in the daily tea poll is really cool
http://www.teasetc.com/details.asp?prodid=19001


- 12.85 oz. double walled tea mug
- Stainless steel screw-on tea strainer
- Water tight lid

[insanitylater]

yeah i'm thinking about ordering one too. seems perfect for the summer and i can take it to school with me

[hop_goblin]

There are a few on EBay made of entirely Zisha clay that are cool

[joelbct]

i think the one tenuki posted in the daily tea poll is really cool
http://www.teasetc.com/details.asp?prodid=19001


- 12.85 oz. double walled tea mug
- Stainless steel screw-on tea strainer
- Water tight lid

I would be careful with this, it looks like it is probably Polycarbonate, which is the BPA-containing material. I certainly wouldn't brew tea with hot water in any sort of plastic, particularly Polycarbonate, because this will def. leach BPA.

In fact, even just pouring warm tea into a PC bottle will leave the tea tasting like plastic. I've tried

For tea on the go, I have settled into pre-brewing a large batch of concentrated iced sencha in glass, heat-safe pitchers, and then using this in plastic bottles throughout the week. Works pretty well...