Quooker Classic Fusion Square

The Classic Fusion Square is for a specific room: a period or Shaker kitchen where a squared spout works better than the rounded Classic, but a modern Fusion would look out of place. It keeps the chamfered, traditional detailing of the Classic line and the squared geometry of the modern one, which is a narrow brief that Quooker is one of the few brands to bother serving.

The engineering is the familiar Quooker package. A 3L PRO3 tank delivers a real 100°C boil at around 10W idle, and the patinated brass finish is a living finish: Quooker suggests an occasional rub of beeswax, and the tone deepens with handling rather than flaking the way cheap aged-brass plating does. Polished chrome and stainless steel cover the more restrained installs.

Value is the sticking point, as it is across the Classic range. At £1,450 you are paying for styling over the cheaper standard Fusion Square, and you still get a 3-in-1 with no filter, no chilled water and no pull-out hose. It earns its place only when the finish matters to the room. If it does not, the standard Fusion Square saves you a couple of hundred pounds for the same water.