Those commercials for the soda stream thing

[CrazyCatLady]

Originally Posted by kath94

Yeah, but she keeps it in the Soda Stream bottle, and has only kept water in the 'fridge since I gave her the thing. She doesn't even drink water!

Maybe she's thinking that when she does get around to trying it, her drink will already be cold? Or that the carbonation will work better if the water is cold, like chilling whipping cream?

[Curiosity Kills Her]

Originally Posted by Pork Rind

That will be badly expensive in the long run. Those tiny CO2 cartridges have almost no capacity and can't be refilled. In contrast, my 5 lb CO2 tank lasts for months of daily use and costs five bucks to fill.

Buuuut - If you read the Amazon reviews you'll see the SodaStream does not hold the advantage here.

"In discussing this with the Fizz Giz guy, he mentioned that he makes (but does not promote) a device he calls the "Fizz Giz home charging station". It is an add-on for the Fizz Giz that allows you to use a real tank of CO2 (not a cartridge) and attach it to your Fizz Giz. So I ordered one from him. Note that these are not on his fizzgiz.com website (as yet) so you have to contact him via his website and ask him for it. He custom makes them when you order one. I paid about $66, including shipping. Plus I had to buy a CO2 tank (this one, intended for powering paintball guns: Empire 20oz CO2 Tank) for another $20. And as I said, it's an add-on to the Fizz Giz, so you have to buy the Fizz Giz too. The home charging station screws onto the CO2 tank and has a hose which gets fitted to nipple on a modified CO2 cartridge that goes into the Fizz Giz."

And from everything I've read their customer service is stellar.

[Ludovic]

Originally Posted by Curiosity Kills Her

Fizz Giz

Well, half of successful marketing is having a name everyone will remember

[typoink]

Originally Posted by Curiosity Kills Her

Buuuut - If you read the Amazon reviews you'll see the SodaStream does not hold the advantage here.

It's more-or-less even; you can buy the same type of adapter for about the same price for SodaStream. The only difference is that it is (creepily) a violation of SodaStream's rules for how you use the tanks.

[terentii]

Originally Posted by Ludovic

Well, half of successful marketing is having a name everyone will remember

Is that "Giz" as in "gizmo," or "Giz" as in ... uhm ... you know ... "jizz"?

[SunSandSuffering]

Is it possible to use a Soda Stream to make fizzy baked beans? Or maybe re-fizz cans of lager I opened and forgot about?
Could you re-fill the CO2 canister with other gasses? Maybe a drink made with pure oxygen would sell. Or maybe some nitrous oxide flavoured coke to relax.....

[magee]

Originally Posted by Ludovic

Well, half of successful marketing is having a name everyone will remember

Yes, well, I do understand your point. But being a foreigner myself, I first became familiar with the term 'gizmo' long before the more x-rated expression 'giz' refering to a sperm sample. So it honestly does depend on what one's vocabulary building experience first encountered as to your first impression thereof. And another question might be do most people tend to regard the letter G as having the sound it does in guy, god, good, gay, get gone by golly or as in gelatin, George, Geronimo, angel, germ, gentle or gage (is that bi-sexual 'cuz it goes both ways?). Who on earth would read Google.com as joojul dot com? Gimme a break! I do agree with you. It is a catchy name from at least a couple of different perspectives

[Patty O'Furniture]

Originally Posted by Cub Mistress

whoops, premature postification! Could you use the Torani soda syrups? I've tasted them in still water, I think they would be good carbonated.

Yes yu can. I bought a few cases of Torani lime syrup (and several other flavors - don't ask) several years ago and ended up not doing anything with them. A few weeks ago I came across them sitting in the garage and got the idea to try making lime soda. It was great, but their syrups are not as sweet as they need to be for soda-making. I ended up using about a third of the bottle of syrup. Next time I may use a few shots of the lime syrup and adding some ordinary sugar syrup just to kick up the sweetness.

For those complaining about the taste, remember YOU control the intensity of the flavor. The first time I made cola, it was awful because I reduced the amount of syrup to help make it less sweet. Once I added a bit more syrup, it was drinkable.

No it doesn't taste like Coke or Pepsi, in the same way that your home made Lasagna doesn't taste like Stouffers and your home made bread doesn't taste like Wonder Bread. So you'll be disappointed if that's what you're expecting. But it does make a decent drink that satisfies my need for a fizzy cola-type beverage.

And there's a video on You Tube of a guy showing how to refill the CO2 canisters yourself using dry ice. I will try that when mine run out. Although in the past two years I have only used up a single carbonator cartridge, so it may be another year or two before I get to try that.

[Curiosity Kills Her]

Originally Posted by Ludovic

Well, half of successful marketing is having a name everyone will remember

Can't believe I didn't see that until it was pointed out.

[Tangent]

Originally Posted by Curiosity Kills Her

Fizz Giz

Originally Posted by Ludovic

Well, half of successful marketing is having a name everyone will remember

Well, some Dope(r) once tried pan-fried semen. Who here is willing to imbibe some carbonated spunk?

[Curiosity Kills Her]

Originally Posted by Tangent

Well, some Dope(r) once tried pan-fried semen. Who here is willing to imbibe some carbonated spunk?

Pass. I'd rather eat a sandwich that's been floating in a piss toilet.

[Tangent]

Nice post/username combo

[cyberknet]

Originally Posted by Curiosity Kills Her

"In discussing this with the Fizz Giz guy, he mentioned that he makes (but does not promote) a device he calls the "Fizz Giz home charging station". It is an add-on for the Fizz Giz that allows you to use a real tank of CO2 (not a cartridge) and attach it to your Fizz Giz. So I ordered one from him. Note that these are not on his fizzgiz.com website (as yet) so you have to contact him via his website and ask him for it. He custom makes them when you order one. I paid about $66, including shipping. Plus I had to buy a CO2 tank (this one, intended for powering paintball guns: Empire 20oz CO2 Tank) for another $20. And as I said, it's an add-on to the Fizz Giz, so you have to buy the Fizz Giz too. The home charging station screws onto the CO2 tank and has a hose which gets fitted to nipple on a modified CO2 cartridge that goes into the Fizz Giz."

And from everything I've read their customer service is stellar.

I just bought a Fizz Giz and the turnaround time for an email seems to be about 3 days. He also seems to speak in teenage text speak. Not exactly stellar in my humble opinion... but others experiences may vary.

Is there any chance you can post (or mail me) a picture of the adapter you bought? I asked him directly in email about such a device and he ignored the question for some reason. You'd think that with a $66 sale potential he would answer the question! I'm really curious how it works before I try again to get him to sell me one.