Here is my reply ,, it's simple there is not a choice better bottles are the choice, I brew once a month , 10 gallons ,,,,,the reason is simple I just a love brewing all the clones out there GumBall Head and Alpha King are my choices right now. With Bells Two hearted and Flanders porter, New Holland Milk Stout.
Back to BB , go two their web site read the cleaning , do not use a brush they are simple to clean ,I use oxy-clean.
About half a scoop at a time for 24 hours to 36 ,then repeat first step again and each time when I empty it down to the bottom rim , shake it , shake it , then rinse with RO water then cover with paper towel and rubber band lay it on its side and the next day drain remaining water out.
I have turn my garage into a mini brewery , if I live in Indy I would enter into contest but really have not gone their yet I guess due to laziness , and not knowing where to sent the beer to competion's.
That's it you will enjoy the weight factor, and the easy of shaking them to clean them, also I like the fact that you can siphon in the center of the bottom hump to keep yeast and trub,hops out.
I have four 6.5 gallon class carboy one that I will trade for four 6 gallon better bottles one if some one like the glass ones ,
I cut my hand also cleaning then and should have gone to get stitches but it just a super clean cut and with butter fly strips and a lot of patience cleaning the cuts that I got.
Also here is something to think about when you use oxy-clean if you have dirty glasses from the dishwasher stains them I put them in a tote to clean them back to new again
And if you ever leave oxyclean in the carboy to long its will leave bumps and built up don't freak out take and pour vinegar in the carboy and shake it will dissolve it in just a few seconds of shaking