SodaStream is really worth it
At least once a week I had to carry a case of sparkling water home from the grocery store. And at least once a month I had to make a trip to the Transfer Station to recycle the plastic/glass bottles.
Months ago I saw a SodaStream unit at a friend’s house and was immediately sold on it. SodaStream is a product that allows you to turn plain old tap water into carbonated water. It comes with two hard-plastic bottles and a variety pack of flavors.
You fill the plastic bottles with water, insert them into the SodaStream unit and press a button on it a few times. The button releases CO2 from the 60L container and injects it into the water. A loud hissing noise will tell when enough gas has been added to the water. Depending on how often you press the button, you can make the water more or less carbonated (I’m more on the less-side). You release the bottle and end up with carbonated water. If you feel like it, you can add one of the many flavors to the mixture.
Now that it is hot outside, I make (and drink) about three bottles full of carbonated water a day and it’s great that I don’t have to schlepp those bottles home from the store and back to the recycling center.
The Pia and Tobias verdict: highly recommended.
July 19th, 2010 at 12:17 pm
I just bought one based on your recommendation. I buy at least 4 bottles of soda a week and this seems like a pretty good alternative.
July 19th, 2010 at 12:18 pm
Glad to hear that – you won’t regret it!
–T
July 23rd, 2010 at 12:56 am
This sounds like something from the old world has finally arrived over there! – Soda Stream is known and used in Germany since many, many years. I think ours is about 10 years old…
It works as long as you have high quality tap water available – Which you may recall we in Bavaria do have
July 23rd, 2010 at 5:26 pm
We have this machine and LOVE it! I love how we can have frizzante in three pumps! This summer, we’ve been quite partial to Torani vanilla syrup mixed into a iced glass of frizzante. Sooo refreshing! BTW, getting refills on the cartridges is quite simple, too!