Customer Reviews

iSi 10-Pack Soda Chargers, Gold

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You can scan Ebay until your eyeballs fall out and you won't find a better deal than this. When they are available from Amazon with free shipping I always stock up. Isi is a good reliable brand - I've had no name chargers with a few duds in the box. By the way - the empty canisters make good cat toys - my herd likes to bat them around the kitchen floor in the middle of the night.

I'm slightly perplexed by the reviews which state the following:
you don't get a litre of soda water (actually, that is true; you get nearly 2 ounces fewer than in a litre);
I didn't know I could use this cartridge only once (how did you think that you could use a punctured, once-pressurized cO2 cartridge more than once???);
with the shipping charge, it makes it more expensive than club soda (I guess the reviewer doesn't life in California, where club soda costs 1.79 a *plastic* bottle. Also, club soda has sodium in it--bad for you. It's smart to buy these cartridges 10 boxes at a time--that's what we do. It's quite cost effective).
the soda water is flat (that's often true, if the water isn't yet chilled. Once chilled, it's *very* bubbly).

I only drink seltzer water so I have spent a lot of time trying to find the best value for my dollar, and this item on Amazon is the best purchase. Since it qualified for free shipping, it actually makes it worth while to purchase. It is the second best price I have found, but when you calculate shipping cost, it by far is the best value out there. Thank you amazon.

It clearly states in the description that two cartridges should be used for a liter of soda. That makes the liter of soda cost $2.40 (if you get free shipping.) Do not compare this cost to that of Perrier or San Pellegrino because those waters have finer bubbles, akin to Champagne, some of which (Gerolsteiner) are naturally occurring. This is regular soda, with large bubbles. I buy a 12 pack of soda in cans for $3, which gives me 4.5 liters. The upside to the cartridges is having fresh soda on demand, with less packaging, shipping space, and you can recycle the steel cartridges. However, it would be worth it to look for these in bulk.

There is nary a dud in the 10 pack from iSi. They are reliable and cheap. I use at least one everyday.

D.C.

I've been using ISI chargers for years. They work very well -- I've never had any issues with them at all. One charger is enough for one siphon of water. Water comes out crisp and tasty. I am totally addicted to it.

One trick is to vigorously shake the siphon up and down after you've discharged the charger into it. This makes the water bubbly from the very beginning.

Yes, using one siphon many times would be nice. But then, since I'd be breaking laws of physics, I'd also quit my job and create my daily bread out of thin air...

The water from the ISI charger is not quite as fizzy as the bottled selzer that I buy but we like it just as well. Also, I like the idea that I'm not contributing more plastic waste - even if we do faithfully recycle. I'm sure that there is someone, somewhere, that would argue that producing the chargers also takes energy but they are sure cheaper to transport than bottles of water being carried by big trucks.

This is my first time using CO2 cartridges for carbonated water, and I have been happy with them. Like other reviewers have said, I don't get as many bubbles with this product as with store-bought carbonated water. But, I have been happy with the amount and the taste. I am thinking about buying another brand at a cheaper price, because at $1/liter, it isn't cheaper than store-bought soda (but it is healthier than soda, and cheaper than the store-bought carbonated water we buy). One advantage of this product over other CO2 cartridges sold on Amazon is that this product qualifies for free shipping, so depending on how you order, this may end being less expensive. I haven't done the math yet, and importantly, I haven't tried other products to compare it to for quality and taste.

I love using these soda chargers--we have found that a gentle final screw of the charger holder provides the best carbonation.

A bit on the expensive side, but works quite well and far cheaper than the seltzer bottles we used to buy. I typically charge a bottle of COLD water (let is sit in fridge for 3-4 hours), and the water ends up perfectly carbonated, with no odd tastes.