Inspiration for the Quooker
In 1970, Henri “Han” Peteri was an engineer working on
the development of instant soup for an international food company, when he
realised that if you had to wait for a kettle to boil to make it, soup could
never truly be instant. So he began to develop ideas for a tap that could
instantly dispense plentiful, genuinely 100°C boiling water on demand. Han left
his job, set up a workshop in his cellar and set about making his concept a reality.
Instant 100°C boiling water
– a Quooker world first
After 3 years, Han had indeed developed a prototype tap
that delivered 100°C instant boiling water, but it needed development and he had
run out of money. But the friends and family who had bought his prototypes were
so enthusiastic about the product that they told him they could no longer do
without them. So he persevered and, in 1978, Han patented the world’s first tap
that delivered instantaneous 100ºC boiling water.
It wasn't until Han’s son, Niels, joined the venture after
graduating as a lawyer, that the idea was turned into a fully-fledged project
and the Quooker was truly born. Five more years of hard work and development
followed until in 1992, the first Quooker Basic went into production. In 1993,
Han’s other son, Walter, joined the company and the product was launched
commercially. As sales began to increase, the business grew, the range expanded
and, in time, Quooker grew into the amazing company that it is today. Quooker is still the innovative market
leader, developing and selling a whole range of products based around the
original inspiration of providing genuine 100°C instant boiling water. Forty
years on, Quooker designs, develops, patents, manufactures, sells and installs
what is, quite simply, the most efficient and reliable boiling water tap
available today, and still the only one to guarantee a full 100ºC boiling
water, to totally replace the kettle in any kitchen. 
Two decades of development went into the first commercially
available Quookers and we have never stopped improving and refining them. Others have tried to imitate the Quooker, but
no-one has managed to emulate our patented invention; the original and still the
only true 100°C boiling water tap. The high quality materials – such as the
surgical quality stainless steel from which we make our tanks – also make our 100°C
boiling water taste great; far better than the water from most kettles.
What this all means for you
Buying a Quooker is a unique experience, as you would
expect from a unique product. Our
guarantees and customer service are second to none; from quality manufacture;
informative sales through our network of specialist kitchen retailers; and expert
installation by our
We listen to our customers and to kitchen designers, and
everything they tell us informs our product development. Quooker has proven,
time and again, that the taps that we design, manufacture and sell are quite
simply the best, safest and most reliable on the market. Once installed in your
kitchen, our Quooker product will rapidly become the appliance you use most; replacing
the kettle and saving you valuable time, multiple times each day. A Quooker helps you to brew the perfect
cuppa, to cook, to entertain, and to relax and enjoy your home.
Beloved by professional chefs, TV personalities, talented
kitchen designers and thousands of happy Quooker owners, after more than 40
years of heritage in excellence and innovation, there’s still nothing that can
hold a candle to the Quooker.
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