I really appreciate that the appliance manufacturers have been putting so much effort to produce the energy-efficient appliance for us. Here is another kettle which really helps those impatient very much as it takes only three seconds to give a cup of hot water. Whenever my stomach is crying for food, I’ll be thinking of getting a cup of hot beverage or cup noodle just to fill up my stomach temporarily. But it’ll end up with big disappointment, if there is no hot water left in the kettle and it needs another 10-15 minutes wait for boiling the water. The Tefal Quick Cup is also an energy-efficient kettle, which boils exactly the amount of water that you need. You just need to fill up its reservoir with cold-tap water. Anytime that you need hot water for a cup of coffee, then just a press of its red button, and start counting one, two and three.. the water will then be automatically dispensed into your cup. It also doubles as a filter for the cold water. If you need only cold water, just a press of its black button, then you’ll get the clean and filtered cold water. It consumes 65% less energy compared to those ordinary kettles, as there is only little or no waste of energy. For the benefit, of course, better for the environment and also saves your energy bills pretty much. This kettle will be released in early July (in Europe at least) and will retail for about $120. The price is definitely much more expensive than any ordinary kettle. Well, but it’s worth for long run and also especially handy for the impatient ones.
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June 21st, 2007 at 12:24 am
This will be real handy in the office too. Me like!
June 21st, 2007 at 10:50 pm
yeah…. three seconds only … anytime can make coffee
June 26th, 2007 at 8:41 am
Just got one of these today to replace my ageing kettle, It produces very hot water within 3 seconds and takes a further 20 seconds to fill the average tea/coffee cup (220ml)
The hot water flow is quite variable once you press the button and the unit produces quite alot of steam and buzzing nosies during the 20 seconds. If you require 1.5 L of hot water (holding tank capacity) in one go the unit will require 10 minutes rest before you can use it again.
With regard to filter cartridge my retailer had no replacements in store so I’m wondering how pricey these are going to be, my guess being in the UK there not cheap.
The filter lasts according to the instructions 4 to 6 weeks and filters 50 liters of water, the unit will work without the filter. The general quality of the unit seems O.K. the push buttons seem pretty robust, the one weak point I can see is the water holding tank which is made from rather brittle plastic which would break if dropped. Well hope this comment is of use, clearly I have only had QuickCup for a few hours and made a few cups of tea, so how it will perform in the long run I will have to see, I’m not chucking out the old kettle just yet. Marks out of 10???? 5 I think so far.
June 27th, 2007 at 1:42 am
Hi Rupert, Thanks for your priceless real-life review of this QuickCup. Ummm, I thik every1 needs a 2nd thought after reading this. Sounds it’s pretty pricey for long run. Those like pretty much steam produced and a 10-minute wait for full tank don’t sound good to me. Thanks
March 21st, 2008 at 5:09 am
Useless: The water is just not hot enough, for a kettle replacement this is really a fundamental flaw. The tefal website even suggests ‘pre-heating the cup’ as a solution.