Making the Best

Homemade

Soda

Most people are

not aware that

they can make a

healthy soda in

the comfort of their own home.

Normally, they would rely on the

grocery store and pack up on big

bulky cans or bottles of soda for

their Sunday refreshment bar.

While you have a lot of choices to

choose from when it comes to

sodas, it isn’t nearly unlimited as

compared to how creative one can

be when one has the capacity to

flavor his own soda.

As they say, anything home-

made probably tastes better than

something bought at the store –

and when it comes to soda it isn’t

very different at all!

This e-book discusses the

concept of making the best home-

made soda using equipment readily

available in the market today

such as a soda siphon and

soda chargers.

Before going to the hard-

ware let’s look at the advantages

of going homemade on your

carbonated beverage. Generally,

when you make your own sodas it

would be better for your health.

Why? Because this allows

you to choose your own flavours;

therefore you can choose whole-

some, naturally sweet additives; a

nice break from high fructose

corn syrup.

While commercially made

soda would normally say “contains

real fruit juice”, homemade soda

since you dictate what is in it,

could be “100% REAL fruit juice.”

In fact, it would probably be rare

to encounter anyone without home

based soda making equipment who

could have tasted a carbonated

drink that contains only the es-

sentials - fruit juice, water and

CO2.

So now we can take a look

at the equipment. The two

essential tools used are the soda

siphon and soda chargers. The

siphon is a container that is

pressurized to help preserve the

CO2 content of the cold,

carbonated water in it. Chargers

are like small gas tanks that are

filled with carbon dioxide.

Learning how to use these two

simple pieces of equipment to-

gether with baking soda and selt-

zer already enable one to create

high quality, healthy and low cost

homemade soda!

But of course, this e-book

is not just about making home-

made soda; it is about making the

BEST homemade soda. Well, the

few little tips in this regard refer

to two essential factors: the

water and well-kept, high quality

equipment. The water used should

be distilled and free of any impu-

rities. This is because when water

is carbonated it becomes easier to

taste the impurities in the water

if there are any. As for the

the equipment, the key here to

always make sure you follow the

guidelines in the usage, upkeep

and storage of each tool. This is

found detailed in the user’s

manual. Also, make sure it is a high

quality product. Luckily, premium

soda making equipment is easy to

acquire in stores and online with a

good warranty.

Again, not many people are

aware that carbonated beverages

could be “homemade”. And in com-

parison to store bought sodas,

the best homemade sodas are

preferable because they are easy

to make, healthier, and you are

not limited in your creativity in

making them.

Adding Magic

to Food and

Beverages Using

Whipped Cream

Nothing is more

universal in making a

dish more heavenly

than whipped cream.

It can be used to instantly liven

up almost anything that is sweet.

If you want a creamier crepe, just

add it to the filling inside or use it

outside as a sumptuous garnish. A

cappuccino really isn’t one without

it being generously lathered to

the brim. Cakes and pies are just a

bit more tempting withsome melt-

ing cold whipped cream on top.

Pancakes are sometimes

served with whipped cream in-

stead of butter and a simple bowl

of mixed fruits can still be a

healthy dish with lots of sweet-

ened whipped cream.

This chapter will discuss

the different equipment used for

whipped cream and how it is done

professionally, some tips in making

the cream and how one can bring

this joy to his or her own home.

First off, whipped cream is

best made when N20 is dissolved

into the cream. This is done by

pressurizing cream either through

an industrial grade cream

dispenser or a cream whipper.

Either way, small canisters or

chargers of N20 are used with

the container in order to dissolve

the gas. This works very easily

because the gas easily dissolves

with the fat content of the

cream. This way, the whipped

cream achieves its best volume

and fluffiness. Professionally, this

is the best way to make whipped

cream that can be used on almost

anything. The other way of making

whip cream is to use the standard

manual whisk or an electric

whisker. This way is a bit less

efficient on the volume of the

cream and a bit more tiring and

time consuming than using the

dispenser and / or the whipper.

A few tips in making the

cream: the most essential being

that it is best to dissolve the

sugar and any other flavoring into

into the cream before dispensing

it in a pressurized container. This

way, the sweetness and flavor is

equally distributed and it does not

clog the cream dispensing equip-

ment mentioned above. Another

tip is to use high quality full

cream that is at least 28% fat

content to assure the N20 dis-

solves in it properly.

In fact, bringing the

process of making cream to one’s

own home is very easy and simple

to do. The aforementioned equip-

ment of the cream dispenser and

the cream whipper is readily

available online from reputable

companies. Just make sure that

the upkeep of the equipment is

well taken care of such as keeping

them clean and making sure they

are not clogged. A steady supply

of N20 cream chargers can also

be acquired from the same stores

that sell equipment and can be

replenished as needed. The

containers themselves look very

sleek and stylish and are quite

easy to use and to store.

All in all, whipped cream is a

wonderful ingredient; and fortu-

nately, it is easily within reach to

make by oneself. This is true

whether it is for professional

cafe use or for serving to one’s

family and other guests in the

household.

For more information about

cream dispenser

and soda chargers

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