Decide what to buy

You’ve probably all seen the Tefal ad with the super kettle that produces hot water in 3 seconds? Always on the look-out for useful, greener products, this week’s Green Piece takes a look at the mixed reviews the Tefal Quick Cup has got from purchasers on Reevoo.

According to the spec, this mean machine can heat water up to 90 degrees in three seconds and only use one third of the amount of energy of a standard kettle - that’s a 65% saving that will equate to about £30 a year. Not bad. So what do people who have bought it think?

The Tefal Quick Cup scores 7.1/10 from 204 reviews. Let’s see how that breaks down:

Not too great on design and performance, two key areas you’d want to have top marks in a kettle but good marks for ease of use.

Comments vary. Lots of people are very happy with the product. One reviewer says "Very convenient first thing in the morning for that quick cuppa after
you woke up late for work again!…would definatly recommend this to anyone who has a ‘faulty’
alarm clock!". People were also impressed by it’s energy-saving qualities.

However, a few people mention that the water doesn’t get hot enough and that it doesn’t stay hot very long. The noise it makes also seems to be an issue and a lot of people agree with Sharon from the West Midlands, who says "the filters have to be ordered and are more expensive then other filters".

So if you can down a brew, want to save the planet and you live in a soft water area, go check out the Tefal Quick Cup reviews for yourselves.

Blog posted on Wednesday, April 16th, 2008 at 1:50 pm under Environment, Green, Kettles, Products. Leave a comment, or trackback from your own site.