sodastreamTerra Soda Streaming Machine - STARTER KIT - Sparkling Water Maker with CO2 & Bubly Drop - Eco-Friendly, No Batteries Needed - Black

Okay. I recognize right away that this is going to be an expensive purchase. Not only is the initial price quite high, but carbon bottles don't last forever, and I foresee that being a major long term purchase. That said, I've used the soda stream consistently for a month now and haven't run out of the first carbonation container, so it has good life.The product is very easy to assemble with clear instructions. It did take me a second try to learn the water has to be up to the second line before it works. Not sure what both lines are for, but the drink will only lightly carbonate if it's only filled to the first line.This kit comes with a pretty large bottle, which works for my purposes, though I will eventually invest in buying a few smaller ones for lighter use. It works well and is a much healthier alternative to soda. Obviously, it's not 100% healthy, but I'd be adding the flavoring to my water anyways (I just use a cheap water flavoring from walmart) and it helps me drink more water.Definitely a bit expensive, but I foresee getting a lot of use from this because I love carbonated drinks!

I've wanted to stop drinking beer at home for quite some time but I've never really found the motivation to do so. I've had this just under two months now and I've been drinking between 3 and 5 Liters per day. if you push the button five times for about a half second each this far exceeds any level of carbonation in topo Chico. we also take a significant amount of vitamins in our house. I probably take close to 30 per day. swallowing pills becomes almost a chore when you're taking this many and some tend to get stuck in the throat. when I use this soda water for taking my pills I can throw a handful of between five and 10 in my mouth at a time and something happens with the carbonation tickling the back of the throat making it exceptionally easy to swallow pills in bulk. kind of a accidental nice side effect of the carbonated water. I have fairly sensitive taste buds and I did not notice even one remote flavor or water texture difference between standard reverse osmosis filtered water and Topo Chico. The way this thing is configured, it could not be a more simple device to use. The large mouth bottles that come with it necked effortlessly in less than 2 seconds and within 5 seconds you have fully carbonated water. it's almost ridiculous how easy it is. getting back to this helping me to stop drinking beer. I won't go into details but some people might say that I drank too much beer nightly in the home. I find that right around sunset is when my body usually tells me I've worked my butt off today and I deserve a beer. The craving is not quite overwhelming but it is quite substantial. in my mind I raced to find any excuse why I deserve to have a beer... so I try to quickly grab one of the prepared bottles out of the refrigerator and take a quick medium sized gulp. within seconds the craving for beer disappears. something tells me it is the heavy, hard-hitting carbonation that you can really put into this water that pinches the back of the throat satisfying that craving for that first drink of carbonated ice cold beer. My cravings are becoming less and less after almost 2 months of this pattern. in just under two months this SodaStream has prevented me from drinking over 245 beers according to my stop drinking app on my cell phone. from a health standpoint, obviously that is significant but from a financial standpoint as well of course.with drinking between 3 and 5 of these liters per day I do find myself going through the CO2 cartridges quite quickly. a simple YouTube search produced many different workarounds for that expense since CO2 tank swaps here in Houston Texas at any grocery store, Target or bed bath & beyond run $15 US. our grocery stores sell food grade dry ice at just$2 per pound. there's a very simple process where you purchase 1.5 lb of dry ice, put it inside too separate 1 gallon Ziploc bags and smash it really really well with a meat hammer. I use the flat side of my meat tenderizer hammer and it works exceptionally well. it turns it basically into powder. I removed the brass top of the CO2 tank using a crescent wrench when it was empty, insert a clean funnel and dump the dry ice powder down inside. I use a stainless steel tervis straw to help the dry ice go down into the funnel when it sometimes gets clogged up at the neck of the funnel a little bit. makes it very easy. I put the entire canister with funnel on top of a digital gram scale and zero it out before starting to fill. once it hits 14.5 oz or I believe the other weight and measure on the CO2 tank says 410 g of CO2 if I remember correctly. I overfill it by 2 g because by the time you grab for the brass threaded screw cap and get it on you will have lost about two grams of the dry ice which is CO2. I find that by buying 1.5 lb of dry ice usually I'm left with about 4 oz remaining after this operation is done. I'm waiting on my newest revision to this which will make the process much more easy though. I purchased an aluminum 20 lb CO2 tank off of Amazon delivered for about $210. then purchased a brass adapter that screws directly into the CO2 tank and then the unmolested SodaStream CO2 bottle will fit and screw directly into that fitting. this allows you to directly fill the SodaStream CO2 tank off of your larger 20 lb tank. do a lot of YouTube searches for this process cuz there's plenty available and you'll see how easy it is. obviously use caution because you are dealing with pressurized liquids and carbon dioxide which can be deadly in large quantities if it's in a confined area. I will be storing my 20 lb CO2 tank in my laundry room where we have redundant CO2 and explosive gas detectors already. in Houston we are able to fill the 20 lb tank at a place called airgas on Hempstead highway. I believe there are other air gas stores throughout the state and city. there is a nominal difference between food grade and industrial grade CO2. I will be purchasing food grade CO2 from airgas which I believe is only 0.5% more pure but I definitely don't want any unnecessary chemicals in my water... or in my tanks. they told me they are able to fill a 20 lb tank up to the 18 lb level and that would cost $47. that should produce very close to 20 SodaStream cartridges full of CO2 which will put it around $2.40 per fill I believe

I had an older model and found this set on sale for $50; the upgrade was worth it. This uses the easy to snap replacement co2 cartridges and I never have to worry about explosions like I used to with my old screw on bottle model! Very easy to set up and use. If I find them on sale again I’ll be buying; it’s a gift value I can’t ignore

Great value! Small sleek design, simple set up, no plug in, quiet. Adds perfect fizz to cold tap water in about 4 seconds! We like it with out flavoring but the lime Bubly that came in starter pack taste exactly as it would right out of the store bought can with just a small drop! You have to use provided bottle but there are other sizes and makes available to purchase if needed!

The device itself works fine. I just wish there were more options of flavorings. Not a fan of Bubly.

I had been buying the J"Bubbly" brand in the cans. They come 8 per box, and were costing a small fortune, especially since I drink so many of them in a day. I saw this on Amazon, purchased it, AND it comes with the brand "Bubbly" Cherry additive to make my drink the Cherry Bubbly flavor! It says to add 3/4 Tsp. to the bottle of water, after it's been carbonated, however, when I put a full Tsp. in, it taste EXACTLY like the canned Bubbly! I LOVE IT! And so seldom can I give a 5-star rating. This is the best experience with a product. And too, it comes with a card on " Never run out of Gas!" They are delivered when you need them. I LOVE this like I love using Amazon. Bring it on!

Unfortunately, the SodaStream I ordered was defective — the first unit arrived damaged, and the replacement had a broken CO2 release button after minimal use. The product quality left a lot to be desired. However, the seller was responsive and handled the situation very well. They issued a full refund without requiring a return, which I really appreciated. Disappointed in the product itself, but impressed with how the seller took care of it.

I loved my first sodastream but this one is much easier to use. I had to replace my first one due to "not me" breaking it (but it did last over 10 years) Hopefully this one will last as well. I love the fact that I can make my own simple syrups for sodas.