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The soda stream was the game changer for me. I'm addicted to soda water (aka seltzer aka club soda). I don't even like adding flavor. Filter water + CO2 is goo

by agentgt 10y ago

The soda stream was the game changer for me. I'm addicted to soda water (aka seltzer aka club soda). I don't even like adding flavor. Filter water + CO2 is good enough for me. Curbs appetite. I also have this probably unfounded belief that even if what you are consuming has zero calories but has a strong taste it will have some sort of impact on your hunger levels and perhaps worse insulin as well (some sweetners I believe do).

bcg1 10y ago
I agree, the sodastream machine is phenomenal... I drink seltzer almost exclusively, and before I had the machine I hated having to deal with all the empty plastic bottles. I'm not sure that soda stream has a huge cost benefit over buying seltzer when in bulk when it is on sale... but I like that it doesn't generate garbage and also I like fact that it is much more compact than storing a bunch of bottled water. Also, to nitpick, I think club soda is not quite the same thing... I believe it usually has some sort of sodium or potassium salt while seltzer is just H2O + CO2 like you describe. Not sure if the flavored bottle would even really be that effective... and $25 for the bottle seems kind of expensive just to be able to try it out, especially since this seems fairly simple to DIY.
- agentgt 10y ago
  Yep I agree the cost isn't really that effective unless you do a mod and hookup an industrial tank (I'm too lazy to do this). The benefit like you said is not dealing with the cans or bottles. Especially for me since I like to fill a giant Yeti cup up so the soda stays cold the whole day. The soda stream bottles map perfectly over to the Yeti/RTIC 32oz tumblers.
no_wave 10y ago
That belief certainly has some research backing it (first Google result was https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/07/160712130107.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/07/160712130107.h..., I'm sure you can find me).
angry_napkin 10y ago
Are you locked into their ecosystem or have you pursued alternative means of adding CO2? I've read an article here and there that attempts to prove simply buying the water from the store is cheaper over time.

by agentgt 10y ago

bcg1 10y ago

I agree, the sodastream machine is phenomenal... I drink seltzer almost exclusively, and before I had the machine I hated having to deal with all the empty plastic bottles. I'm not sure that soda stream has a huge cost benefit over buying seltzer when in bulk when it is on sale... but I like that it doesn't generate garbage and also I like fact that it is much more compact than storing a bunch of bottled water. Also, to nitpick, I think club soda is not quite the same thing... I believe it usually has some sort of sodium or potassium salt while seltzer is just H2O + CO2 like you describe. Not sure if the flavored bottle would even really be that effective... and $25 for the bottle seems kind of expensive just to be able to try it out, especially since this seems fairly simple to DIY.

agentgt 10y ago
Yep I agree the cost isn't really that effective unless you do a mod and hookup an industrial tank (I'm too lazy to do this). The benefit like you said is not dealing with the cans or bottles. Especially for me since I like to fill a giant Yeti cup up so the soda stays cold the whole day. The soda stream bottles map perfectly over to the Yeti/RTIC 32oz tumblers.

no_wave 10y ago

That belief certainly has some research backing it (first Google result was https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/07/160712130107.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/07/160712130107.h..., I'm sure you can find me).

angry_napkin 10y ago

Are you locked into their ecosystem or have you pursued alternative means of adding CO2? I've read an article here and there that attempts to prove simply buying the water from the store is cheaper over time.