A sodastream is a compact machine that allows you to easily carbonate water at home.
The approximate size is 6” wide x 9” deep x 17” high and it weighs about a pound. It is made of plastic.
How does a sodastream work?
A sodastream runs off a canister of compressed CO2. The machine injects the pressurized gas into the water, carbonating it. To replace the CO2 canister, you remove the back cover of the unit, unscrew the current canister and screw in a new canister – very simple.
Only SodaStream canisters and carbonation bottles can be used, and the canisters are only available in certain areas.
Some sodastream flavoring products are a bit more natural.
Sodastreams are very useful products if you drink carbonated beverages, especially plain seltzer water. I enjoy the carbonated water with a little bit of flavored liquid stevia (vanilla crème or lemon drop) and some ice whenever I want something “fizzy”.
* Title 21, Section 101, part 22 of the Code of Federal Regulations states: The term natural flavor or natural flavoring means the essential oil, oleoresin, essence or extractive, protein hydrolysate, distillate, or any product of roasting, heating or enzymolysis, which contains the flavoring constituents derived from a spice, fruit or fruit juice, vegetable or vegetable juice, edible yeast, herb, bark, bud, root, leaf or similar plant material, meat, seafood, poultry, eggs, dairy products, or fermentation products thereof, whose significant function in food is flavoring rather than nutritional.
This product review is a guest post by my son, August. If you find it helpful, leave a comment, as I hope to get him writing more for the blog.
Great review! Thanks for the info. I have always passed these up, because I thought I HAD to use the flavorings specific to the product. Didn’t realize I could carbonate and later add my own flavors….minus HFCS and “natural flavor.” Will definitely take a second look at it!
Renee – glad you found the review helpful.
Thanks for the helpful review! I’d been curious about these soda makers. I don’t drink soda often, but the idea of being able to carbonate and then flavor my own does sound appealing. I remember reading about how broad the “natural flavor” definition is in the book Fast Food Nation. Scary, isn’t it?
Great job, August! Thoughtful and thorough!