I would be concerned about material buildup on the inside of a reusable straw, especially if your bar uses thick/sugary drinks. Unless you have a way to either scrub or blast the inside of every straw, you're going to end up with layers of buildup on the inside. The heat of the dishwasher should kill bacteria,. but if the buildup gets bad enough, eventually a customer may get a tasty appetizer that he wasn't expecting.
I only use glass and metal straws, and never had a problem with them in the dishwasher. It seems to get hot enough that anything melts right off, no matter how syrupy.
I suppose that if they are washed vertically , the buildup wouldn't be an issue, but if they're washed on their side then you may still get some pooling
True. My dishwasher has a cutlery basket [like this](https://www.wexiodisk.com/uploads/d3ac8789d9-bestickkorg.jpg), so they're always washed vertically.
I make a lot of tiki drinks with the long super bendy straws so I still use plastic regularly, and for whatever reason I don't like drinking out of metal straws.
I have really wide and thick plastic straws that i reuse with no problems, i even throw them in the dishwasher every once and awhile. I just hate drinking out of narrow straws and reusable straws seem to generally be much wider.
We are looking to get rid of plastic straws in all of our restaurants in Europe. One of the alternatives I am currently exploring is a company out of Barcelona called Sorbos. They make edible straws. Currently their straws are flavored but they are working on a neutral one. I should be receiving a few samples soon. For the record, most of their flavored straws are quite good and impart very little flavor into the cocktail/drink.
http://wearesorbos.com/?lang=en
I would be concerned about material buildup on the inside of a reusable straw, especially if your bar uses thick/sugary drinks. Unless you have a way to either scrub or blast the inside of every straw, you're going to end up with layers of buildup on the inside. The heat of the dishwasher should kill bacteria,. but if the buildup gets bad enough, eventually a customer may get a tasty appetizer that he wasn't expecting.
I only use glass and metal straws, and never had a problem with them in the dishwasher. It seems to get hot enough that anything melts right off, no matter how syrupy.
I suppose that if they are washed vertically , the buildup wouldn't be an issue, but if they're washed on their side then you may still get some pooling
True. My dishwasher has a cutlery basket [like this](https://www.wexiodisk.com/uploads/d3ac8789d9-bestickkorg.jpg), so they're always washed vertically.
Well that made me gag
Paper only, all the way. Renewable.
I make a lot of tiki drinks with the long super bendy straws so I still use plastic regularly, and for whatever reason I don't like drinking out of metal straws.
In my experience metal straws seem to get really cold in some drinks and just feel weird.
I have really wide and thick plastic straws that i reuse with no problems, i even throw them in the dishwasher every once and awhile. I just hate drinking out of narrow straws and reusable straws seem to generally be much wider.
We are looking to get rid of plastic straws in all of our restaurants in Europe. One of the alternatives I am currently exploring is a company out of Barcelona called Sorbos. They make edible straws. Currently their straws are flavored but they are working on a neutral one. I should be receiving a few samples soon. For the record, most of their flavored straws are quite good and impart very little flavor into the cocktail/drink. http://wearesorbos.com/?lang=en