Aarke soda bottles are available in glass or PET plastic, so you can take your delicious drinks with you when you’re out and about. Using a SodaStream machine can help one household eliminate 60 single-use plastic bottles a month – that’s more than 700 a year!

We recommend using a check valve for this application to prevent soda water going back into your house mains.If you plan to carbonate a lot of liquids or have a large household where everyone enjoys fizzy drinks, a bundled starter kit might make sense.

The colder the water and the higher the gas pressure (from step 4) the higher the carbonation level you will have. If the carbonation button(s) on your soda maker don't work, seem less forceful, or make an unusual noise, it's probably because the cylinder is running low. She liked it a bit, but she found it cumbersome trying to get the high level of carbonation she craves.We also considered whether the machines include accessories like extra bottles, lids, and flavorings. Jittery as I was, I decided to take the brand's word for it and try the machine with a different CO2 canister. The Aarke is certainly elegant—if you can say that about an appliance that, like its competition, makes a farting noise when it's done.