I’m not proud to say it but I have a mild addiction to soda-pop. Sugary water with artificial flavors is not all that great tasting but throw carbonation into the mix and now we’re onto something great. RC Cola, Jones Soda (cream soda), or an ice cold Pepsi are always on standby mode in the refrigerator on a hot summer day. Grab a Snickers chocolate bar to go with it and you have the perfect duo. Many of you have may have heard about SodaSteam which allows you to make carbonated beverages at home. Now Keurig, master of the single-serve coffee pods, is giving single serve sodas a try with their Keurig Kold.
The idea of having your own soda machine at home and serving up sodas of your choice on the spot sounds pretty awesome. But how much are you willing to pay for such a machine and then of course, how much are you willing to pay for the pods for each drink? When it comes to the Keurig Kold, these questions will be very important in determining whether such a device is right for you.
Let’s start off with the pros of the Keurig Kold. You can have all of your favorite drinks freshly made and chilled at 39 degrees with a simple push of a button. Unlike other soda machines, the Keurig Kold does not require a CO2 canister to make soda and seltzer. Each drink is 100 calories or less since the machine will only make eight oz portions. It can even prepare ice tea and sports drinks. At the present moment, you may not be able to get access to the various brands of sodas on the market but as time progresses, more brands and flavors will be made available.
As cool as the device is, the pricing not. The Keurig Kold will set you back $365.99 on Amazon and other retailers! That’s a pretty hefty price tag if you ask me. And then the price for the actual Keurig Kold pods? Well, they range between $9.99 to $14.99 for a pack of 4 pods! That’s only four 8oz drinks for $10-15! Just to give you an idea, you can purchase a 12oz can of soda from a vending machine for much less. And then consider the environment and the amount of plastic that would go into the landfills from the plastic pods. With aluminum cans, you can at least recycle them.
The idea of owning such a machine is intriguing but I would have to say that it’s not worth it financially or environmentally.
