Do you have the Quooker?

9 years ago

We're pretty tea crazy in the Houzz UK office and the kettle is always on! A boiling water tap would be the dream.

Have you installed the Quooker or any other boiling water tap in your home? Is it a hit or a miss?

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Luciana

9 years ago

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I love mine! Best invention ever for this cuppa obsessed nation! Never had a problem with it in the last 2 years and I just can't recommend it enough! Only regret is that I didn't realise the tap 'brushed stainless steel' finish will be different than the other tap brushed SS.

PS: the cat is not a permanent fixture in that sink; he's just bonkers (like his mamma)...

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User
9 years ago
That really would be the dream Emmeline! I can't imagine how many cups I would go through a day - is it possible to 'over-tea' yourself though? hope not!
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choppy39
9 years ago
I have a HC-1100 ISE hot and cold filter water tap and the same one at work and not as expensive as Quooker. Both have been in for over 3 years and not a single problem with either. Hot drinks, hot water bottle, sterilizing, pour straight in pan if you burn anything, cooking veg... not just for tea. It's a hit
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9 years ago
Hi Emmeline, I have sold a great many to clients who all state that they couldn't live without one any more, I'm not plugging brands but the two I favour are Quooker and Zip for their ability to reach 100 degrees. The Zip also offers chilled and sparkling options.
gravel41
9 years ago
Is this silly? But you know how it says to always use freshly boiled water to make tea- do these taps qualify?
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Studio 3 kitchens
9 years ago
when looking at these taps always read the small print as there are a lot on the market that say they Boiling or Hot taps but only reach around 95 / 97 degrees. needless to say it needs to reach 100 degrees or stick with a kettle
Luisa Rollenhagen
9 years ago
I just learned today that this was a thing. And now I want one.
alant1000
9 years ago
I'm quite interested from an energy saving perspective if this is a realistic viewpoint? How cheap / expensive are these and have people genuinely traded it for their kettle, or do you still find yourself needing a kettle?
Luciana
9 years ago
Alan, it's glorious! We don't have a kettle any more, never needed one in the last 2 years. http://www.quooker.co.uk/enuk - read about energy saving there (I think the basic model is about £650).

I used to get so annoyed waiting for the kettle to boil, it was always more water in it than need it; if I wanted to boil more than 1.5l (for let's say soup), I had to put the kettle on twice, or let it boil on the cooker, etc.
With this, I just turn it on and voila! it's done. It sounds like one of those machines in a coffee shop and truly makes life so much easier. And I'd like to think that most people are not absent-minded like me and turn the thing on to wash their hands...
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Daman of Witham
9 years ago
We sell many of these taps, the best seem to be the "all in ones" where its not a separate tap but part of your existing one. The better taps will cost in the region of £600 - £700 and upwards. It would take a while to spend that on kettles. However there's a cleaner worktop to remember and its much easier making a cup of tea or coffee instantly rather than waiting for the kettle to boil.
asquithoatley
9 years ago
We have the Zip here in Oz and almost every work place kitchen has it. I would love it at home too as I love my tea- leaf only no bags please!
Luke Buckle
9 years ago
last modified: 9 years ago
What is that koala thing!??? It looks like former PM Bob Hawke!
asquithoatley
9 years ago
It's a teapot ! but I must admit the koala looks really weird!
Emmeline Westin
Original Author
9 years ago
Haha, the koala is quite unexpected! But not as unexpected as the comment about Bob Hawke!
tim8296
9 years ago
The Koala isn`t Bob Hawke...the Koala isn`t crying.
Stella Pullar-Strecker
9 years ago
I recently purchased the fusion Quooker for our kitchen renovation. I can't wait for it to be installed. And it will be a nice surprise for my husband as he's the tea maker in our house.
mrsthing
9 years ago
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We've had a Quooker tap for four years now and I wouldn't be without it. It has broken down once though so I was glad I kept a cheap plastic jug kettle at the back of a cupboard for emergencies. They do have a few drawbacks: in hard water areas they need de-scaling once or twice a year which can be done as a DIY job but involves taking the unit apart. There is a separate scale filter which you can buy but it's fearsomely expensive. For tea aficionados, the water comes out boiling but full of little bubbles, so if you make tea in a mug you need to fill the mug, then wait a few seconds for the bubbles to disperse before dropping in the tea bag. If you pour the water straight onto a tea bag you get an unattractive scum of little bubbles on your tea. Also if you hold a mug whilst filling it you can get very tiny splashes of boiling water on your hand, so it's good to be able to stand whatever container you're filling in the sink. Despite the cons, it's still so much more convenient and tidy looking than a kettle.
Andrea Freeman
9 years ago
Best thing we ever did was to install a qwooker. Love it, would hate. Kettle now!
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Amanda Broughton Garden Design
9 years ago
I’m planning on installing one in my new kitchen. Some interesting comments.
ccbath
9 years ago
I really loved the idea of one of these taps, but when I recently installed a small galley kitchen in a holiday home I realised just how much space they take up in the cabinet, particularly if you want the chiller option. My kitchen designer had installed them before and said that the descaling was a nuisance for many of his clients, particularly in an area with extremely hard water such as ours. The descaling filter cartridge option is expensive and it would be difficult to know how often to change it when the house is not much used. Also the designs of the taps do not appeal to me personally. It is a shame that there is not a wider range available in the UK that would work in a more traditional style of kitchen.

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bombel1972
9 years ago
we bought our quooker 1 year ago. what can i say? instant! no kettle. boiling water -100˚- in the pot for certain veggies. i hope it lasts for awhile, considering the price. they vary. i found mine for 600. but they could be more :( that's the only bummer, in my opinion. i know some might find it scary to have if there's young ones around. i could understand that. i've gotten so used to it, that filling a kettle at the family's house feels strange ha
karenhenderson
9 years ago
We have the Insinkerator version...brilliant! We fitted one in our last kitchen and just had to have another one in this house. Ours is set to 98 degrees, and makes brilliant tea...100 degrees can scorch tea. The water is instantly boiled as it is dispensed so makes a good cup of tea (I'm a bit of a tea snob!).

I love using it to cook veggies or pasta, soak burnt pans or if I want a little bit of hot water but will waste too much waiting for the water from the boiler to reach the kitchen tap (despite a combisave fitted to the boiler). We put ours on a timer plug so it's not on overnight (it keeps the water in the reservoir hot but not boiling). It does take up a reasonable amount of kitchen cupboard, but not enough to worry as the Insinkerator unit is relatively small. We bought ours in a sale on eBay shop, fitted ourselves, and have filtered room temperature water too (great for filling the iron).

I do drink far too much tea now, had to cut down recently as tea can reduce iron absorption, but switched back to fruit & herbal teas.

Not sure how energy saving it is for a small household but we are in all day and have a lot of hot drinks, so it works well for us.
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We think they're great! If you are redoing your kitchen, now is the time to upgrade your appliances for a more convenient and efficient way to work. A Quooker tap is the way to go.

Do you have the Quooker?

Luciana

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