and was pleased by the results. In fact, the Spritzer carbonated the wine so well that it deceived one of my colleagues into thinking they were drinking a glass of Crémant.
The Spritzer is also hand-held, small, and thus more portable than other stand-up models. You could easily slip it into a backpack, which opens up a world of opportunities for on-the-go soda making.
While the Spritzer did not produce the absolute strongest fizz of our blind tasting, it lost only by a small margin, and still made very nice bubbles. Almost all of these machines are able to carbonate water to a pleasing degree, so choosing the winner came down to other factors. In this case, the portability, the carbonating possibilities beyond water, and the thoughtful design made it my favorite of the bunch.
If versatility and variety aren't important to you, and all you're really after is the most enamel-dissolving, ear-ringing spicy water you can make at home, the One Touch will deliver. Using the maximum carbonation setting, it produced water that, in blind tasting, was universally deemed the most carbonated of the bunch.The One Touch's fully automated capabilities also meant it was unmatched in terms of ease of use.
During my tests, I found that there was little difference in noise level, carbonation time, and levels of carbonation between the different models. All of the machines I successfully tested were equally quiet, capable of lighter or stronger levels of carbonation, and took between 3–10 seconds to carbonate. Aside from the Spärkel , all brands also used the same type of gas canister.Overall, I looked for machines that were safe, easy to use, and effective at carbonating a variety of liquids.