no offense to older people in chat, but why do so many older USonians try to overuse appliances or reusable containers with worn out plastic in contact with food?
is this a worldwide issue? my hypothesis was they got introduced to them as wonder materials of the future. even plastic sponges get reused when they clearly have molecule-deep filth in every crevasse
Their parents are from the tail end of the depression era and the frugal habits from back then are still lingering. Even I feel weird throwing away something that's not outright broken, despite knowing it's probably starting to get gross.
Not-cleaning the coffee maker or kettle isn't unique to old people unfortunately, out of sight out of mind.