Do you want to preserve opened carbonated drinks? This product, present in all kitchens, will prevent you from losing their precious bubbles, whether they are bottles or cans!
Sparkling water, soda, cider, beer, sparkling wine… Many of us regularly enjoy these fizzy drinks with family, friends or even colleagues, during a meal, an aperitif or a festive event. And we all face the same problem when it comes to storing an opened bottle or can: how to preserve the bubbles that make these drinks so charming once they are opened? Especially if we want to consume them several days after opening.
There are several well-known techniques for this using accessories. Like the spoon plunged into the neck or the opening, a grandmother’s trick that works more or less well. Or the special stopper, equipped with a lever or a mechanical device to maintain the pressure in the bottle by preventing the precious bubbles from escaping.
But it is also possible to preserve all the gas contained in these liquids using a very simple and very economical element, which you probably already have in your kitchen: cling film. Indeed, once properly placed over the opening, this transparent and stretchable plastic film is enough to ensure excellent sealing of the container for several days. And its installation is very simple. Simply cut a piece of film, position it over the opening, carefully stretching it over the neck of the bottle or the top of the can, then gently fold it over the sides, so as to prevent any gas leakage, and therefore bubbles. And that’s it!
To further optimize this seal, you can, if you wish, press the film further onto the bottle or can with a tightly stretched rubber band. Try this method the next time you have some opened fizzy drinks: you will see that they keep their bubbles for several days after opening. And you can still close them using the same film if you don’t finish them all in one go.
Be careful though: make sure to use real food wrap, made with PVC (polyvinyl chloride), certified for food use, and especially not a simple stretch plastic. Some plastic films intended for other uses contain dangerous chemical components, such as phthalates or bisphenol A which are classified as endocrine disruptors.