Klean Kanteen TKWide Water Bottle

***************************FINAL UPDATE*******************************In the past month or so, I've had to stop using this thermos. I used to fill it with coffee in the morning as I began work, keeping it in the kitchen sink (lined with white porcelain that's now an ugly mottled brown from all the sloshing coffee since the lid doesn't pour smoothly...). But now the thermos' outside gets immediately hot to the touch and the coffee gets cold within a couple hours or so. I'll be on a call, then reach for some coffee. Lukewarm. Bleh.At the same time or just before I bought this Klean Kanteen "luxury" thermos, I'd bought a cheap 12-ounce stainless steel thermos (all ss, including the lid). I've dropped that thing a dozen times but up to now it keeps coffee hot far longer than the Klean Kanteen AND pours more smoothly (less of a mess). In this case, higher cost didn't mean better quality or customer service.I'm back on Amazon searching for a thermos with all stainless steel interior parts (including lid) but with a smooth-pouring spout. You'd think that with how popular coffee is and all the news about new, suspect chemicals in plastic leaching into beverages, a company would have already perfected such a design. I'll never trust a label that just because plastic is "BPA-free," it's safe. We've called Klean Kanteen FOUR TIMES in the past three months to find a solution. No reply. Sad we can't rely on Klean Kanteen anymore.*******************UPDATE 1************************I've been using my Klean Kanteen for over a year now. I fill it every day, even in the summer, with hot beverages. You can read my original review below about why I like Klean Kanteen, but over the past six months, I've found a major problem with my thermos. I fill the thermos with piping hot coffee and within thirty minutes, the outside of the insulated thermos is so hot I can't touch it. Even before I noticed this, my hot coffee was becoming lukewarm within just a couple of hours. I think something in the insulation system is broken. Disappointing.The minor problem I've discussed below--that the lid sloshes liquid all over the place no matter how carefully I pour. Since I'm working at home now, I keep the painfully-hot-to-the-touch thermos full of coffee in my kitchen sink and pour from the sink to make the inevitable clean-up easier.A quick note. Within the first week of getting my thermos, I contacted the company (Klean Kanteen) over my concerns with the lid. I even mentioned I'd be willing to buy an upgraded thermos (one with a pour-through lid) if they could reassure me that one would pour better. They "noted" my concerns but said nothing else. This company used to have stellar customer service--and that's what kept our family going back for our thermos/water bottle needs. But even before the pandemic hit, Klean Kanteen seems to have gotten large enough not to be invested in working with customers to solve problems anymore.All in all, I'm really sorry that I can no longer recommend Klean Kanteen. I've been with them for about a decade, but our latest experience with this 32-ounce thermos and the company's customer service representatives (June 2019) have prompted us to look for another stainless steel bottle supplier.******************Original Review***********************I've gone through about a dozen stainless steel water bottles in the last 20 years--four of which I still have/use. This is my third Klean Kanteen product. I often try to save money by buying something cheaper but I always get burned in the end doing so. My other "stainless steel" water bottles all have rust spots inside them. My oldest Klean Kanteen bottle, a single walled stainless steel bottle, is about ten years old and is still kicking, true to this company's advertising. I traveled all over Asia with that bottle and even dropped in from great heights while hiking mountain paths. And it has returned, whole, with me to the US. One of my older Klean Kanteen insulated bottles (small, 12-ounces) finally died about seven years into owning it. I must have left liquids inside it too long too often because it fell apart at the bottom. I take responsibility for that.After another cheap stainless steel water bottle's cap failed on me recently (flooded with water inside, unable to remove it), I noticed it was covered in rust inside the bottle area in under a year of use. I'm sure the massive intestinal troubles I had recently that coincided with finding the sloshy bottle cap resulted from my drinking contaminated water... So I returned to Klean Kanteen. This time I'll be more careful with this bottle and dry it out thoroughly between uses. I also won't submerge the lid as that seems to be the weak point for most bottles.So far (just received), I especially like the bottle's tight cap seal--with TWO silicone rings and Klean Kanteen's new screw-cap system. The cap screws on without a hitch even if I slightly misalign the body and cap. As I type this, the bottle is sitting upside down full of hot liquid on my desk. While there was initial dripping, once I tightened the cap until I couldn't tighten it further, the dripping stopped. I hope the need to tighten the cap so much won't lead to structural failure. The cap's sides are plastic but the surface that abuts the liquid is stainless steel surrounded by one silicone ring. I do notice the plastic is wet when I unscrew the cap so I think liquid is coming into contact with the plastic then falling back into the main compartment below. I really dislike plastic caps inside the water bottle at all and it surprises me Klean Kanteen didn't engineer a stainless steel cap option for this bottle.One other caveat, for me, is also a plus: the nicely rounded lip of the bottle. While drinking from the machine-smoothened lip is very comfortable, I'm finding it hard to pour without spilling liquid. I work partly from home and partly from a university. I always have my bottle with me in class or in my office in my lab. These are very bad places to spill things... I'm not sure yet how to solve this concern. I could have invested $10 more in Klean Kanteen's upgraded thermos with "pour-through" (lid) function, but I thought this bottle would suffice. Hopefully Klean Kanteen will have an idea how to solve this problem.So if it's not a huge deal for you that pouring hot liquids might lead to some spilling, and you don't mind the plastic sidewalls of the bottle cap (I'm already looking for an all-stainless steel cap replacement like my other Klean Kanteens bottles' caps), this is a solid bottle. And the company's warranty is outstanding. How do I know? I've called them in the past about another bottle and they went above and beyond to take care of me. That kind of customer service earns my business for life. You can feel safe investing a bit more in Klean Kanteen's higher quality products AND their commitment to actually helping their customers (instead of just processing orders).All in all, I'm happy with the purchase though I'll be looking for a better cap, if the company carries one yet. I'll update my review if anything major changes.

