9 of the best kitchen taps in Australia

There has never been a greater variety of kitchen taps, from traditional kitchen mixer taps to innovative pull out spray mixer taps and instant chilled and boiling water taps — the options are vast. What's more, the designs and features have evolved tremendously and there's no better way to see these than by looking at some of the best kitchen taps in Australia.

The Buildmat Mira Mixer features a sleek gooseneck form with a slim 24mm diameter, making it a stylish and unobtrusive addition to any kitchen space. It includes an integrated veggie spray nozzle that seamlessly matches the gooseneck and a small toggle switch to easily activate the spray function making it intuitive and easy to use. The pull-out hose offers great flexibility for cleaning large pots and rinsing food scraps, a feature you’ll come to love. With brass internals, a brushed brass gold finish, a 4.5L/min 6-star WELS rating, and a 7-year warranty, this mixer is durable, efficient and elegant.

The exquisite Kaya Pot Fillers combine convenience and elegance, making them a standout addition to any kitchen. A pot filler is a unique type of kitchen tap, which is usually installed above a cooktop for the specific purpose of quickly filling up a pot. The Kaya Pot Filler is a fine example, crafted from high-quality, lead-free stainless steel with a sleek finish, offering both style and practicality for filling large pots effortlessly. The extendable arm with a 1/4 turn ceramic cartridge and restricted flow aerator ensures efficient and easy operation. With a WELS 5 Star rating and modern design, Kaya Pot Fillers add a touch of luxury and sophistication to your kitchen while enhancing functionality.

The Bex All Pressure Pull Down Sink Mixer by Felton is a versatile kitchen tap designed for all pressure systems. It features a pull-down spring action, a single spray function, and a 360° swivel spout for easy manoeuvrability. The mixer includes a quality European cartridge with an anti-scald and water flow limiter, ensuring safety and efficiency. With a sleek design from New Zealand, a 5-year finish warranty, and a 15-year overall warranty, this tap combines style, durability, and reliability.

The Armando Vicario TINK-D Kitchen Mixer is an Italian-made marvel, boasting a sleek, stylish design that will enhance any kitchen. It features a modern sculptured base, an elegant side lever, and a pull-out swivel spout for added convenience. The tap's 1500mm pull-out length, 360-degree spout rotation, and 4-star WELS rating ensure excellent functionality and water efficiency. Backed by a 5-year warranty, this mixer is both durable and reliable for long-term use. We also love the unique white finish but there are four others to choose from as well.

The new sink mixer range from Caroma combines the aesthetics of the Liano II and Urbane II collections, offering a perfect balance of design and functionality. With three options for various needs, two distinguishable styles, and five colour finishes, it can be tailored to suit any kitchen. This Australian-designed and engineered kitchen mixer tap features durable brass construction, adjustable outlet rotation, and a 5-star WELS rating for excellent water efficiency. Additionally, it comes with a 20-year warranty and two handle options, ensuring both style and reliability for your kitchen.

The Taqua T-1 Mixer Tap is a highly functional, water-saving filter tap featuring a built-in activated charcoal filter that provides fresh, pure water at the touch of a button. Its sleek, slimline design eliminates the need for bulky tanks or under-sink filters, making it a space-saving solution for any modern kitchen. The tap includes an Eco-Shower mode that saves about 20% more water and a pull-out retractable hose with a spray nozzle. With precision Japanese engineering, it offers easy filter cartridge replacement and a WELS 4 Star rating, ensuring efficiency and simplicity in your kitchen.

The ELE12 Pull Out Kitchen Mixer is a standout tap for your kitchen, featuring a pull-out hose ideal for large sinks and reaching tricky pots and pans. With a height of 412mm and a 360-degree swivel motion, it offers great flexibility and ease of use. Constructed from solid brass with a brushed nickel finish, it is both durable and stylish, complying with AS/NZS 3718:2005 standards. Additionally, it boasts a 5-star WELS rating for water efficiency and comes with a 15-year warranty, giving you peace of mind in the short and long term.

The Perrin & Rowe Oberon Sink Mixer combines contemporary design with high functionality, featuring twin levers and a choice of round or square spouts. Its ergonomic design includes handles with red and blue dots to indicate hot and cold, ensuring ease of use. Equipped with quarter-turn German-made ceramic disc valves, it guarantees years of accurate and effortless operation, with a 360° rotating spout for added flexibility. Additionally, the spray rinse feature with a 1.2m flexible hose makes washing dishes, rinsing vegetables, and filling pots easy, operated by a sophisticated diverter mechanism for seamless use.

The Zip HydroTap Design Range CELSIUS PLUS All-In-One offers the convenience of boiling, chilled, and filtered drinking water, as well as hot and cold washing water, all from a single tap. Its intuitive touchpad with antimicrobial protection handles the filtered water, while the lever dispenses unfiltered hot and cold water. The system's under-bench command centre features a colour touch screen with customisable settings, including energy-saving modes, a boiling water safety mode, and antimicrobial protection for enhanced hygiene. With a 5-star WELS rating and a 5-year warranty, this tap combines efficiency, advanced technology, and sleek design.

Having explored some of the best kitchen taps in Australia, you now know how high the bar is when browsing kitchen tapware for your own home. Whether you go for traditional single lever mixer taps, swivel mixer taps or a modern pull out mixer tap you'll want a solution that is well designed for everyday use, pleasing aesthetics and effortless functionality.

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