For those of you who enjoy drinking soda, but don’t particularly care for the carbon footprint left by plastic bottles and cans, comes a “smarter way to enjoy soda” with Sodastream. In seconds, you can turn water into cream soda, ginger ale, flavored, sparkling water, and diet sodas.
The system works by using CO2 to carbonate water, just like a soda fountain. What’s great about all of their soda makers is that you don’t have to plug them in and they don’t require batteries. The company offers several “kits,” which include the soda maker, carbonator, and sodamixes. The difference in the machines is primarily one of appearance rather than function. The soda maker is easy to use and simply involves installing the carbonator, filling the reusable bottle with water, carbonating the water, and adding flavor. The company offers over 30 syrups to flavor your water including regular, diet, and caffeine-free. With this machine you can make sodas, energy drinks, sparkling iced teas, and flavor essences. If you’re concerned about the high fructose corn syrup in sodas or the aspartame in diet sodas, you’ll be happy to know that the company’s syrups are free from both substances.
A few of our members had an opportunity to check out SodaStream. Here is what they thought:
The Mommy-Files: Not only do you save money on great tasting soda, but you use less bottles, thus saving the world one bottle at a time! The Fountain Jet takes up very little space and makes awesome-tasting soda!
Here are some of my favorite aspects of Sodastream:
The compactness of the machine fits perfectly with our reduced countertop space
I don’t have to plug it in or find/replace batteries
I can sweeten my soda water to my desired taste preference
It takes minutes to complete
I can use the tap or filtered water we have right here in our home
It’s fun (giggle…I sound like a little girl).
No compensation was received for this post or the reviews. A product was supplied by the company for this review.
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