Why Every Modern Kitchen Should Include a Quooker® Tap
The Kitchen Upgrade You’ll Wonder How You Lived Without
When designing a new kitchen, most homeowners naturally focus on the big decisions.
Which door style should you choose?
Quartz or Corian®?
Kitchen island or peninsula?
Handleless or Shaker?
Yet after designing bespoke kitchens for decades, we’ve discovered something interesting.
The features our customers talk about most often aren’t always the largest or most expensive.
Instead, they’re the thoughtful design decisions that quietly make everyday life easier.
One of those is theQuooker® tap.
At Shepherds of Cheshire we’ve installed Quooker taps in hundreds of kitchens, and time after time our customers tell us exactly the same thing:
“It’s the one thing we never realised we needed, and now we couldn’t imagine living without it.”
So what makes a Quooker so popular, and why has it become one of the first recommendations our designers make when planning a new kitchen?
What Is a Quooker® Tap?
A Quooker is much more than a boiling water tap.
It combines elegant design with innovative technology to provide 100°C boiling water instantly, alongside standard hot and cold water.
Depending on the model you choose, it can also provide:
filtered water
chilled water
sparkling water
all from beautifully designed taps that complement both contemporary and traditional kitchens.
For homeowners looking to create a cleaner, less cluttered worktop, it also removes the need for a kettle altogether.
Why More Homeowners Are Choosing Quooker
It’s easy to think the appeal of a Quooker is simply convenience.
In reality, it’s about changing the way your kitchen works.
Imagine…
making tea without waiting for the kettle.
Filling saucepans instantly.
Preparing vegetables more quickly.
Sterilising baby bottles.
Making coffee while entertaining friends.
Saving valuable worktop space.
These are small moments that happen dozens of times every day.
Collectively, they transform the kitchen into a more enjoyable place to live.
The very best kitchens aren’t simply beautiful.
They’re effortless to use.
Why Experience Matters When Choosing a Quooker®
This is where the difference between buying a product and working with an experienced kitchen designer becomes clear.
Many homeowners believe there is simply one Quooker tap.
In reality, there are several different systems, and choosing the right one depends entirely on your home and how you use your kitchen.
It’s one of those details that often gets overlooked, yet it can dramatically affect your day-to-day experience.
At Shepherds, we don’t simply ask:
“Would you like a Quooker?”
We ask questions such as:
Where is your boiler located?
How far is it from the kitchen?
How many people live in the house?
How often do you cook?
Do you entertain regularly?
Would sparkling water be useful?
Do you need a pull-out hose?
These conversations allow us to recommend the Quooker system that genuinely suits your lifestyle rather than simply supplying the standard option.
Our Complimentary Quooker COMBI+ Upgrade
One of the things that sets Shepherds of Cheshire apart is our attention to the details that make a real difference to everyday life.
When designing a kitchen, it’s easy to focus on cabinetry, worktops and appliances, but our experience has shown that it’s often the smaller, thoughtful decisions that have the biggest impact once you’re living in the space.
That’s why, when you choose a Quooker tap with your new Shepherds kitchen, we automatically upgrade you to a Quooker COMBI+ system at no additional cost.
For many homes, the boiler isn’t located in the kitchen. It may be in a garage, utility room, loft or basement, meaning every time you turn on the hot tap you’re left waiting for hot water to travel through the pipework. Not only is this frustrating, it also wastes litres of perfectly good water every day.
The Quooker COMBI+ is designed to eliminate that delay. It provides instant hot water, alongside Quooker’s signature 100°C boiling water, so there’s no waiting for the tap to warm up and no unnecessary water disappearing down the drain while you wait.
The larger COMBI+ tank also provides greater capacity, making it ideal for busy family kitchens where hot water is used frequently throughout the day.
It’s a small upgrade that many homeowners would never think to ask for, but one that makes a noticeable difference from the very first day you start using your new kitchen.
This isn’t a sales promotion.
It’s simply how we believe kitchens should be designed.
Things to Consider Before Choosing a Quooker Tap
Before selecting your Quooker system, it’s worth considering a few practical questions.
Where is your boiler?
The further your boiler is from the kitchen, the more benefit you’ll see from a COMBI+ system.
How much boiling water do you use?
Families who cook regularly often benefit from larger capacity tanks.
Would sparkling water replace bottled drinks?
Adding a Quooker CUBE provides filtered chilled and sparkling water directly from the tap.
Which tap style suits your kitchen?
Whether you’re designing a sleek handleless kitchen or a traditional in-frame kitchen, there’s a Quooker finish to complement your design beautifully.
Do you need a flexible pull-out hose?
The Quooker Flex is ideal for busy family kitchens, making food preparation and cleaning significantly easier.
These are exactly the kinds of questions our designers discuss during your consultation, ensuring your kitchen is tailored to the way you live rather than simply following a specification.
Designed Around the Way You Live
At Shepherds of Cheshire, every recommendation we make follows one simple principle:
Will this improve everyday life?
The Quooker COMBI+ upgrade is just one example.
The same thinking influences every aspect of our kitchen designs.
We consider how you cook.
How you entertain.
Where you prepare food.
Which appliances you’ll use every day.
How much storage you really need.
Even where your bins, cutlery and spices should be positioned to create the most efficient workflow.
It’s this attention to detail that transforms a beautiful kitchen into one you’ll continue to enjoy for many years to come.
Because exceptional kitchens aren’t created by chance.
They’re created through experience.
Why Homeowners Across Cheshire Choose Shepherds
Unlike many national retailers, Shepherds doesn’t begin with a standard kitchen range.
We begin with you.
Every kitchen is designed around your home, your lifestyle and the way you want to use your space.
From your first design consultation through to manufacture in our own workshop and final installation, every stage is managed by our experienced team.
It’s why so many of our customers recommend us to family and friends.
Not simply because they love how their kitchen looks.
But because they love living in it.
Visit Our Showroom
If you’re considering a Quooker tap as part of your new kitchen, we’d love to demonstrate the different systems and explain which one would work best for your home.
Visit our showroom to experience the difference for yourself, explore our bespoke kitchen collections and speak to one of our experienced designers.
Or, if you’re just starting your kitchen journey, request our free kitchen brochure for inspiration and expert advice.
Visit Our Showroom:
5–7 Welkin Road, Bredbury, Stockport, SK6 2BH