For many, sparkling water is the perfect beverage — versatile and utterly refreshing, able to cleanse the palate and it contains zero calories. Sales of packaged sparkling water have skyrocketed since the pandemic confined so many seltzer fans to their homes, with MarketWatch reporting a dramatic 52 percent jump in March alone. Enter the selzterator, a DIY sparkling-water draft machine guaranteed to revolutionize your home hydration game. The whole exercise takes about a day and can run less than $150 if you buy used and do your research. After that initial investment, you’re looking at a near-endless stream of perfectly calibrated sparkling tap water that costs zero dollars and results in zero waste.

Source: New York Times December 13, 2020 04:41 UTC