Ninja Thirsti Review: Love At First Sight...

Today we have for you our Ninja Thirsti review. This is the first product of it's kind for Ninja, so did they nail it on the first try? We tried the Thirsti along with 8 flavours that came with it. How do they taste? How does it work? Is it worth the money? We try to answer all of your questions. Check it out and let us know what you think!

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[SkDude]

We purchased one of these, Ninja offered a 60-day trial so we thought we'd give it a try. From day one we knew the machine is a keeper. If you order from Ninja, you will get all 8 flavor pods vs buying from other retailers you will only get 4 flavor pods. Once we setup the unit, we were pleasantly surprised at how good all the flavors are and that they are all zero calorie. We did not purchase this unit to save money over buying soda, we purchased the Ninja Thirsti as a healthier alternative to high calorie soda that also contains many more chemicals. You can save money by exchanging the CO2 canisters, by my calculation, the cost is roughly the same as buying brand name soda in bulk. We found the amount if fizz is more than enough on the lowest CO2 setting so that should make the 60L cartridges last longer. So far we tend to run the flavor pod at the higher level so possibly those may not last 100 drinks as advertised, but probably long enough. The colder the water, the better the fizz, the machine infuses the CO2 for several seconds which makes up most of the wait time, but it's really not long at all and you get a fresh, fizzy drink. If you want to save money on the CO2, there are many YT videos on how to save money on refilling your own CO2 cartridges but you cannot beat the convenience of just changing out the cartridges and if you do the CO2 exchange it works out closer to $15-$17 per CO2 cartridge but overall, not that much more expensive per ounce than soda and you get much more variety. Bottom line, the flavors are extremely good, the system is easy to use, and the cost is reasonable. We also like not having to lug cans of soda home from the store and not filling up our recycle bin with aluminum cans. At 16" high it will fit under our cabinetry that also has under cabinet lighting and molding.

[ntoomey]

Intended to buy a soda stream. But came across this at costco for $99. Decided to give it a try. Love that you can make drinks by the glass. Wife and kids all like different flavors. We've all been drinking morewater since buying. To the point that we are running out of co2 after a few days. We have ordered a 5lb co2 tank and quick connect hose. Should last as long as 5 regular sized cartridges, and only $26 to exchange at a my local welding store. Now i just have to figure out how to hide the tank.

[codster]

Thanks for the great review! Simple and to the point. Just some more general info:
- the machine price lowered in Canada to $249.99. And on Ninja webpage there is often a 20% off coupon. So you can easily get it on sale or with coupon for $199CAD (assuming u find it in stock)
- the CO2 canisters can be replaced with any generic twist-on ones at any exchange program. So can use a local or regional program for more savings. I use a local company and pay $12.50CAD per exchange refill bottle, and includes free delivery to my home
- ninja flavours are good, but they are mainly fruit/juice flavours. However any of the sodastream sryups work on this, just choose no flavour, and then put 1.5tbsp of coke sryup (or any flavour) in. Tastes like regular soda. Also, the ninja pods lids come off easily, and you can put ANY of those water enhancer small bottle liquids (which are around 50ml) they all use around a 3ml dose per 355ml. Pour them into an empty white lid bottle which also does a 3ml dose. The blue lid bottles do 3.6ml dose for 355ml liquid on 1 star level. Over all hundreds of 3rd party flavours with these, and still automatically mixed (koolaid, country lemonade, crush brand) are a few i've used. And sodastream sryups have tons of name brand pop flavours (add 1.5tbsp syrup urself, cant reuse ninja pods for these).

Overall just wanna say, you are NOT locked down to ninja branded co2 or flavours. As you said in the review, the height doesnt fit under my cabinets too with my lighting, which is a downside. But placing it on the counter next to ur fridge, as far back as u can. And getting a little basket to hold pod flavours and put it in the space behind the machine might be a good compromise in ur kitchen.

[goodonyou]

Two tips after a few days of use. Buy a simple counter top ice maker to set next to it and add to the water when you are ready to make a drink. Also the caps to the flavors will pop off and back on so you can fill empties with the water infusing squirt bottle flavors from the grocery store. Those bottles cost $3-4 and you have a better assortment of flavors.

[dennisdaniels]

Hi Mark, I'm Dennis Daniels from Cleveland, Ohio! Thanks for sharing your video about your review of the ninja thirsti system! Happy New Year!

[louisborsato]

Hi from Toronto, Canada! New to your channel. Really love it! Has helped me greatly with some of my purchases.

Keep up the great work!

Cheers!

[Poppydave]

I just purchased this today. At Costco. Came with 12 flavors and an extra tank for water. $129.00 so far so good.

[shahjehan]

I use cold Culligan filtered water with mine. I only follow the expiry on actual containers. No issues for me.

[nrusso]

Hopefully, the price will come down as more are purchased.

Always enjoy your videos, Marc & Jamie!!!

[Exiled_Rouge]

On average, 12oz X 100 per $60 worth of cylinders would be cheaper than 1200oz soda in the US via cans/bottles of premium soda.

[irenegauvin]

Excellent review! We do not drink a lot of pop….but I think this would be great as a treat!

[atruceforbruce]

Keep in mind you can hack those flavors cartridges to hold any flavor too, imagine you make your own flavor syrups, you could put them in the flavor cartridges and other people could enjoy something you came up with easily.

[MidwestPyro]

What kitchen gadget will they invent next!?!?

[arleencallahan]

Hi, Charlotte NC. love your product demos.

[ddcd]

My friends bought one of these...its so expensive. The C02 replacements are crazy expensive, the drinks are insanely expensive. Soda Stream is way way way better value for money. I've had the same Sodastream for 7 years and hooked it up to a refillable 5 gallon co2 container. Costs $21 usd to refill every 6-7 months. Soda stream drinks are always on sale, you can often get their drinks for 1/2 half off a lot of times. I just ordered directly from their website and Pepsi Zero was only 4.99 on sale. My friends figure every drink costs them about 50-70 cents (not including the cost of the machine). My soda stream is about 10-15 cents per drink.

[garyreighard]

I just bought mine at Costco and it came with 12 flavors and two canisters. It was $159.

[techlife]

I just paid $99 at Costco with a 12 pk flavor pods. So far I hate it. The carbonation on maximum for just 6oz is too weak and doesn't last longer than a minute in open air in a glass. It's 🗑. I use ice cold water with alot of ice and it just doesn't work.

[MrRedtaco]

That was a great video. That’s expensive though for making drinks.

[daizyduke]

I’m curious if the flavors taste fake or if they taste like actual fruit. You mentioned one tastes like an orange tic tac. I would prefer it taste like fruit instead of candy