SodaStream and Dutch Tap Water: A Perfect Match!

Hello everyone, a post with something else as Splinterlands again, I'll keep trying to diversify my blogs posts where I can... 🙂

As I'm getting older, I don't like sweet drinks anymore so when I'm home I'm always drinking sparkling water, or coffee but not too much!
Am an easy drinker and easily get to 2 liters per day, after weeks we would get a whole bunch of empty bottles we needed to return to the supermarket, too many to take with us on the bicycle so we had to use the car for buying the (heavy) water bottles as well as returning them, preferably at the same time 😁

Good to know: the normal price for 1.5 liters of carbonated water in my country is €0.50 - 0.60 cents

For a combination of reasons (convenience, saving some money, eco friendly) I was curious about the Soda Stream machine that comes in different forms, it's been around for ages but I just never looked with much interest for one.

A SodaStream is a handy machine that lets you turn tap water into fizzy water in seconds. It works by injecting carbon dioxide (CO₂) into the water, creating sparkling water. You can even add flavors to make your own sodas at home!

One of the best things about using a SodaStream in the Netherlands is the incredible tap water quality. Dutch tap water is among the cleanest and safest in the world, often better than bottled water in many other countries. This makes it perfect for creating delicious sparkling water at home.

In fact, one of the companies that bottle the water, Sourcy is getting the water from the same source as our tap water is coming from!

I recently bought a SodaStream to test it out. The manufacturer claims you can make 60 liters of carbonated water with one CO₂ cylinder. After several weeks of use, I was able to create 71 bottles of 840 ml each, which adds up to about 60 liters and more.

Some old skool counting here! 😁

And I know! For the people reading this paying attention, there are 73 counts on the piece of paper, but I didn't count the last two because the CO₂ cylinder was pretty much empty by then.

One bottle for the Soda Stream is 840ml, adding up to 59.64 liters, pretty close to the 60 liters the manufacturer claimed!!

With a replacement CO₂ cylinder costing €12.50, it works out to just €0.21 (vs. €0.33 bought in the store) per liter of carbonated water. That’s affordable, eco-friendly, and a great way to enjoy high-quality sparkling water!

I've read that carbonating pre cooled water is a little better at keeping the water carbonated a while longer, I haven't tried it myself but I like cool water anyway, so I'm keeping 3 bottles of 840 ml each in the fridge (two in our household are drinking the water)

Do you have any experience with any kind of Soda Stream machine or is it even used in your country? Let me know, I'm curious!