I feel a bit like Goldilocks when it comes to water bottles. I love drinking out of glass containers, namely because they don’t have that metallic tang of stainless steel nor do they hold onto the lingering taste of bad to-go decisions that often go hand-in-hand with plastic bottles (that spicy greens and wheatgrass juice from months ago that you can’t quite wash away). That said, glass bottles, unlike stainless and plastic ones, are heavy, and the past few that I’ve owned have been sort of chunky and haven’t fit in my car’s cup holder, which means they end up rolling around near my feet or I have to drive with my water bottle between my legs. I feel like I’ve found my “just right” with the 18-ounce Mover bottle by Purist. It’s stainless—so it’s lightweight and durable–but the inside is lined with a thin layer of silicon dioxide, which gives it a glasslike finish and prevents inadvertent flavor saving. The color choices are really nice, too–like bone, clay and drift, which is a pretty forest green shade. Bonus: It fits my car’s cup holder and it keeps hot drinks hot for 12 hours and cold ones cold for about a day. —Rebecca Misner, senior features editor
