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Strongly recommend hay straws (like, made of "straw").
They're better than paper in that they don't sog up. They're inconsistent in size but that has never bothered me. A little flimsy, but I stir iced drinks with them all the time.
Or just drink from the cup?
Or steel straws. I've been using those for about 5 years now
I had metal straws but I switched to glass because I can see if they’re clean easily and they feel better imo.
Can't use those with toddlers
I can't do metal, I HATE the feeling of metal on my teeth. There are ones with silicon nubs on the end, but then that's more plastic...
Teeth? You are using straws wrong. They are supposed to only touch your lips
You've NEVER hit your teeth by mistake with a straw or fork or something?
Of course not never, but not often enough to even recall once really.
It sounded like you are chewing on straws or so. Sorry for the misunderstanding!
I believe silicone is its own natural material, not plastic
Petty sure its made from oil same as plastic, resin, etc.
It’s made out of the element, silicon, hence the name.
I use a metal straw with a silicon bendy bit on the end, and it's not like I throw away the bendy part.
Doesn’t work well for thicker beverages like milkshakes or iced coffee’s. But for most drinks i agree no straw is best.
What do you mean you can't drink ice coffee without a straw?
The best milkshakes I've had didn't use straws -- too thick.
That's called ice cream
I do that too. There are plenty of subthreads going arguing straw-use is an accessibility issue, but in my case, I just want them for specific drinks -- mostly cocktails.
The head on a Ramos Gin Fizz practically requires a straw to enjoy. Especially as someone with a mustache.
Yeah!!! Straws suck!
When you’re driving?
I've had similar, but they smelled like... hay.
Do these have any smell?
They don't have any taste even if you chew on them a bit. The box does have a slight shrub odor, but it doesn't seem to be present when using them.
Holy shit why didn't anyone think of this before lol
Well straw can easily split. Don't know how I feel like spending $5 on grass. 🙄
Also sugar cane straws
Do we really need more sugar? We already have too much sugar in our diets. Why make straws into sugar too?
They make the straw from parts of the sugar cane plant that don't contain sugar. (After using the other parts to make sugar.)
Correct :)
It's basically made of wood pulp.
I do love people's knee jerk reaction at the word "sugar". I don't think they've ever seen a sugar cane, they're probably imagining this:
Now they're making canes out of sugar?! /s
Sugar cane, silly, not candy cane :)
It's wood pulp, there is almost zero sugar in a sugar cane once they're done extracting the cane sugar out of it, which is when it can be re-used to do other things.
It's made of bagasse (sugarcane fibers, basically wood pulp) and binders like PLA and is entirely compostable.
I'ma eat it anyway
I figured it was made from the sugar from sugar cane, but it seems that it is just the cane from the sugar cane. I have seen sugar straws, so my bad.
I agree