Picked up my dad's old Stanley thermos from the 80s this weekend, the one with the dented bottom and scratched paint. Figured it was just junk but tried it out yesterday morning before my shift. Poured boiling water in it for 5 minutes to preheat it, then filled it with fresh coffee at 4:30 AM. Drank my last cup at 1 PM and it was still warm enough to burn my tongue a little. Guess they really built stuff different back then. Anyone else find some old gear that blows away the new stuff you've bought?
I was scrolling through a cleaning tips thread on Reddit (big mistake, honestly) and someone mentioned that ceramic mugs with hollow handles are basically mold hotels. I flipped mine over and found this tiny drainage hole I never noticed, and sure enough, black gunk was seeping out when I squeezed it. I've been drinking from that Revere Ware mug since 2019 without ever washing the inside of the handle. Has anyone else found nastiness in something they used every single day?