Comments on: Hot water in three seconds, brought to you by the Tefal Quick Cup

By: Drew

Drew — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 12:09:42 +0000

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.

By: ketyung

ketyung — Wed, 27 Jun 2007 08:42:53 +0000

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

By: Rupert Elmore

Rupert Elmore — Tue, 26 Jun 2007 15:41:43 +0000

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.

By: ketyung

ketyung — Fri, 22 Jun 2007 05:50:40 +0000

yeah…. three seconds only … anytime can make coffee

By: Kay Kastum

Kay Kastum — Thu, 21 Jun 2007 07:24:58 +0000

This will be real handy in the office too. Me like!