Sodastream Fountain Jet Soda Maker Starter Kit

Sodastream Fountain Jet Soda Maker Starter Kit
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Our Price: $99.99
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Category: Kitchen
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Product Summary

Manufacturer: SodaStream
Brand: SodaStream
Model: 1012112014
Color: Black/Silver
Product features:

Enjoy freshly made, great tasting sparkling water/seltzer in less than 30 seconds with no mess
Starter kit includes SodaStream Jet soda maker in black/silver, one carbonator (good for making up to 60L of soda), and two BPA-free plastic bottles
Requires no electricity or batteries--great for using in RVs and boats
Reusable carbonating bottles last for three years with hermetically sealed caps to keep drinks fresh and fizzy
When CO2 carbonator is empty please visit Sodastream.com to set up a cylinder exchange

Kitchen and Housewares Reviews of Sodastream Fountain Jet Soda Maker Starter Kit

Customer Review: Good machine, but the flavors are what matter
Summary: 2 Stars

Let's start off with the hardware. The machine is mostly plastic, but it appears durable. I'm a great abuser of products and I haven't managed to break anything on it yet. The bottles are of above-average plastic thickness, so they'll probably last as long as the company claims they will. The CO2 canisters are well made and the only disadvantage is that they're proprietary and need to be send back to Soda Club for refill. Use of the machine is so easy that it's trivial -- screw on a bottle filled with water, press the button, wait for a buzzing noise from the relief valve. It doesn't get any simpler than that. No electricity required and no mess to clean up. In short the hardware is a 100% win.

Now we get to the software (or maybe I ought to call it "softdrinkware"). In order to make soda / pop / "soft drinks", you need to use syrup which the company calls "soda mix". The company sells a variety of soda mixes in both regular and diet forms. As many people have noted, the regular mixes are actually hybrid mixes with 2/3 artificial sweetener and 1/3 real sugar. That's a real shame as choice has been taken away from the consumer in favor of a perceived health benefit by those who think they know better than you. My initial order contain five regular mixes: Cola, Orange, Grape, Root Beer, and Pete's Choice. Let's walk through them from best to worst.

Pete's Choice and Root Beer were both excellent. Pete's choice tastes like Dr. Pepper. Both of these mixes tasted as good or better than store-bought soda. There was no annoying aftertaste from the artificial sweetener. I'd highly recommend them and I expect that most of my refills are going to be these two flavors.

Orange and grape .... not so much. Fruit flavors demand a certain sweetness to taste right, and it just isn't there. The annoying artifical sweetener aftertaste is prominant among these two flavors although it's tolerable. They also don't taste that orange-ish or that grape-ish. I might try mixing the syrup in at double the amount next time to see if I can raise the sweetness and strength of flavor while hopefully not ramping up the aftertaste. I'm skeptical.

And then there's the cola mix. This has to be one of the foulest concoctions I have ever had the misfortune of drinking. It doesn't taste like regular cola. It doesn't taste like diet cola. The artificial sweetener aftertaste is overwhelming. It kind of tastes like the old diet sodas that would spoil after sitting on the shelf for 5 years. If I didn't know better, I'd think they'd mixed in some of that chemical is in cough syrup that makes you gag when you put it in your mouth.

In summary, I really like the machine itself. I'd have given it 5 stars were it not for the flavors. The cola flavor was so bad that it deserved taking two stars off my review. The orange and grape flavors were mediocre and between the two of them it deserved the loss of another star. The bottom line is that this is a product that you'll be drinking and it needs to taste good.

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Description of Sodastream Fountain Jet Soda Maker Starter Kit

Now soda and seltzer lovers can enjoy a bevy of fizzy flavors at home while reducing their environmental impact. SodaStream, the world leader in make-your-own soda has introduced The Jet. This soda maker carbonates water in a BPA-free, reusable one-liter bottle in less than 30 seconds, without electricity or batteries, and with no clean-up. After loading the carbonator into the soda-maker, fill the bottle with regular tap or filtered water and place it in the soda maker. Just pump the button a few times to add the fizz and in seconds you will have a liter of fresh, tasty soda or sparkling water in a resealable bottle that stores compactly in your fridge. Each carbonator bottle has enough CO2 to carbonate up to 60 liters. Hermetically-sealed caps keep drinks fresh and fizzy much longer than store-bought bottles. With over 25 regular, diet, and caffeine free flavors of syrup (sold separately), there will be a flavor for everyone. With a SodaStream home soda maker, you'll enjoy freshly made, great tasting seltzer and soda in just seconds and you'll be helping our environment by drastically reducing waste from store-bought cans and bottles. With no batteries or electricity, you can use your soda maker in your kitchen, outdoors on your patio or deck, or on your boat or R.V. Simple sleek and easy to use, you'll transform ordinary water into the freshest and best-tasting seltzer and soda anytime. The Jet starter kit includes: Soda Maker; 1 60L CO2 cylinder; and 2 plastic carbonating bottles. When CO2 carbonator is empty please visit Sodastream.com to set up a cylinder exchange or view the closest cylinder exchange dealer.

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