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I have a serious fizzy water habit - I drink the most delicious brand and it costs (hangs head in shame) £50 per month to keep me in water. This is obviously money that I could be putting towards my serious wine habit, and so must change.

I've been thinking about getting a water filter and some form of carbonator? What do you think? Anyone out there doing a similar thing? Does it taste alright?

p.s. no point in telling me to drink tap/still water/a cheaper brand...I drink 3 litres a day so I've got to like it! and yes I do recycle my five million bottles per month...

Carbonator...Soda Stream. That'll do the job.

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Rhona
Yes, I'll second the Sodastream, I fizz up tap water in it, keep it in the fridge and there you go, very delicious with homemade lemonade.
If you do get one and they're not easy to find, I think Argos do them, you need to buy extra bottles so you've got plenty chilling in the fridge.
And get the large gas bottle not the small one.
best wishes
Sue

Remember to chill the water BEFORE putting the fizz in. If you chill it after fizzing it goes half-flat in the fridge. Make sure that chilled filtered water is OK (apart from being flat)before you spend out on a soda-stream. If you can genuinely say "that would be nice if it was fizzy" you are in business, otherwise, be cautious.

Brilliant advice all - I'll try my filtered water and if it's good, i'll get a Soda Stream (always wanted one as a kid but my parents refused. We had the Alpine Man instead - who the heck WAS that?) - thanks! x

Didn't realise you could still buy sodastreams! After trying elderflower cordial last night with sparkling water, I was wondering about this. Hmmm, that'll have to go on the list...

I'm after a SodaStream but theyre always out of stock at Argoos. There web site looks knackered as well !

Buy direct from Sodastream online. Just google the name. They somtimes have special offers on and are excellent if you have a small problem, ie washers etc.They also sell the concentrates which few shops are now doing (although you only want water don't you - silly me, forgot that!)

Our Sainsbury's and Morrisons do sodastream stuff, so do Robert Dyas stores.

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Sounds like a sensible idea. A slightly less sensible idea is what LadyWayne did as a youngster and tried to "fizz" milk in her parents Sodastream. Messy.

We have a water filter/cooler on the fridge, but LadyWayne has also recently taken a liking to a particular fizzy water - Pelegrino. It's cheaper to buy single bottles in ASDA than it is to buy multi packs, go figure.

I always look reminiscently at the Sodastream stuff in the supermarket whenever we pass it.

Might look at investing too...

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San Pelegrino is nice, for when we want wine AND water with a posh meal (2 wine glasses apiece). Otherwise we use 'supermarket's own', and "must look at sodastream" applies here as well!

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Anyone in London? There's a Sodastream on eBay for a fiver: Kenwood SodaStream + 8 Bottles + 2 caps +gas bottle on eBay, also Other Small Appliances, Small Appliances, Kitchen, Home Garden (end time 06-Jul-08 14:18:08 BST)

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Been to the SS site and they have no drinks makers available !

Whats the difference between sodastream & soda syphons?

Best Whip - The International Soda & Whipped Cream equipment company.

(Edit - lol! just seen the company's name & url address - the link is 'work safe'!!! )

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It's San Pelegrino that I'm addicted to. It's wonderful, but it is expensive. I'm a figure of fun to the Waitrose delivery guys - I order six cases every two weeks. We're a two-wine- glasses-each family too...

THe other day, saw the delivery van out and about, and the guy shouted - "it's the Water Woman!"

Eau dear! (you see what I did there?)

at a risk of sounding like i live there, wilkinsons were selling them last year, presumably they still are?

is still wondering why everyone buys bottled water, i get a bottle for train journeys, and have tried loads of different ones, and they always tast like they are full of chemicals or just weird

lynda xx

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Whats the difference between sodastream & soda syphons?

You can squirt people with a soda syphon

A soda syphon you add the gas as you dispense the drink, and one fill uses one gas bulb.
Sodastream you add gas to water in bottles, and can store the bottles for later use. One cylinder does quite-a-lot of bottles. For those who want a drink to take with them (for a packed lunch etc) the sodastream is viable, and the syphon isn't.

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I like water fizzy, and sometimes I use it to dilute things (not just squash). The ones I like certainly don't taste 'chemical' (although I have encountered some that do, and they are horrible). If you prefer tap water (plain or filtered) there is no reason you can't refill a bottle that way, rather than always buying for each journey.

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Hi ! lynda66, Have to admit that I am not too keen on the stronger tasting bottled waters. They are supposed to taste of dissolved minerals which I suppose they do. I prefer my water through chalk, chilled and flat.

Rhona, I would suggest that your level of consumption of any carbonated drinks, even water will cause you gastric problems. Carbonated water is acidic (carbonic acid) plus the gas can be a problem !!!!

I have seen numerous references to it as a health problem so I will post a link.

I have looked on the web and it is/should be a worry. Google, excess carbonated drinks. Ignore the obvious 'sugar in Coke' and look at the acid excess !!!!!!

They can thin your teeth. They can upset the internal system to the point that the stomach senses excess acid and brings in alkali (calcium) from the bones to balance it. They have been refered to as 'osteoporosis in a glass' Not a good idea, stick to wine.