Quooker Or Scalder?

[jomifl]

Every time I see an advert for one of these skin removers I wince and wonder when the casualties will start turning in the emergeny wards. The appalling practice (shown in the adverts) of pouring boiling water into a hand held jug just beggars belief, one distraction such as a doorbell or phone ringing and a skin transplant is just a second away.

[EcclesCake]

How is a Quooker any worse than a kettle?

[jomifl]

Normally water from a kettle is poured into a vessel standing on a surface. Since with the quooker it is necessary to place a vessel under the boiling water outlet by hand, human laziness/forgetfulness means that the boiling water will be turned on while the hand is under the tap. This device would not be allowed on an industrial site any more than an unprotected bandsaw or sheet metal guillotine.

[gingejbee]

Apart from the safety issues, all the "experts" say that tea and coffee should be made with FRESHLY drawn, FRESHLY boiled water...not hot water that's been standing around all day.

[EcclesCake]

There is absolutely no reason why you cannot position a teapot or whatever receptacle under a Quooker spout on a solid work surface or sink.

[rockyracoon]

I want one!

[EcclesCake]

I have one, and in three years I have yet to scald myself due to forgetfulness, laziness or the doorbell ringing!

[Old_Geezer]

Is it such a big deal that the receiving container is the hand held one ? I indulge in the practice of pouring boiling water (from a hand held kettle) into a mug every time I make tea or instant coffee.

[EcclesCake]

I forgot to add that I fill the teapot freehand without using any stabilising surface......unless standing on the kitchen floor counts ;-)

[Old_Geezer]

Ah I see the question has already been asked. Well anyone daft enough to put their hand under what they know to be boiling water probably will mess themselves up some other way anyway.

[hc4361]

I live in a hard water area and tea and coffee that isn't made with freshly boiled water has a nasty scum on top and tastes awful.
I empty and rinse the kettle after every use.

[granny grump]

Thank you once again I have learnt something - I had never heard of a quooker Thank you abers

[EcclesCake]

They are great Granny Grump!

I can't say I have experienced any problems with the quality of my tea and I live in a hard water area too.

[granny grump]

Will keep it in mind if we get another new sink - only got on a few weeks ago - Is it cost effective as you only need a cupful each time

[EcclesCake]

They are not cost effective by any stretch of the imagination (£800+), they are convenient though.

[thugulike]

I've had a Quooker for a number of years and even if I have splashed boiling water I've never been scalded. I wouldn't have a kitchen without one.

[gingejbee]

....one person's necessity is another's useless/unused clutter!

[thugulike]

I find mine very cost effective for 2 reasons. Firstly my hot water is 60' away at the other end of the barn and I'm on a water meter so I can literally pour money down the sink whilst I wait for the hot water to come through and secondly it only boils the water you need. I am fussy about my tea and haven't noticed any difference in the flavour at all. It costs 3p a day to run

[EcclesCake]

Granny, it doesn't matter that you've just had a new sink, just as long as you have adequate space under the work top.

gingebee, I'm not sure I understand your point about useless/unused clutter. I no longer have a kettle cluttering up my work top, just a small tap alongside my sink which takes up less space than a pack of cards.

[Sparkles62]

I can see that they have their uses, but I must admit, I am with jomifl on this one,
the thought of a child, or even an adult, who doesn't know what it is for, and just sees it as a tap, trying to wash their hands under it goes right through me.

[EcclesCake]

The tap has an inbuilt safety mechanism so that you can't just switch it on like a normal tap.

It is akin to a medicine bottle where you have to push and turn.