AIBU to blow the new kitchen budget on a boiling tap

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As above, really. It's a huge chunk of my budget, but it would be a timesaver and also no need for a kettle on the counter.

Does anyone have one? Is it worth it?

I actually think it’s safer than a kettle as you don’t have to lift what is essentially a large jug of potentially heavy scalding water.

I think they should be installed as standard in all amenity housing.

I can’t speak for other brands only ever had one - but ours isn’t. You have to push the tap down and push it in the opposite direction.

I personally wouldn’t be without it.

@FlyingFlamingo

I worry about the safety - what stops one of the dcs accidentally washing their hands with boiling water? Is there a safety mechanism built into it to stop this?

Iirc, you have to lift and turn a knurled wheel simultaneously to get the boiling water to come out.

I remember thinking at the time that it was quite canny and it would be incredibly difficult to scald yourself accidentally.

I did hesitate but went for it in the end and am so glad I did

My house came with one - I loved it SOOOO much until the bloody thing stopped working. As expensive to fix as buy a new one (not a quooker, mind) so waiting to do the kitchen to get a more reputable brand. I still mourn that tap Do it, you will wonder how you ever coped with just a kettle (especially if you drink a trillion cups of tea a day like me)

We have just got a quooker, I love it. Was meant to be 1500 (got a black one) but my husband got trade discount and got it for £800.

I have four kids and I was worried about the safety aspect but you need to push it twice and twist it, once you twist it back the water is cold straight away.

I love not having to boil the kettle a million times when cooking.

Does it constantly use electricity heating the water?

We have them at work. Now we work from home, but in the time we were at work they were not very reliable, and it was a good job we had two, as otherwise it was tea or coffee from a machine, which is usually vile.

For everyone saying they are worried about the safety, of course they have a safety feature built in so you can't just turn it on. Mine is a press downwards and backwards push of the lever. When it was installed Ds2 was 7.

We have had ours for 7 years, we did have an issue with the boiler when it was under warranty and they changed it and we have not had any problems since.

Instant cups of tea at 98 degree temp water, pans for pasta or rice, being able to wash something without having to run a tap for ages to get hot water to come through. I hate wasting pure drinking water down a sink waiting for the hot water to come through from the tank.

I would not be without it. If I had to replace it tomorrow I would do it in a heartbeat especially now I know I can have fizzy water on tap!

My tea never tastes as good from boiling taps. No idea why 🤣

Try intu boiling water taps. I wouldn't be without mine now. I got one on offer at £299
Just do it!!

I unload the dishwasher while I wait for the kettle to boil for my first coffee. I prep things for lunch while I wait for it to boil for my second coffee. I unload the laundry and put it in the dryer while I wait for my lunchtime cuppa soup . And unload the dryer while I wait for my afternoon tea! If I had a boil tap nothing would ever get done!

We've had one for 2 years.
It's been amazing!
Would definitely recommend one.
Qettle brand.

Dangerous and expensive.
Buy a fast boiling kettle instead and spend the hundreds left over on something else.

We've had a Quooker for four years and it's just developed a tiny hole in the spout. Costing £150 for a call out fee plus the cost of parts. Very spendy and I'm not happy.

Ugh I hate them, they don’t give out boiling water. It’s a few degrees cooler and I can taste it in tea and coffee. I wouldn’t have one if they were being given away. If you’re seriously considering it, find a way to test one first and make sure you like it. A friend of mine spent extra on one and admitted she hates it and ended up with a kettle anyway,

We had ours for 7 years and it never broke down. I would not be without one anymore. You will not regret it.

@LeimarHELL we have a sticky note above ours and it’s hard for children to use as it’s high up and you really have to push it in and twist.

@tinyme77

Does it constantly use electricity heating the water?

Sort of. But it costs around 3p per day. Where as booing a kettle oats about 3p ea j time.

We have one and its brilliant, we have never had a problem with ours. My boyfriend has a physical disability which limits the use of his hands/arms, he cannot lift a kettle but he can use the quooker.

I’ve got friends with them and the tea is never as good - I don’t think they’re quite hot enough. We didn’t bother when we got our new kitchen this summer. We have a stove top kettle which is fab.

@Rotundandhappy

In my experience they break and then you are left with a useless item on your counter top. Or a hole in your counter top.

If you decide to get rid of it you just replace it with a normal tap, otherwise you don’t have a tap for your kitchen sink.

I’ve never come across one yet that makes a good cup of tea, including the expensive ones.

God, no. A kettle is £25 and boils in 2mins...

And what if you get mixed up and run the boiling tap when you meant to run the cold tap?! 😱

I think they should be installed as standard in all amenity housing.

Good god, no. I'd rip it out.