The whole concept of the boiling water tap started with
Quooker. From the start, Henri Peteri,
whose vision it was, set his mind to creating a tap which would completely
replace the kettle in the modern kitchen.
By deciding this, he set himself some ambitious goals, so it’s not
surprising that he took time to perfect his invention before launching it on
the market.
For a start, he felt that his tap had to dispense genuine
100°C boiling water instantaneously, because that’s what it takes to make a
good cup of tea. Anything less than that
and you can’t bring out the flavour of the tea and brew a good cuppa. If he were to produce a tap that gave very
hot, but not boiling water, he reasoned, you would still need both a hot tap
and a kettle, which would be pointless.
He also wanted the tap, which he named the Quooker, to be
time-saving and to take less energy to operate than a kettle, so that its
overall running costs would be less than the kettle too. So he didn’t give up until he had perfected a
system that would hold water in a vacuum flask at 110°C and dispense it at a
true 100°C boiling from the spout. Succeeding
in all these aims, he achieved a world first which still can’t be copied
because of the patented technology that he created.
Of course, he was well aware that boiling water needs to be
treated with caution and respect, so the next step in developing the Quooker
was to ensure that it was safe to use in the home. Several safety features were added to the
design, including the now famous aerated spray delivery through a specially
designed spout, and a push turn handle to make sure it couldn’t be turned on by
accident.
Over a decade was spent perfecting the Quooker before it was
officially launched on the market.
Having established the substance, Quooker wasn’t about to
forget style and, over the years, we developed models which would suit the
style and décor in a wide range of kitchens as tastes changed and developed in
the kitchen market.
Four decades on from that first concept, the Quooker tap is
still the pre-eminent boiling water tap, now in a range of options.
As well as our stunning range of dedicated boiling water
taps, we now have our new Nordic series.
First we introduced the Quooker Twintaps, the first matching dedicated
boiling water and mixer taps, in Nordic Round or Square designs.
Then, just last year we launched the Fusion, an aptly named
tap which now provides everything you could need in a single tap – hot, cold
and 100°C boiling. So the choice really
is yours.
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