# How do you clean your silicone-lined tupperware lids?

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**Created:** [September 8, 2017, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-clean-your-silicone-lined-tupperware-lids/795828 "2017-09-08T18:18:47Z")\
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**Author:** ![Sir\_T-Cups](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ed655f/32.png) [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\
**Post date:** [September 8, 2017, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-clean-your-silicone-lined-tupperware-lids/795828/1 "2017-09-08T18:18:47Z")

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That might be a bad title, so here’s what I mean:

Ms Cups and I were given one of those fancier tupperware-type glass containers that have a silicone insert attached to the lid. When it comes time to clean the tupperware themselves we just throw that in the dishwasher, but I don’t know if that’s good for the lids, specifically, the silicone ring in them.

Half the time, when I take the lid off the container, the band comes with it, which makes me think it’s not the most secure thing in the world. I would hate to throw those lids on the top rack of the dishwasher and have the band come off. Then again, hand washing them is kind of a bitch to do. Have any of you put the lids in the dishwasher? Did the silicone band stay intact?