SodaStream - Terra Sparkling Water Maker, Quick Connect CO2 System, Includes 60L Gas Cylinder, BPA-Free 1L Bottle, Eco-Friendly & Reduces Plastic Waste, Black

Wasn’t sure if we’d actually use this much, but now we’re totally hooked. Super easy to set up — literally just click the gas canister in and you're good to go. The Terra version doesn’t need to be plugged in, so it just lives on our kitchen counter without taking up too much space or needing a power point.The fizz is decent too — you can control how fizzy you want it which is a nice touch. I usually go for two presses and it’s perfect. We mostly use it for sparkling water, but it’s saved us a fortune on fizzy drinks in general. Also feels a bit better than constantly buying plastic bottles.Only slight niggle is that you have to use the official bottles, which are fine but a bit chunky in the fridge. And the gas cylinders don’t last forever, so you do need to keep an eye out for refills or swap deals.Overall though, it’s been brilliant. If you like fizzy water or want to cut back on shop-bought drinks, it’s totally worth it. Didn’t expect to love it this much!

Great price for what you get! I Love being able to get sparkling water with a push of a button :) Have had no issue with it at all. It's great that you can choose your level of fizz, depending how many button pushes you give. The design and looks is really nice and minimalistic. It is quite big, but that is reasonable as it has quite a large gas canister, that we haven't even had to replace after almost 2 months of use. Much better than buying bottles of sparkling water! (And eliminates the plastic waste)

I had one of these in the 90s and always fancied getting another. I love fizzy water and was horrified that many bottled water contain high potassium, which isn’t great for those with kidney issues.This is so easy to use and carbonates the water just enough, tho if you want it super fizzy just blast it a few more times. Makes tap water taste palatable!

I'd been contemplated taking a trip down memory lane and buying a soda stream for a while but could not justify the cost. However when on offer this was a steal...I think j got 50% off. It looks great, easy to use, water fizziness is good. Gas canister has lasted about 3 months with on off use (probably 3 x a week). Would recommend...the proper syrups to go with do work put quite expensive so overall not sure how much of a cost saving it is but still pleased.

Very practical. It saves a lot of money, plus there is no need to carry water from supermarkets anymore. The gas tank once was finished, I went back to Sainsbury's (or I think could be any other stores which are dealing with this product) with the empty tank and I got £10 back (they are refilling it, I think, if I'm correct).

One of our favourite kitchen gadget purchases. Sleek and minimalist design. So easy to use. We have even taken it with us to cocktail parties as it’s so easy to transport. Low maintenance and canisters last a while! This came with one bottle which is all we needed as a couple. Not tried the flavours yet but that’s next on our list!

Easy to use and great sparkling water whenever you want

It warns you in the instructions that you should not fizz up anything but water. I of course completely ignored this. I bought it with the sole purpose of re-fizzing soft drinks. And it does it PERFECTLY!I like to buy the big 2L bottles of soft drinks as it is more economical. Of course, once you open them, they can lose their fizz after a few days by the time you feel like another drink.Some bits of advice for anyone who would like to do what I do.-The small 500ml bottles need 2.5 seconds of gas in order to be adequately fizzed to the same degree as the original fresh carbonated drink.The large 1L bottle needs about 5 seconds.-Avoid over fizzing. If you do this, your drink will taste more like acid, overpowering the taste of your drink.-Apply the gas in 1 second depressions and WAIT each time until the drink settles before applying the next squirt. This can take as long as 30 seconds. Ideally you want all the carbon dioxide to dissolve into the drink to the extent you see NO frothing at the top of the drink. If you over gas then you risk the pressure being too great in the bottle and some carbon dioxide gas (that you have paid for) will seep/escape out the top.-As soon as you extract the carbonated drink from the machine IMMEDIATELY screw the top on, to prevent any escape of carbon dioxide. Ideally you want all the gas to remain in the bottle, perhaps even a little floating in the air just above the drink and below the bottle top.-Keep your sodastream bottles in the fridge before use. Carbon dioxide dissolves into water better at lower temperatures.-The line on the bottles is the MINIMUM level of drink you must put in. You can go above this; though the more you pour in, the greater pressure will accumulate in the small space of air when you carbonate, increasing risk of gaseous escape (wasting carbon dioxide).-The more you use the device, the better you will get at it. I never got things right until after my first 2 or 3 drinks.-Clean the lance and bottle holder with water immediately afterwards to ensure none of the drink dries into the working parts. A handheld schooshy water thingy (technical term of course), like used to water plants works well for me.-Pour your drinks into your glass SLOWLY at a shallow angle. In doing so, less carbon dioxide will escape, retaining the fizz for drinking. Yes, it’s fun, pouring a fizzy drink into tall glass as fast as you can and watching (and listening) as all the bubbles escape and froth collects at the top. All that’s happening is you are LOSING a load of the carbon dioxide gas (that you paid for) to the air. Carbon dioxide un-dissolves from water easily with energy (shaking or quick handling). Ideally you want to pour the drink with as much of the carbon dioxide retained so that it’ll be the heat energy from your mouth that un-dissolves the bubbles to your delight!Sodastream means that I can enjoy my favourite fizzy drinks fully carbonated even after the original bottle was opened days and days previously.Wish I’d bought this earlier.