Drinkmate OmniFizz Sparkling Water and Soda Maker, Carbonates Any Drink, Special Bundle - Includes 60L CO2 Cylinder, Two Carbonation Bottles, and Fizz Infuser (Royal Red)

After looking through the whole category of home carbonators, we were down to three: DrinkMate, Soda Stream Arte, and Aarke 3. Based on the ability to more accurately control the fizz amount (carbonation level), and carbonate almost any "thin" liquid in the bottle, we chose the DrinkMate. We were lucky in that three other close friends that we visit a lot, each had one of the other solutions and defended "their machine" righteously. After using all of the others, the DrinkMate seemed the best solution for our household, plus it uses a standard 60L CO2 bottle so in a pinch, you can always run to the grocery store for a back-up bottle if the party goes into the wee hours. Your happiness will be highest if you read the instructions about "going slowly" and "test carbonating" liquids other than water!!! So, don't put white wine in there for your very first test run because you will end up with sticky white wine residue in a radius of two feet around the machine on your countertop. You will go crazy with the carbonation and it will foam. Carbonate water only for awhile until you get the feel for how the process works and train your family on how to do it before you move on to other liquids. Walk before running! The industrial design of the machine is better than the others, solid construction (for the category) it's very easy to keep clean, and you control the amount of fizz you want by simply triggering the injection more or less times. It does NOT use any batteries or power! The whole thing is powered by the CO2 bottle itself, so unlike some of the other solutions on the market, you can just take it with you on a picnic or to the beach. While I *wouldn't* do that… theoretically you could (we carbonate the bottles instead and put three or four of them in the picnic cooler depending on number of guests). We bought a kit with the machine, one CO2 bottle, and one 1L and one 0.25L drink bottles. The kit was great. Five Stars. When we went to order extra 1L bottles, things got a little funky because DrinkMate insists on shipping you extra storage bottles via USPS and protected by *nothing*. They come in a brown paper sack, zero bubble wrap, thin plastic bag with the two bottles. So the first time one bottle was fine and one was severely damaged. Replacements were sent instantly and arrived in a few days. Same deal, one bottle was fine and one was slightly damaged. Given that you're going to be storing pressurized fluids in these, I find the packaging for these to be unacceptable. But… I ordered a two bottle kit, and I eventually got two usable ones, returning the two damaged ones, so I'm giving up on those by mail. I'll look for some other way to buy them rather than direct from DrinkMate unless they start packaging them better. Other than the comedy of errors on the extra bottles, we're loving everything else about our DrinkMate!

During the pandemic my kids went through SO SO SO much soda it was wild and I knew we needed to find a replacement to fill the void and still provide the sensory experience soda does - like "the burn"What drew us to the OmniFizz over other brands was the ability to carbonate just about anything you can think of (I don't recommend milk...) 2 little puffs of CO2 and we're good to go. I love that you can control the bubbliness. Not everyone enjoys super fizzy drinks so it is very easy to personalise your experience. This is also why we have several bottles of different size - I prefer the 500ml. Each person can have their own to experiment with & use.DrinkMate offers several bundles to get you started. I do recommend buying several extra bottles - 500ml is great for trying new flavors/products and the 1L is good for keeping unflavored water on hand.We've tried several juice flavors but cranberry and apple remain a favorite. Koolaid is interesting. Tea is great. AND being able to re-carbonate a regular soda (or adult beverage) is phenomenal! Wine is a fun one to try. There are many recipes out there for adult beverages. The OmniFizz is amazing!One of the best things is how quickly you can make carbonated drinks. Cold liquid, pop the infuser on, a few blasts of CO2, release the extra gas and your off! 10-15 seconds is all it takes to satisfy your soda craving.We found that having a few Torani (or brand of choice) flavors on hand is awesome. Root beer, Vanilla & Root beer = cream soda, peach... the sky is the limit with imagination. You'll find some combinations are meh and some you'll make time and again.We've had this a little while now and still go through 2L a day, more if it's hot. Definitely take advantage of exchange programs for the CO2 cartridges if you find yourself going through them. At $30-$35 a pop exchange programs make a HUGE difference.We highly recommend the OmniFizz and Drinkmate as a whole =]