Quooker - worth the money? Post Reply

[belinda158]

Thinking about getting one of these, would anyone be able to advise if you have one are they worth the money? Also is it best to go for one with or without sparkling water? Thank you.

[honeygranola]

Every single penny!

Had one for about 7 years now and no regrets whatsoever - water is really boiling (I was concerned it wouldn’t be hot enough in practice), not temperamental (a couple of ordinary course service visits in that time but it’s never broken down completely) and just so convenient.

The sparking water model wasn’t on the market when we got ours but if I had the choice now, I would get it!

Only downside was my mortification when my then 4 year old couldn’t identify a kettle in a baby picture book

[SW11er]

Worth the money??

By any normal standards no.

But given your audience I suspect most will say yes.

If you want one and can afford it - it’s just another choice of what you want to spend money on.

If you drink sparkling water and you are buying it , you may as well get that functionality.

[dudette]

I love our Quooker. We’ve had it over eight years and nothing’s gone wrong with it so far. Not having to wait for a kettle to boil each time you want a cuppa is a real luxury. We also got it before the sparkling water option so I can’t comment on that but may be worth considering if you drink a lot of the stuff (just be aware it’s not very good for your teeth!)

[Pomegranate]

Can I ask how much a quooker cost? Also been on our maybe list. Are they difficult to install? Thanks!

[boonkoh]

Absolutely worth the money. I live in a two adult household, and its paid itself over many times in the 5 years I've had it. So if you have a family, and much more hot water consumption, I can imagine it to be even better value for money.

There's the space saving element, if you have precious counter space. Then there's the precious time saved in the morning, waiting for a kettle to boil. Or before cooking.

I can't remember exactly how much I paid, but I remember shopping around and the best deal was a good £200-300 cheaper than "standard" price. I went for a base model, so I think it was around £600-800? And installation was "free" as I was doing a new kitchen at that point with new quartz worktop, so got the installer to drill the hole as included in the price and the plumber for the kitchen to install it for me as included too.

I did also look around to see if a "cheaper" competing brand was worth going for, but in the end decided that Quooker was by far the superior choice, even at the premium price. Things might have changed by now though, 5 years on.