Portable Sparkling Water Maker - Travel Soda Maker for Home & Outdoor, 1L Carbonating Bottle, 10 pcs CO2 Cylinders, Compact Carbonated Water Machine for Flavored Drinks, Soda Machine (White)

We wanted an uncomplicated carbonation device, not the overpriced subscription one. This fit the bill, so we gave it a try. We really like it. Pros: The bottles are good sizes. 1L in size, so they fit in the fridge no problem, and 1L is enough where you don’t constantly have to refill them, but not so big that they go flat quickly. We bought two more on top of the one that came with the kit so we could have more than one drink in the fridge, or an extra chilling when the new bottle was made. The device itself is super simple, just insert the 8g carbon dioxide charge in the slot and tighten the device down on the bottle. Shake for 5 secs after the charge winds down a bit and done. You’ve got your carbonated water. Simple. We calculated out that doing it this way is about 50% the per-bottle cost for big-box store sparking water. Definitely a savings. Also, you can use that Big Name Company Soda Maker’s flavors with this device, just make sure you follow the instructions and put the flavor in *after* carbonating. No need to make a sticky mess and mess up the carbonator. Cons: Obvious negative is the waste of the CO2 chargers. Even if they are recyclable metal, it’s still something to consider balanced against not throwing more common plastic water or soda bottles out that might or might not actually get recycled. And you need to keep ordering them. The mitigating factor to ordering them is they’re widely available from various sources, not proprietary, and inexpensive. Another con is that the carbonation device leaks a bit when shaking it per instructions. I’m not sure if it’s a pressure relief feature or not, but the device still works fine. A small, small amount of water will leak out when shaking it, so do so over a sink or somewhere it won’t be a problem. A second reason to make sure you don’t add any syrups or anything to the water before removing tbe carbonator and using the normal cap so you don’t make a sticky mess. Last con - this takes some small wrist strength to tighten down. If you have issues twisting lids or the like, this might be a problem. For flavoring, if you want soda, the Sodastream flavors work great, just adjust the concentration for 1L. We’ve used several. If you want mineral water we are using “Hi-Lyte Low Sodium Electrolyte Supplement for Immune Support, Fasting and Rapid Hydration” here on amazon, was a pretty random pick, but it definitely makes the water taste like mineral water. Give that a try.

I'm not really sure why I kept passing on a soda siphon in the first place. I knew I didn't want one of those machines that you have to use with those slim canisters, because I didn't want to be on the hook for returning them. The Asfolia Portable Sparkling Water Maker is ideal for my use case. I now have two of them. I wanted an extra bottle, but they were sold out of those, so I thought to myself, "Why not just buy a second one, use the bottle and store the charger holder in case the first one stops working properly?" So... that's what I did. I have no regrets. The 1L size is great, there's no leakage and I know this because I put the bottles filled with water on their sides in my refrigerator. I get excellent carbonation when I use the maker with a soda charger, and the 10 chargers that come with it are awesome, too. I like the water bottle's sleek appearance and that it comes with a cap that you can use after you use the maker part where the soda charger goes. Now I'm hoping that they will get their own chargers back in stock, because I would definitely purchase them if I could.

The good thing is portability,but the carbonation is not close to soda stream system,that uses cannisters,where one can control how many shots,of CO2 you can drop in the bottle The small CO2 (8 grams),capsule is too small to be effective enough,but being portable is good enough for me. On the other hand, the itemr,indeed , is not refundable (do to CO2 transport requirments) ,but the seller or manufacturer they are very nice ,and go to ,great lengths to make the customer happy.

It works

worked for a few days then broke. wasted money...was using it then i heard a pop/snap sound. now the CO2 goes everywhere. something inside it broke.

Worked well for a few months. About 3-4 months ago, seal for the cartridge started leaking. Most of the carbonation escapes through the window the cartridge is inserted into. Would not recommend

Great at girst but adter a year its like it dulls and barely carbonates things now

So easy to use that I figured it out with poorly translated instructions and a migraine. Portable, inexpensive, even sturdy. It's a good ratio, you can make enough for 2 people in 2 minutes. All soda machines require cartridge's so I don't even mind the co2 thingies.

I'm disappointed with this soda maker. We've got a SodaStream which we've used happily for a few years but I wanted something which would be more portable for our campervan. So far, I've made soda water twice with this machine and it only makes very lightly carbonated soda water. There aren't many bubbles and they don't last long. When you twist the top to puncture the CO2 canister, there is a very short (about 1-2 seconds) of gassing. For the rest of the recommended 30 seconds wait, there seems to be hardly anything happening -- you can hear a hiss of gas but it sounds like it is coming out of the top of the machine, rather than going into the water. Last night, I wanted a soda water to go with my vodka, but the drink was practically flat, so much so that I couldn't drink it! I wondered if I had not followed the instructions properly but I had the same experience tonight. I watched the company's official videos but none of those show the whole carbonation process; you see the CO2 begin to fizz the water then it cuts away so it's hard to know if what I'm seeing when using it is what I should be seeing. I presume that I could use two canisters of CO2 to get better carbonation, but that works out very expensive at 90p a shot for each canister — £1.80 for a litre of soda water. I'm not sure if I can return it now as I have used two of the canisters.