This thing is a beast. Does a fantastic job of holding ice for my 20 oz KK TKWide during the hot summer days. I no longer have to bring my Yeti cooler along with me in the trunk. I just fill the the Klean Kanteen 64 oz all the way up with ice and the ice will last me throughout my work day. I leave it in the car in the hot summer sun and I still have ice in it at then end of the day. It really does hold the temperature inside very well due to the climate lock technology and being double wall vacuum insulated. I would suggest one of these if you are tired of lugging around a cooler with you. I keep a case of bottled water in the car. Yes the bottled water is warm due to sitting inside the car in the heat with the windows rolled up all day. You just open your Klean Kanteen 64 oz container and put some ice into your drinking container (for me a Klean Kanteen 20 oz) and then pour one 16 oz bottled water over the ice and you are good to go. I'm all about the Klean Kanteen products now days. They just work really well. And I also like them because they are sort of the odd man out as far as insulated stainless water bottles go. Where I live you see lots of Yeti's & Hydroflask's out in the suburbs, but not as many Klean Kanteen's. I like being different so that is another reason I go with Klean Kanteen brand aside from the fact that they just work great. Anyhow, if you have been looking at a Klean Kanteen or maybe have had some interest in one but wasn't so sure if it was good enough, take it from me they are worth the money. There are several different color's and sizes to choose from. The wide mouth's are the best because they are easier to clean with a bottle brush and easier to drop ice into. I prefer the wide loop lid on all of my Klean Kanteen's. Only my 12 oz TKWide has the cafe cap for tea or coffee. Get one. But I'm warning you , one will lead to 3 or 4 or even 6.

**EDIT** Deducted one star due to lack of clarity on color choices. See last part of review for more information.**Original Review** The new TKWide redesign of Klean Kanteen's excellent thermal coffee cup is a winner, in my opinion. With the leak-proof coffee lid attached, the cup is no taller than the old design with the cup attached (see images.) The internal threads have allowed them to increase the height of the vacuum thermal double-wall clear to the top edge, and undoubtedly, this is where their claim of increased thermal efficiency comes from. I love the addition of the stainless fold-away carrying loop, which snaps into place on the lid opposite the drinking side when not in use. I've often left the house juggling too many items on the way to the car, and this robust loop is a handy and welcome addition to the design. I already have 5 of the old design (all 20oz) and 2 of the shorties (12oz) all of which will probably outlive me. But the two shorties were purchased with painted finishes, which lasted only a month before starting to peel off. They are now almost entirely stainless, with only a spot of color here and there. No matter; they still work fine. In fairness, we have always cleaned them all in the dishwasher (Bosch; no heating element.) The painted or screened logos on the 20oz cups have also almost disappeared as a result. I believe KK makes the finest thermal cups in existence, and I have enjoyed mine for many years. The newly redesigned TKWide cup can still be had in brushed stainless, but I love the colors. I have high hopes for the durability of the new POWDER COAT finish on the TKWide iteration. It's a beautiful matte finish, richly saturated with color. I haven't yet decided whether to break my longstanding rule against handwashing ANYTHING to keep the finish pristine on this new cup. The instructions do say that "most lids and caps are top-rack safe; however, hand washing is recommended for all Kanteen bodies and food canister lids" so we've been warned. I'll probably get another one of these new TKWide cups for my wife, though we will both continue to use our older cups, which have not seemed to suffer any decline in thermal efficiency over the years, despite the constant dishwasher cycles they've endured. That's a testament to the durability of Klean Kanteen products, though our Bosch dishwasher's lack of a heating element may have helped.

Keeps hot for longer than others

Very convenient to use for hot and cold liquids. Easy to seal, easy to open. A little inconvenient to clean because it must be taken apart, but I think that's a function of the extra convenient and leakproof opening. I also like that it is easy to use as a tumbler, which you could not do with their old design because it had a sharp top edge.

Lo compré para llevar agua fria en verano, en Aranjuez (tenemos unos veranos de morir). Aguanta perfectamente el dia completo estando muy fria, lo cual es de agradecer.Lo probé una vez con agua caliente para el té y me pareció que no aguantaba tanto el calor, pero es un termo realmente de buena calidad.

tengo varios productos de la marca KLEAN KANTEEN todos excelentes en relación calidad precio, y este no fue la excepción, bastante cómodo, mantiene los liquidos bien frios por largo tiempo, la tapa muy fuerte sin goteo, no se tira el liquido para nada, cabe perfectamente en el pouch CONDOR H2O, excelente opción de doble pared de tamaño regular de 32oz.

Esta super bien, no fuga, se limpia mas facil que los de la cafeteria de la sirenita y es mejor o de la misma calidad. Queremos al menos un par mas.