Comments on: Review: Penguin Home Soda Maker

By: Momma2threegirls

Momma2threegirls — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 02:03:52 +0000

I’m thinking about one of these for Christmas this year. Debating the glass vs plastic. Concerned that the non-diet flavors sill have sucralose in them??? true? If so where are you finding coca cola syrup from Mexico? I wish there was a way to taste the mix before I commit…. Maybe I’ll order the syrups and pour them into some Perier to try it? anyone done this?? My husband likes Coke or Pepsi, I’m a Diet Rite chica. Thoughts??

By: Shels

Shels — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 10:48:00 +0000

great product

By: Brian

Brian — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 18:34:17 +0000

HFCS is much more refined than either sugar or honey, therefore it raises the body’s blood sugar levels much faster than either of the other two; putting much more pressure on the pancrease and increasing a person’s chances of becoming insulin intollerant. The AMA is still pushing a low fat diet for heart disease, so I’m not sure I’d use them as a creditable reference.

By: fb687991878

Fri, 25 Sep 2009 21:28:53 +0000

Hey, makeyoursoda guys, QUIT ASTROTURFING.

By: Dave

Dave — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 19:03:06 +0000

hey guys thanks for this website in the comments on where to buy it and get $10 off. Its informative, i’m still thinking about which soda maker to get, the penguin looks great.

By: jase

jase — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 20:46:33 +0000

mine got delivered this morning from makeyoursoda.com i should have bought this ages ago

By: Danny

Danny — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 22:51:39 +0000

I just fell in love with my home-made Creme Soda!!

WOW WOW WOW

also got mine using the discount code at http://makeyoursoda.com

By: The Sandman

The Sandman — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 12:14:42 +0000

Also got one from http://makeyoursoda.com and saved $10 using a discount code from there.

For me its more about the convenience. I always dreamed of soda on tap

By: Me

Me — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 22:04:25 +0000

The price of CO2 is about 20-25 bucks for a 60 liter cartridge, so it runs at about 40-50c per liter, including the filtered tap water. Very well priced, considering that you don’t have to haul over the bottles, and you have it when you want it.

By: Ashraf

Ashraf — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 13:21:20 +0000

Thanks for the great tip. mine just arrived this morning from http://makeyoursoda.com and we love it

Quick question: how do you guys wash the maker after use? is it dishwasher-safe?

By: Dud

Dud — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 18:30:41 +0000

It is a must product, you have to get one of these and try, you will never buy a plastic bottle of soda yourself. Instead make it at home in style, It is a great product! http://www.makeyoursoda.com

By: delight

delight — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 10:06:11 +0000

I got a brand new Penguin starter kit from someone via freecycle.org Oakland, CA list! For free it’s way worth it. Even if it had been used…

By: Bal Onee

Bal Onee — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 21:48:59 +0000

Bah-Lonee!
You expect me to believe your crap-ola about how “safe” HFCS is? This is almost as funny as a tobacco company exec trying to sell us on how “cool” we’d all look with a cancer stick hanging on our lower lip…

By: Raymond

Raymond — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 04:27:16 +0000

Seriously, your complaints are pretty null and void. For starters you just invest in some containers and pour your (reverse osmosis filtered) water into them. Place as many said containers into the refrigerator and… Presto! An endless supply of refrigerated drinking water. (No more felling silly about buying bottled water!)

“… going into a plastic cup …”???? Really? Seriously? I’ll bet most people that buy this machine will use glass and even if they don’t, that’s where it ends.

Every once in awhile i come across something that baffles me and feel the need to reply.

Cheers.

By: michelle stover

michelle stover — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 21:49:51 +0000

where in MEX do you get the dp syrup?

By: Andre Howard

Andre Howard — Fri, 29 May 2009 03:19:27 +0000

Also the 90 dollar version Co2 bottles hold twice as much. So even more cost effective. I use Dr. pepper syrup i get from mexico (cane sugar instead of HFCS) and it tastes amazing. Best Purchase I’ve made this year.

By: Adam Halem

Adam Halem — Mon, 18 May 2009 07:58:33 +0000

Its a great machine. Got same one. You used it incorrectly however. Supposed to give it short bursts of air until you hear a whistle. Then do 1-5 whistles at same short rate of pushing lever. I like 4 whistles. I have gone as far as to try 8 which is far too much carbonation. Its a great device. But the flavors leave something to be desired. I like the cran raspberry flavor and the energy beverage flavor really does take like red bull. But the rest have too heavy a sucrolose taste (they mix half sugar cane half sucrolose for a semi healthy approach to soda). If you want good soda mix buy it instead from an italin soda syrup maker like Monin or Torani. You can find the on the internet. I buy mine from Everything Coffee and tea http://www.everythingcoffee-tea.com – they had best shipping rates…other selling syrups had similar prices but shipping was crazy. I have yet to find a good coke flavor..though I hear you can buy coke syrup online I have not tried yet since the vendor I ordered from did not have it. The canisters seem to last a very long time too. It took my wife, son and I 4 weeks of use to expell one canister (plus friends and relatives)…each canister costs 14.95 at williams and sonoma. We got the machine cause my wife drinks perrier like there is no tomorrow…and the idea of making our own seemed cool. No more buying or carrying it. We keep two cold bottles in the fridge ready to go at all times.. filled with tap water…when we are ready we drop it in machine and less than a minute later have great seltzer…honestly as good if not better than store bought. Also you can use it to re-fizz the soda water. BUT DONT do it to anything that has been mixed with a syrup…as I found out the hard way…it starts flowing everywhere (it warns not to do this….but being a “man” I had to try!). Also keep in mind with this there is no need to deal with recycling soda bottles any more! I could not stand keeping cans and bottles around to bring to store to recycle. Also for those who think 200 is a lot (and it indeed is) they make a 90 dollar version as well that is not stainless steel and does not use glass carafes – it uses plastic ones. I bought one for my mother and she likes it as well.

By: Rivas

Rivas — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 13:32:01 +0000

I think the biggest problem with this machine, for me is, I don’t have a water cooler. (I have reverse osmosis water filtration in the house) So I have tap temp. water and have to add ice to further water down the soda. (just guessing it’d be watered down, I don’t have one of these so i wouldn’t know) this is ON TOP of everything else said in the comments above. like I said I have water filtration in the house but I STILL buy bottled water for the convenience of being able to go to the fridge and grab a cold water. Even if with this machine you get rid of the plastic bottles used with normal cola, I guarantee you its going into a plastic cup, so when does it end?

By: 123

123 — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 21:59:06 +0000

I love this thing

By: David Addison

Sun, 15 Feb 2009 00:41:52 +0000

I just got a Penguin and I love it. I don’t care about the $. Very cool and tastes great.