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Comment author: Rain 08 September 2014 01:11:48AM *  10 points [-]

Here's my review of Soylent and a taskification of how I use it.

Pros:

  • Much easier than cooking or even fast food, when transportation costs are taken into account
  • Much more nutritionally complete than fast food or processed sugar-foods
  • Relatively cheap
  • Tastes neutral or slightly sweet

Cons:

  • Sometimes sticks to the back of my throat
  • Can give foul smelling gas
  • Can cause headaches
  • Can cause nausea
  • Texture of high pulp orange juice
  • Doesn't have the daily allowance of sodium

Preparation Process:

  • Place Takeya pitcher on counter with top off
  • Rip off top of Soylent bag
  • Squeeze top of Soylent bag down to a circular shape that fits in the pitcher
  • Place top of bag in pitcher and tilt
  • Squeeze and press on bag until all powder is in pitcher
  • Add 1/4 tsp to 1 tsp of salt, depending on taste and sodium cravings. I use Diamond Crystal Kosher Salt.
  • Add warm water to pitcher to the edge of the container
  • Put top on and shake vigorously
  • Open top, careful not to drip remnants
  • Add oil from oil jar and more warm water to edge of the container
  • Put on top and shake vigorously
  • Place pitcher in refrigerator

Consumption process:

  • Pour Soylent into 8oz glass - I use Bermioli Rocco glasses recommended by TheWirecutter
  • Alternatively, pour Soylent into 16oz Thermos, such as the Thermos Nissan
  • If still warm, put in 1 ice cube
  • Sip or chug as needed
  • Consume lots of additional water
  • Immediately upon finishing a glass, add a dash of water, swirl it around, drink remnants, and then rinse glass

Notes:

  • Do not put water in pitcher before Soylent powder, as it's easy to put in too much water, and the Soylent won't fit.
  • Warm water mixes more easily with the Soylent
  • Soylent tastes better when chilled
  • Soylent dries out into a very hard, crusty residue which is difficult to clean, so stray droplets are a nuisance