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Boiling water taps, revolutionary or crap?

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BoilingTap · 08/10/2024 13:59

We’re in the process of having a brand new kitchen done. I’m really keen on a boiling water tap (Quooker) whereas my partner thinks they are a waste of money (it is over £1k) and we can just get a kettle. His argument is we can get a nice looking kettle for a tenth of the price, it’s no faff, if anything goes wrong you just replace.

I quite fancy one as I cook a lot of pasta, rice, potato’s, as well as making teas and coffees. I also like the idea of having more worktop space and reducing the amount of things plugged in. Obviously it’s a big expense and I’ve also read they need regular maintenance, I don’t fancy spending over a grand on a tap and then shelling out hundreds in maintenance. Can anyone who owns one shed any light?

YABU - team DH, they are a gimmick and crap.

YANBU - team BoilingTap, they are revolutionary, go for it!

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EatSleepSleepRepeat · 08/10/2024 14:11

I love the idea but if someone put £1k on the table in front of me, I couldnt spend it on a tap. There are many things I value more highly. But that's just me. It's a luxury item so it's entirely recreational spending from disposable income so no judgement here.

HappiestSleeping · 08/10/2024 14:10

We have a Grohe Red Duo. I am pretty sure that my wife thought it was a gimmick initially, however she wouldn't be without it now. I love not waiting for a kettle to boil, it's cheaper than a kettle and filtered water to boot. We use it all the time for cooking, tea, coffee etc.

We paid £500 for it when B&Q had a deal on.

JumpstartMondays · 08/10/2024 14:10

Have you been to look at any? They take up a lot of under sink cupboard space! And they splutter and spit a bit in use too. Eeek! So for those reasons we opted for a fancy pull-out mixer tap instead when we redid our kitchen and are so happy with it.

artis1 · 08/10/2024 14:09

We absolutely love ours. We have the cube, so it does sparkling water also. Ours needs a service about once every 3-4 years as we're in very hard water area.

FaintlyMacabre · 08/10/2024 14:08

I love ours but it came with the house. We wouldn’t have been able to justify buying it for ourselves. Apparently it’s cheaper to run than a kettle if you don’t count the initial cost.
I now get very impatient when I visit my parents and have to boil a kettle like some kind of medieval peasant 😂

clarrylove · 08/10/2024 14:08

I've used them in holiday homes and really didn't like. Spluttery, hot splashes on your hands, rubbish tasting tea/coffee as the temp wasn't quite right and they also take up a whole cupboard. I'll stick with my kettle thanks!

Tubbyinthehottub · 08/10/2024 14:06

I've had a Quooker for 9 years and it's not needed any maintenance. I am glad we got it, I use it all the time.

ranoutofquinoaandprosecco · 08/10/2024 14:04

We got one for about £900 can't remember what brand but I love it. My mums also had one fitted as she was struggling to hold a full kettle getting older.

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BoilingTap · 08/10/2024 14:03

BarbaraHoward · 08/10/2024 14:02

We have a Qettle, and even that I found quite pricey.

I would say gimmick, but a gimmick I love. I'm really glad we did it, but it was definitely a splurge item rather than a sensible purchase.

Annoyingly Qettle don’t do a colour that will go with our kitchen design choice, so it needs to be one of the pricier Quooker ones!! I would have liked to get a Qettle.

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BarbaraHoward · 08/10/2024 14:02

We have a Qettle, and even that I found quite pricey.

I would say gimmick, but a gimmick I love. I'm really glad we did it, but it was definitely a splurge item rather than a sensible purchase.