• Battle Masker
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    545 months ago

    Aww man, I like using sodastream. Is there an alternative that isn’t directly tied to an apartheid state committing genocide?

    • @quixotic120@lemmy.world
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      75 months ago

      You can just get a cap that will fit on any bottle and attach to a traditional c02 tank. Added benefit that if you use this with any regularity it will cost you much less over time.

      You can also get corny kegs like the other person posted but those can be pricey. You can get them cheap at restaurant auctions sometimes (I basically got mine for free but they were gross). These take up a decent amount of space but you can make a lot of stuff at once

    • @bdonvr@thelemmy.club
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      75 months ago

      Drinkmate. Better anyway because the removable/cleanable carbonator head allows you to carbonate any drink and also premix drinks. You’ll lose a lot of carbonation the SodaStream way of mixing after carbonating.

    • Andromxda 🇺🇦🇵🇸🇹🇼
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      55 months ago

      Is there an alternative that isn’t directly tied to an apartheid state committing genocide?

      Yeah there are countless alternatives (at least here in Germany, but Germans are obsessed with sparkling water so YMMV depending on where you are). A soda maker ain’t some crazy technology, it’s a CO₂ cylinder, a valve, and something that holds the bottle, in fact, it’s so simple, other comments suggest to just build one yourself: https://lemmy.world/comment/13959890

      Just make a couple of Google (or preferably DuckDuckGo) searches for “soda maker” or “sodastream alternative” and I’m sure you’ll find something that suits your needs.

    • Theatomictruth
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      35 months ago

      I’ve never used one of these, why not just get a good old fashioned soda syphon? Does a Sodastream do anything special?

    • @RobotToaster@mander.xyz
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      25 months ago

      If you already have the machine plenty of places sell compatible cartridges, or you can get an adapter to hook it up to a larger co2 tank.