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My old kettle was showing it's age, and having seen the Quickcup selling for £50+ elsewhere, I decided paying just over £41 in Costco was a bargain.
Firstly, if you are a tea drinker, this isn't for you. Although the water does get hot, it isn't boiling. In my opinion, you need boiling water to make a good cup of tea. However, if like myself, you are a coffee drinker then I think you will be quite happy.
What new does the quickcup bring that justifys it's cost over a normal kettle?
It produces hot water in three seconds, and a full cup takes about 5 on top of that to fill.
It's heating method saves up to 65% of the energy used compared to a normal kettle.
It's an attractive design and becomes a talking point when friends are round.
With every upside, there has to be a downside, and having read other reviews, I agree with some of the complaints people have made:
The water isn't boiling, so no good for tea, babies bottles, some instant gravies etc.
The height of the spout means that water occasionally spits back out of your cup if left on your worktop.
The water tank is only 1.5 litres, which runs out really quickly.
First couple of runs with the filter leave a scum deposit on your cup of water, not particularly harmful but not very attractive.
It's a little noisy, but no more than a Philips Senseo or a Kenco Tassimo. And considering it's only a few seconds I can live with it.
In summary, great if you are an instant coffee drinker, energy saving which pleases the environmentalists, and fast hot water. Biggest downfall is probably that the water isn't boiling. My advice, buy a small kettle to accompany the QuickCup.
If you have a tea drinker in the house, then this will not replace your kettle, but otherwise a pleasing approach to drinks water heating.
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