How to Get the Metal Taste Out of a Water Bottle

Toting around reusable water bottles is an affordable and eco-friendly way to keep drinking water handy. Bottles made of polycarbonate plastic are convenient, but some people worry about the potentially harmful effects of a chemical in the polycarbonate known as bisphenol A (BPA). Stainless steel water bottles are light and easy to carry, but many of them have a metallic taste that taints the water. Aluminum water bottles can also have this unpleasant taste. Fortunately, you can easily remove the bad taste with a few products that you probably already have in your cupboard.

Things You'll Need

• Distilled vinegar
• Tbsp. baking soda (optional)
• Bottle brush or clean toothbrush (optional)

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Instructions

• 1

  Put a splash of distilled vinegar in your water bottle and fill it the rest of the way with water.

• 2

  Replace the lid on and shake the bottle well. Let the vinegar mixture sit in it overnight.

• 3

  Unscrew the lid on the bottle and dump out the liquid. Rinse it out well with plain water. The metallic taste should be gone.

• 4

  Alternatively, you can clean your bottle with baking soda and water. Add about a tbsp. of baking soda and fill the rest of the bottle with water.

• 5

  Put the lid on your bottle, shake it, and then let it sit for a few minutes. Use a toothbrush or bottle brush to scrub the inside of your bottle then rinse it thoroughly.