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To make a long story short I let myself and my environment go when I had a big depression problem last year (everything is fine now). Today when I was reorganising the house and throwing some out some old things I don’t need I found 3 of my stainless steel water bottles. They still have water in them from last year. Also when I was sick last month, I was dropped off a thermos with soup. I didn’t drink the soup I had made my own and forgot about it.

Can I still clean these stainless steel items and if so, what would be the recommended method(s)? The black bottle I will have to use the non straw top as I’m sure mold spores build up in the plastic straw over time.

Source: SamuelGrubbs1

A month ago now I upgraded to the 17e from my 12 pro max and it’s been a super satisfying experience so far.

Phone size: I thought this would be the main pain point for me. Aside from the 4s (my first iPhone) and the X, I only liked buying the bigger size because I had the “bigger is better” mentality. But I actually do not miss having a plus sized phone. The smaller format just feels more comfortable in hand and I can one-hand text again without needing the stretch my thumb halfway across the screen.

Battery: I love the optimization mode it has which I think to an extent the 12 pro max had, but you couldn’t set the Percentage it could charge to, to preserve the battery. The 17e usually lasts me the whole day even when using apps like Claude, YouTube or Apple Music. So just like with my 12 pro max the battery life is awesome, but it does have a slight minute long delay when you attach the phone to a wireless charger. I thought this was because of the case I’m using but it even does this outside the case. It doesn’t seem concerning, but I find it kinda weird unless it’s a protective setting I’m not aware of.

Camera: Camera is pretty optimal! Great quality, and easy to live without the 3 cameras the pro max has. Aside from just having a bigger phone I’d always gravitate to the flagship model because of the camera, despite never actually taking photos with my phone. The feeling just isn’t the same as using a “real” camera with a better raw format and actual glass.

Phone heat: the 17e does get warm sometimes, mostly when charging if I’m using my Ugreen wireless pack, but it’s not bad compared to the 12 pro max and usually cools down after 5 minutes. Even just having the 12 pro max on the cable it would feel like it was about to catch fire. I had my pro max swapped out on 3 occasions years ago and partly due to the overheating which I think caused a lot of the problems that showed up on its diagnostic report I got before getting the 17e.

Find my: it’s a small gripe, but it’s still disappointing. With the find my app, i unfortunately lose the ability for the close proximity tracking of my AirTags. I found out the hard way this feature is only available on models like the pro, and pro max. Instead I only have “play sound” and “directions” on the e model.

Over all I’d give it a 9.5/10, I love this phone so much and for what you get with it the price is pretty fair I’d say