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I was thinking about how I missed having an indoor thermometer that measures humidity. It's such a small specific thing, one I'd never think of getting unless pushed to it (which I was by one particularly dry winter). But I like having one now.

What are your small, "random" or "junk drawer" type of gadgets that you actually use or like having around?

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[โ€“] [email protected] 38 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I can't agree more! I have tried both soda stream and drinkmate and would recommend the drinkmate. It's just better, you can fizz juice and non-water drinks. Soda stream is also a consumer boycott target if you don't want to support the genocide in Palestine. ๐Ÿ˜ฌ

[โ€“] [email protected] 8 points 3 months ago (6 children)

I've been wanting to get one for forever, but was told you couldn't carbonate non water drinks, and to mix flavor into the carbonated water (which, to my thinking, would make it go flat...). In the drink mate, could I make Kool aid (with Splenda) and carbonate that? Cause if I can have fizzy cherry drink, I'll be a happy boy.

[โ€“] [email protected] 10 points 3 months ago (1 children)

You can totally carbonate non-water. But be careful.

Wine is pretty nice, rum and whiskey will take ten times the amount of gas and then explode all over, 'fallen soldiers' will still taste stale...

Fruit juices are good too, but also will take more gas than they can hold

[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 3 months ago

Thank you for already trying the things i was curious about

[โ€“] [email protected] 10 points 3 months ago

You can carbonate non-water drinks with anyone of those, regardless of brand - heck, Sodastream even sells you flavoured syrup to mix with your water.

Just, be careful to clean those nozzles more, as sugary drinks are sticky by nature.

[โ€“] [email protected] 7 points 3 months ago

You can carbonate and then add Kool aid liquid drink mix. That will keep the carbonating nozzle clean while still giving you your choice of flavor.

[โ€“] [email protected] 6 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

I have a Soda Stream and use powders. The trick is to turn your powder into a โ€œsyrupโ€ first.

Mix your powder with 1-2 oz of water, stir it well (I use a hand held milk frother), and then put that into your bubbly water.

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

If you corbonise rose wine in the soda stream, put less than you would have put water. Like 80%. Or the bottle might like get a bit stuck. Or so I have heard.

Also guess don't put sugary wine in it, never knew why you shouldn't though, CO2 doesn't react with sugar, right? Please do tell if you know!

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

It dislodges and shoots red wine all over your kitchen.

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

I'm lazy AF, so I just give it a gooood rinse in hot water after every use. I will say it is one more step than the soda stream but there is the added benefit that you never will need to play against the clock when dumping syrups it after you've carbonated. I always ended up with a sticky mess after failing to seal in time with the soda stream.