Is it cheaper to make your own soda?
Photo: Matthew Korfhage
Bubbling your own water is convenient, saving space, and is by far the most environmentally friendly option rather than the glittering bottles stacked in the refrigerator. But this may not be cheap. In addition to the initial cost of the machine, you need to continue to supplement the CO2 jar. Depending on the brand, these jars range from $20 to $30, which adds up so you don’t necessarily save money. Note that “60 liters” refers to the theoretical amount of soda made in each jar. If you are an enthusiastic carbon fiber person, it might be more like 30 liters.
Some brands also offer recycling programs where you send them to empty cans and replace them with full cans so you don’t just throw away the metal cans. These recycling plans were included in my tests.
Carbon is a relatively simple technology. Usually, only one gadget is needed2 Source and a method of pumping gas into certain water. However, different manufacturers have different capabilities to inject carbon dioxide into water and store it there.
To consistently evaluate the best soda water manufacturer, I and contributor Andrew Watman tested each manufacturer with filtered water made with zero water filters and kept at refrigerator temperatures, testing the foam not only when carbonated, but also on the second day of the second to see how the bubbles are fixed. For those manufacturers that can not only carbonate, I tested wine, juice and soda. For the filtered manufacturers, I certainly tested it with unfiltered water and used chemical metrics to support filtering claims.
I evaluated the ease of use of each soda manufacturer, the quality of the bubbles, the duration of carbonic acid in the container provided, the ease of exchange of CO2 Cartridges and Simple Invisible: Do I Love My Soda Manufacturer? We will spend a lot of time together: it’s a pity not to like it.
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Photo: Andrew Watman
The Breville Infizz Fusion costs $250: Like drinking debris, Breville Infizz Fusion allows you to inject any liquid from carbon dioxide. Its visiting structure is much more durable than our top Pick Omnifizz, and writing critic Andrew Watman points to the nice touch and attractive mold metallic color on the carbonated buttons. But he also found the device’s “fusion cap” was a bit difficult to use, and each time it required some tiny burrs to tuck the bottle into the machine and cover it properly. These small frustrations prevent the device from being ruled out in our preferred choice.
Photo: Chris Haslam
Smeg Soda Maker is $200: There are so many things to like about this Smeg Soda Maker. In a world of Utah or plastic carbonate fiber, Smeg is the only soda maker called “Aarke” that can reasonably be called Sexy, controlled with clever knobs to integrate it stereotyped into its stylish form. British contributor Chris Haslam liked it (8/10, wired suggestion), but had some issues. This is the only soda maker I’ve tested without jars, Smeg doesn’t run a can swap system in the US (you have to use the cans from Sodastream), the instructions are pissed and sparse, and the Tritan bottles fit a little clumsy to the machine. If you are a professional in soda and can trading and want a professional on the countertop that looks better, this might be for you. But it’s an interesting starting point.
Photo: Andrew Watman
AARKE CORBONATOR III costs $229: Metallic slim Aarke is stylish – even sexy, mentioning contributor Andrew Watman. This may be enough to like it and invite it to live on your countertops, and unlike many, it is a singles system. However, the bubbles Waterman observed were thinner and weaker than other contestants, and you would need to reverse the machine to screw the jar in. But, if you like delicate bubbles, that’s great.
Photo: Aarke
Aarke Carbonator Pro costs $350: The “Pro” is an upgraded model for Carbonate 3, but comes with a cute glass bottle instead of a plastic bottle. It’s all beautiful, but the prices are rising sharply.
Photo: Matthew Korfhage
Drinkmate Spritzer is priced at $80: The portable version of the Omnifizz who drinks is a bit like a nail gun, with the same wonderful starting point effect as the Omnifizz, but in a smaller, more portable package. So what don’t love? A little clumsy. The Fizz Infuser mechanism is clumsy forward and backward, which has a lot of difficulties, leaving you feeling the risk of potentially destroying plastic. At some point, the carbonization trigger is trapped in the air in the “on” position and blows the carbonization into the air until I remove the CO2 The tank is complete. This is a bug that I can’t copy, but it makes me always a little cautious.
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