Aaeke AA-1000 Aarke Carbonator II Premium Carbonator Sparkling Water Maker Black Chrome

Very nice looking and sturdy, works great. Switched from the other brand to upgrade the look and feel of my carbonator. BUT then I am still forced to use cheap plastic bottles. (Tried a glass SS bottle and did not fit.) I'd like to upgrade my entire beverage experience and this piece is missing. Please consider closing the creative and aesthetic loop on this design and make glass bottles for the machine. Your customers will gladly pay for the privilege :)

I bought the first generation of Aarke when it first came out because of it’s gorgeous design that stood apart from anything else on the market. I was very happy with it’s performance until the seal for the cartridge started leaking after about a year and I saw a decline in the number of bottles of carbonated water. After an unsuccessful hunt for a replacement washer in my local hardware store, I contacted the company and they send a replacement kit for the seal. Unfortunately I installed it crooked and it leaked again right away. After asking the company for another replacement seal they offered to replace the whole unit with their second generation Aarke. I just got the new unit and it looks like they have listened to their customers and redesigned the washer used for the seal to be more generally available and also added a replacement washer just in case. I got the stainless steel one again, which held up really well with my first Aarke, it’s the same beautiful design and a conversation piece in my kitchen. They offer them in black now too which looks quite nice as well. So far it performs beautifully. I use the lever one time to carbonate my water and get about 60 bottles use out of one cartridge. I go through a couple of bottles a day, so one cartridge lasts about a month which is a lot cheaper than buying carbonated water. Exchange cartridges are sold pretty much everywhere. It makes the water taste so much better and it is a beautiful addition to my kitchen. So far I’m very happy with the machine and the very responsive customer service.

Extremely easy to use and exactly what I wanted. Having become addicted to La Croix and other sparkling water, I wanted a way to be able to make this myself. Extremely easy to use and fun to operate. I appreciated the different levels of carbonation you can create and overall how easy it was to figure out. Small detail, but its great that you do not have to plug in, and that it runs just off the tank. Looks great on my counter and excited to continue to use and find other drink combinations. I have been able to limit the amount of flavored water I purchase which is cost effective and eco-friendly with less single use cans and plastic. Highly recommended if you enjoy bubbles in your water :)

First of all, the unit looks great. I opted for the Matte Black Aarke Carbonator 2 rather than the Stainless Steel. My sister likes the Brass version as it almost looks like Rose Gold. But I opted for Matte Black as it's simple and looks great in my kitchen next to my black Keurig. The machine is very sleek and smooth, the Matte Black look awesome. I'm not a big fan of shiny chrome or anything like that, so this is right up my alley. Just simple and elegant.Regarding the use of it, it was so easy, I was worried I wasn't even doing it right. So easy to install and screw in the carbonating cartridge, extremely easy to screw in the PET bottle and even easier to pull down the handle and start carbonating. I ended up carbonating my first bottle 3x to get extra bubbliness. Suprisingly enough my 3-year old nephew likes carbonated/sparkling water, he drinks the perrier cans with the family all the time. So he really loved what came out of this machine. It's toddler approved! First I had him drink just the carbonated water, which tasted very similar to a plain perrier or san pelligrino sparking water. Then I added some flavor, Diet Ginger Ale, for the first one. Man, let me tell you, it tasted great with ice. My mom loved it, my sister, my brother and especially my 3-year old nephew. He kept asking for more.Aarke, you've definitely got yourself a loyal customer. I'm very pleased with the look, the ease of use, the taste, the design, all of it. Great product, I highly recommend it to anyone! I'm going to tell the whole family and my friends about it. I also love that it's definitely environmentally friendly since we're making it at home and not wasting cans, bottles, etc.Go for the Matte Black! You won't be disappointed!

The color is not brass. It an orange metallic color. So cheap looking. It looks nothing like the beautiful soft brass color in the photo on Amazon or on the box when it arrived. What a disappointment!