Soda Stream Review

I was lucky enough to receive a Soda Stream system to review.  I got it about three days ago and we have been using it daily ever since.  It's a lot of fun to make your own soda.  We do drink about one can of soda a day per person in our household.  So by using the soda stream we are able to eliminate that waste of bottles or cans.  Soda Stream provides a way to make your own soda or sparkling water.  They have a lot of different flavors to choose from.  They have the Regular Flavors, Diet Flavors, Energy Drink, Sparkling Naturals, Sparkling Tea, Sodamix Variety Packs and MyWater Essence Flavors. 

I received the Fountain Jet in black/silver.  The fountain jet home soda maker looks good on my kitchen counter and it turns water into my beverage of choice in literally under a minute. 
The Fountain Jet package includes everything you need to make fresh sparkling water in your own home.

This package includes:

• Fountain Jet Home Soda Maker
• 1 60 liter Carbonator
• 1 Carbonating Bottle

We received several flavors to try. 

SodaMix flavors are all available in economy sized bottles. Each bottle makes 12 liters (about 33 cans) of soda.

Sodamix shelf life

When ordering sodamix, we recommend ordering an amount that you will comfortably consume within 3-4 months.

Sodamix bottles feature a "best before" date which relates to optimal taste. Rest assured that sodamix can safely be consumed well beyond this “best before” date, however peak taste is ensured by consuming prior to this date. Sodamix will typically arrive at your home with about 3-4 months remaining prior to the “best before” date, therefore please order no more than a 3-4 month supply of sodamix.

For longest shelf life, please keep tightly closed and store in a cool, dry place.

So far we have tried the following:

The root beer is great.  We all really enjoyed this.  Not only is it easy to make, it tastes great.  We like our soda really carbonated so we just put a little extra pump in and voila we have soda just the way we like it.  We made root beer floats, they were so good.

I wasn't sure that we were going to like the Black Currant & Pear, but boy was I wrong.  This is a flavor that we really enjoyed.  The whole family was pleasantly surprised by this one. 

Made from cane sugar and other all-natural ingredients, new SodaStream Sparkling Naturals make great-tasting `better for you’ sodas. Sparkling Naturals contain no artificial flavors, no artificial colors and no artificial sweeteners, and do not contain any preservatives, making them a perfect, sparkling, natural soda alternative for the entire family.

Each 750ml bottle of Sparkling Natural concentrate will make 6 liters (approximately 25 8-oz servings) of all-natural soda.

A note about shelf life: When ordering Sparkling Natural, SodaStream recommends ordering an amount that you will comfortably consume within 3-4 months. Sparkling Naturals feature a "best before" date which relates to optimal taste. Rest assured that Sparkling Naturals can safely be consumed well beyond this “best before” date, however peak taste is ensured by consuming prior to this date. Sparkling Naturals will typically arrive at your home with about 3-4 months remaining prior to the “best before” date, therefore please order no more than a 3-4 month supply.

Sparkling Naturals should be refrigerated after opening.

We really enjoyed the Sparkling Naturals Cola flavor as well.  We knew we probably would love it because we love cola flavor.  We pretty much only bought cola flavor before getting the soda stream.  Now that we have the soda stream, we will never buy cans or 2 liter bottles again.  I am so thankful that Soda Stream sent me a nice package to get started with this wonderful system.

I hope to hold a Soda Stream giveaway soon.  My blog is still too new for them to sponsor a giveaway at this time, but I look forward to a giveaway in the near future.