It’s less work than having to scrub them again after they go through the wash.

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      I wash mine every few months. In between washes I sometimes pick off the lip gunk. I know The navy takes it a little more seriously though.

      My wife uses approximately eleventy mugs a day for who knows what purpose, and fills up the top dishwasher rack.

      • @[email protected]
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        33 days ago

        I like to drink coffee from a posh glass. I use a clean one each time. My wife dislikes the practice but I often tell her, if this is my most incongruent habit then things are pretty great honestly.

    • @[email protected]
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      103 days ago

      I’ve found that a quick spin on the lathe every six months or so is totally sufficient. It’s usually time when I start to notice that the remaining volume is down to one or two espressos and the cup is able to provide a good cup of Joe despite only receiving hot water.

      Yes I am kidding.

      But yes, for science I’ve also cleaned a stainless steel cup that way.

    • snooggums
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      133 days ago

      We have a rack of coffee mugs and wash them in the dishwasher after each use like other dishes. Sometimes I handwash one to use again.

    • @9point6
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      If it’s not had a warm coffee in it for approximately 4h, it’s dirty and I need a new cup.

      If I happen to regularly have coffees in the same cup over 12h and I’m going for another, the mug is still fine

      I don’t make the rules

    • Higgs boson
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      73 days ago

      I am not gonna go overboard and call what I do a “wash”. Soap usually doesn’t enter the picture.

    • @[email protected]OP
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      63 days ago

      Yeah, I like a little creamer in mine, so that whole “it’ll be part of tomorrows coffee” thing means old dried dairy 🤢

      • @[email protected]
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        33 days ago

        Creamer is actually non-dairy. Not that I’m advocating not cleaning it out of your cup, but an interesting tidbit nonetheless.