Is a quooker tap worth the cost?

Word of caution only cost effective if having a new kitchen fitted.They are the cream of the lot but there are alternatives which are a cheaper

Thanks so much for your help. Well look into the cost.

Er, it has kalu!

We had one installed when redoing the kitchen a few years ago and use it regularly throughout the day not just for a quick cup of tea which meant waiting for a kettle to boil.

A small tank is installed in the cup board below.

One of my worthwhile gadgets which hasn’t ended up in some cupboard?

DD had one fitted as part of her new kitchen, swears by it and I can see the usefulness. Mind you I did have to get DGS1 (aged9) to get it to work for me (the children are not normally allowed to use it and never the younger ones)
But is it worth fitting to an existing kitchen sink etc?
The older I get the more I look around me and think “this will see me out “

I love mine - which I got 'on offer' 8 years ago - have replaced filter once. It's a plain Quooker - just boiling water, but wonderful!
Just to say the very first few mls aren't boiling (they are sitting in the slender tap) so I use that to warm the pot, then make the tea with the boiling water.

When we moved into a new build apartment we had one installed in the kitchen. Best thing ever ?. I drink far more tea nowadays as before I’d put kettle on to boil wander off to do something and forget the tea. Now it’s ready in an instant. Also great for boiling veg and pasta. No kettle cluttering up the worktop.

We have had a "boiling water tap" for over twenty years, recently replaced it with boiling/cold filtered water one.

Ours is not a Quooker, which are the top end of the range of these products, could not imagine going back to a kettle ever again.

I have googled the cost and read energy reports on how much is saved.
Unless you were refitting your kitchen and decided to absorb the cost in the overall amount it seems not cost effective.
If convenience was your motive and money didn't matter that is different.
With fitting you would be looking £1,500 to £2,000 depending on style, more if you wanted the icecold water option.

Boiling water out of a tap makes me nervous. And it sounds expensive.

I’ve absolutely no idea how much this costs, can anyone enlighten me please?

I have had one for ten years and love it for all its hidden talents......cover veg with water from the tap and the pan is boiling so quickly, skin tomatoes, onions, peppers etc, soak roasting tins really quickly. There’s more space in the fridge since the water filter jug went - and you get back all the time you would have spent waiting for the water to boil. ?

That’s really kind. Thank you - I’ll phone tomorrow.

I had mine fitted free by a Quooker installer. It was on offer at the time.

Interesting, as I have been considering getting one of these. I have, at present, one of those instant hot water machines on my worktop for coffee/tea, etc. But thought the Quooker might be a better and even safer idea - and give me back that part of my counter top,,.
I was rather disconcerted to discover that Quooker do not provide a one-stop package (ie: purchase and installation), so I am waiting to go along to the nearest showroom which has these to find out how much the it will cost in total.

Can’t do links, hope you can read this.

Yes the sparkling water does add to the cost... not double, but can’t remember exactly how much more. And yes, forget storing things in the under the sink cupboard!
It can be installed by a plumber, as ours was, but ours initially leaked, (pipe not fully connected) when Quooker sent someone to fix leak, he let slip he was Oxbridge educated! He also managed to fit everything in the cupboard more neatly than the plumber had, so I’ve now got a few cleaning bits in there. So it’s probably worth getting Quooker specialist/trained fitter.

That’s really kind - if you find the offer, would be really grateful if you could manage to send me the link!

The sparkling water option doubles the price marydoll and requires another cylinder, in addition to the filter and boiling water one under the sink.

I think the special offer is free fitting.

My son has one. They love it and we love it! A cup of coffee in an instant. Brilliant when we are babysitting. A child would not be able to use the 'technique' to use it.

I really like the sound of this. I'm forever boiling kettles and I'm sure we waste a lot of energy.
I do like the sound of the sparkling water one.

Are they difficult to instal?

Morning firsttimenanna, we have one and also have very hard water, the Quooker filters the water as well, so you have both filtered and boiling, also filtered sparkling water if you go for that one. We love it, drink much more water, and are confident it is safe. For us an added benefit is being able to wash hands in warm water which we couldn’t before unless we ran the tap for ages to wait for the water to warm up. So, thumbs up from us. Expensive thumbs, but if you can afford it, go for it!

I saw that there is a special offer on when reading the paper yesterday. I’ll look for it later.

Thanks so much for this - really helpful.

I have one and I love it.
The tea tastes amazing and is not scummy.
Turning the boiling water on is childproof.
It is so quick to get the early morning cuppa!
We drink a lot of water and therefore like the filtered water option.
One of the best things we have bought.