Wednesday, July 17, 2013

Sodastream Fountain Jet Soda Maker Starter Kit

Bargain Sodastream Fountain Jet Soda Maker Starter Kit
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With the SodaStream Jet Starter Kit, you've got everything you need to turn tap water into sparkling water in 30 seconds--saves your money. This black/silver SodaStream Jet soda maker comes with one CO2 cylinder that will make up to 60 liters of sparkling water. With no batteries or electricity, you can use your soda maker in your kitchen, outdoors on your patio or deck, or on your boat or R.V. In addition to making fizzy water, SodaStream also offers more than 25 regular,...
  • Enjoy freshly made, great tasting sparkling water/seltzer in less than 30 seconds with no mess
  • Starter kit includes SodaStream Jet soda maker in black/silver, one carbonator (good for making up to 60L of soda), and one BPA-free plastic bottle
  • Requires no electricity or batteries--great for using in RVs and boats
  • Reusable carbonating bottles last for three years with hermetically sealed caps to keep drinks fresh and fizzy
  • This item is not for sale in Catalina Island

This Seltzer Bottles & Chargers give to us some advantages, like this :
1. Why You Should and Should Not Buy This Product
So obviously you're reading this hoping to understand why you should buy this product and why you shouldn't. And you've read a bunch of reviews and there doesn't seem to be a middle ground. Seem's either people hate it and tell you to beware, or love it and highly recommend it.... so you're confused....correct?

Well, read this review from someone who understand technological things and simply isn't some person looking to get soda for 10 cents per liter bottle. If this is what you're looking for, it isn't going to happen. At least not unless you own a carbon dioxide supply company.

So why should you buy this?

1. First off, it does work as advertised. Once you connect the CO2 cartridge, there's not much more to set up, other than put some water (preferably spring or filtered COLD water) in the liter bottles (or 14 oz bottles sold separately), inject the "proper" amount of carbonation into the bottle and then add whatever amount of flavoring you...

2. Love this product - no more hauling 2-liter soda bottles around
We love the Sodastream machine and all the soda flavorings.

We live in a small condo with a long walk to our unit, and we got the Sodastream mainly to cut down on the number of plastic bottles we were hauling in and out of the place. Also, my husband drinks a lot of diet soda, and the sodium isn't good for his high blood pressure. The Sodastream diet syrups are low sodium or sodium-free, and they're sweetened with sucralose instead of aspertame (which some people think is healthier). For those who don't drink diet drinks, the non-diet syrups are sweetened with a cane sugar-and-sucralose mix, instead of high fructose corn syrup, so they're much lower in calories than name brand sodas.

The Sodastream has been great for our purposes. I have a lot fewer grocery bags to haul up the stairs every week, and a lot less recycling to carry out to the bins. We make soda as we need it, in whatever flavor we're in the mood for, so we can have a lot of flavor choices...

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Beware gas refill costs and restrictions
Beware the real total cost of ownership when buying this product.

These are great in the UK, where you can buy the gas refills (actually exchanges) in many supermarkets for not much money. However, in the US there are pitifully few outlets for the refills (Williams Sonoma and Camping World) and as such they are always out of stock. Because these gas cylinders have a proprietary fitting and anti-refill valve on them, they cannot be refilled at paintball, welding, or homebrew stores, so your only option is to mail them to Sodastream and obtain refills from the manufacturer directly. This adds up very quickly, and there is simply no way you can achieve the 20c per liter carbonation they claim here. The cheapest refills available from the manufacturer today are 3x14.5oz cylinders for $39 + $10 shipping = 41c/l. But since you have to have 3 cylinders first, you have to buy 3 more first (another $75 + $10 shipping), and these are their SALE prices.

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Tuesday, July 16, 2013

Victorio VKP250 Model 250 Food Strainer and Sauce Maker

Cheap Victorio VKP250 Model 250 Food Strainer and Sauce Maker
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Why buy a copycat when you can get the REAL Victorio food strainer? We've improved the original design to make our new strainer better than ever! It still makes all the great sauces, purees, juices and jams you love without painstaking peeling or coring. Quickly separates fruit and vegetable puree from unwanted skins, stems and seeds. Don't forget to add the 4-piece accessory kit (VKP250-5, sold separately) to make your Victorio food strainer even more versatile! New screen design allows for eas...
  • Sturdy one-piece heat resistant hopper, stainless steel screen won't rust and resists wear
  • Improved handle design for easier cranking; New screen design allows for easier installation
  • Optional drive motor available
  • Includes: Stainless steel apple/tomato screen (holes are 0.057-inch wide), standard spiral (6-3/4-inch long), plastic pusher
  • Instruction and recipe booklet; 1-year warranty

This Food Strainers give to us some advantages, like this :
1. Simply the best
This is the best thing in the kitchen for home processing of fruits and vegetables. Bought it for tomatoes to make sauce and juice, but after reading booklet found out other uses such as raspberry juice (we use for homemade ice cream) I used to strain the berries through cheese cloth and clean pantyhose to get out seeds, but with this not only do i get clean juice but more of it as you can reprocess the "waste" several times. I would highly recommend this item. Save yourself the trouble and just buy the extra screens when you purchase the base kit.

2. Hard to find, but worth it
My wife has used one of these for many years for all kinds of food preparation. Key examples include canning, jams, sauces, and juices. It's a crucial component in the process and a tremendous time-saver. For several years they were very hard to find. This year we were thrilled to be able to purchase one through Amazon for a good friend who loves to "put food by". She's now another believer. If you're serious about food preservation, you need one. Its very durable as well.

One warning though: Be prepared for juice and pulp to coat a wide area of your kitchen when you use it. It's not a design flaw, its just the nature of the process. So, if you're afraid of sticky messes, don't even think about it. However, if you're willing to do a little clean up, the quality of the food you feed your family will be drammatically improved.

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Much improved over previous model
For the last two years, I borrowed my parent's (15 year old) sauce maker for my garden tomatos. This year, I bought my own. What a difference! This new unit is much better designed. The Victorio has pulp and seed guards that make much less mess. The clamp mechanism is much easier to secure to my table. The stainless steel screens are great. I like it so much, I'm getting my parents one for Christmas.

With my parent's old unit: I'd get towels for the drips, shims for the table clamps, and have to scrub the rust out of the indside of the screen.
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