Dog Water Dish: Plastic vs Stainless Steel?

[Mike 03]

I could use some advice. For ten years I have always had plastic water bowls for my dogs, largely because we used them at the animal shelter where I used to volunteer, but because the release of studies that suggest there may be some toxic chemicals in plastic containers, this morning I purchased some stainless steel food bowls. These bowls don't specifically say that they are safe for water, and now I am wondering if it may not be the best idea to have my dog drinking from water out of a steel bowl.

Any opinions on whether it is safe, or even advisable or preferable, to allow pets to drink water from a steel bowl vs plastic?

Is plastic better? Worse?

Any advice would be appreciated.

:shrug: