Soda Siphon 1 Litre, Stainless Steel

For bars that serve highballs, spritzes and long drinks and want soda with the same fizz from the first glass to the last. An open bottle loses gas every time it is uncapped, and by the end of the night the bottom of it is still water: the soda siphon stays under pressure for as long as there is liquid inside. At peak service it is one bottle fewer to open and a single movement, the lever.

Fill with cold water up to the one litre mark, screw on the head, put the capsule in the capsule holder and screw it in until the short hiss that tells you the gas is in. Then shake for ten seconds and put it in the fridge. Cold water is not a suggestion: at 4°C carbon dioxide dissolves about twice as well as at 20°C, and with lukewarm water the soda comes out flat even with the right capsule.

One 7.8g capsule charges one litre, about five highballs with 200ml of soda each. The siphon takes the CO2 soda chargers, pack of 10, from the same range: ten capsules make ten litres.

Specifications

• Material: stainless steel
• Capacity: 1 litre
• Height: 31cm
• Diameter: 95mm
• Weight: 1kg
• Charge: 7.8g CO2 capsules, one per litre
• In the box: gas cap and hook
• Dishwasher safe: no, hand wash only
• Warranty: 2 years

Why the soda siphon stays out of the dishwasher

The head has seals and a valve, and the hot dishwasher cycle hardens them: the first thing to go is the seal, and a siphon that does not hold its seal will not charge. Rinse it in hot water, dry it and store it open, with the head unscrewed, so the seals are not left compressed. Thirty seconds at the end of service.

Siphon or bottled soda

The sum is not the price per litre, which is similar. It is the half-empty bottles poured away at the end of the night, and soda that fizzes the same in every glass instead of fading as the hours go by. On a bar serving ten highballs a night the siphon pays for itself in a few weeks; on one serving two, the bottle is fine.

Choose the soda siphon if

If you serve long drinks and spritzes with soda and want the same fizz in every glass, with no half-empty bottles. If you need a foam or whipped cream, the right siphon is the N2O one, in the same category: soda needs carbon dioxide, foam needs nitrous oxide, and the two siphons are not interchangeable.

FAQ

How many capsules does one charge take? One 7.8g capsule per litre.

Does the soda siphon take the same capsules as a cream whipper? No: soda needs CO2, cream needs N2O. The capsules are not interchangeable.

How long does the soda keep in the siphon? Closed and in the fridge it stays under pressure for days: the last glass fizzes like the first.

Is it dishwasher safe? No, the seals in the head cannot take the hot cycle. Rinse it by hand.

Dispatched from Rome, Italy. Siphons, capsules and nozzles are in the siphons category.