I like the HDG bottle and the feel of the lid. Only my lid is white. I do not dishwasher the bottle or lid after each use, I rinse them out in the sink. However, the inside of the lid always looks dirty because of the white plastic. If the tops were green or black - you wouldn’t be able to see any sediment or grayness from the opaque nature of the material. If my old AG1 shaker bottle lid fit the HDG bottle, I would use that instead. So I use my AG1 bottle. But I’d rather not 
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