Quooker tap yes or no

[catherinewales]

Getting new kitchen considering the quooker tap 3 in 1. Would anyone recommend them or not?

Love ours!

Yes.
Do not accept any other brand. Quooker or bust!

Yes

Yes 100%

We've just come back from a week of self catering and my dh admitted he really missed the Quooker and I had to agree!

We didn't bother with the carbonated water bit because I read they go wrong a lot and the replacement cannisters are expensive.

Although mine is a 2 in one. Not interested in sparkling water (assuming that’s what the 3in 1 is)

That is my thinking anyway. I've heard some story's of it being rubbish but I think that's other brands.

Thank you all. Quooker tap it is.

Hi @catherinewales did you get the Quooksr tap? If yes how are you finding it?

Noooo! There was one in our workplace and it drove me bonkers m. Much prefer a boring old kettle. I'm also convinced the water wasn't at boiling point as the tea never quite tasted right. I'm quite fussy about my tea

Another emphatic Yes!

I don't understand how it can be environmentally more efficient than a kettle.

The ones at work are always broken.

They're probably better if you're a coffee drinker

Tea doesn't taste right when made with one.

How well do they work in hard water areas, eg. south east?

We are staying in an AirBnB with one and I don't think it's hot enough to make good tea. Also I don't like the way it spits

It probably isn't, but depends on how you use your kettle (most people overfill).

If you boil the exact amount of water you need each time in the kettle then I don't think it could be more efficient. As you would be using the same amount of water but there wouldn't be the heat loss associated with the boiling water tap.

Plus kettles cost 20x less and don't really need any maintenance.

If you are looking for energy savings it is probably better to get a really energy efficient fridge than a boiling water tap. A lot cheaper too.

Coffee drinker you would have the coffee machine though.

Unless you are on instant and you can pretty much make that stuff any way you want and it will still taste bang average.

Yes yes yes and a million more yeses

Absolutely yes.

People commenting on their work ones probably had a different brand. Quooker does go to boiling point, many other brands don’t.

I’ve had a quooker boiling water tap since 2007 , used many times every day and it’s still working well.

Yes love it!
If you drink carbonated water do recommend you get that option.
I have the flexible tap and it was not fitted right (didn’t retract properly)- but now resolved and it’s brilliant. 2 yrs now.

Thanks @GasPanic I'd love one but won't upgrade to something less eco efficient than the current system. And we really do boil exactly what we need, bar the occasional change of plan.

I'm a demon tea drinker and tea made with a Qooker is great. Tea made with the knock off Qooker at work is awful. Qooker holds water at boiling point.