Invite Social Moments in your Kitchen with a Kaelo
At Handmade Kitchen Company, we love working with British-made products and incorporating them into our British-handmade kitchens for you all to enjoy. Here is the Kaelo Wine Cooler, the perfect addition if you are a fan of hosting. Inspired by a warm beer in a Brighton pub, Kevin Jabou set out to create something that kept every sip of your drink perfectly chilled without using ice, water or mess. It all started in 2007 from a garden shed in East London, taking seven years to create over 300 prototypes before perfecting and patenting the unique technology of this beautiful and simply effective wine cooler. The name is pronounced "Kay-lo". A mixture of the Japanese word 'Kaizen' meaning "continuous improvement" and 'halo' from the light reflected on a bottle when inside Kaelo.
The Kaelo Wine Cooler at a Glance
Kaelo is a British-made wine cooler that sits flush within a worktop or kitchen island and keeps an opened bottle at its serving temperature without ice, water or mess. It uses a patented dry-cooling system adapted from medical technology to form a cold jacket around the bottle, holding it within a degree or so of its opening temperature, so the last glass tastes like the first. The underside is no larger than a sheet of A4 and it needs only a hole in the worktop and a power socket, costing as little as 2p an hour to run. At Handmade Kitchen Company we integrate Kaelo into bespoke kitchen islands and home bars.
Kaelo History
Launching to the world in 2017, Kaelo was first displayed in independent kitchen showrooms and was soon being enjoyed by hundreds of families across the UK. Demand grew for this innovative design, and other markets came knocking. Kaelo is now available in the USA, Netherlands and Italy! Between the years of 2018 and 2019, Kevin redesigned Kaelo to be more environmentally friendly, with the new design using 90% fewer materials and being 60% more efficient than its original design. After record sales in 2019, Richard Needham who used to be Chairman of Dyson joined Kaelo as chairman and built a team with experts from Dyson, Brita and Quooker. A few years later Kaelo launched their new range and won 'Best Kitchen Innovation' at the 2022 Designer Awards. Our project in
is the perfect place to accept an invitation for a good time. With a Calacatta quartz with hints of gold, an induction hob from Neff and a Kaelo to keep all your beverages cold, this is exactly the perfect definition of the ultimate island. Invite friends and family over for a chilled glass of wine.
Meet Kaelo and its benefits. Say goodbye to ice buckets!
No Drips, No Mess, No Fuss!
Kaelo sits sleekly within any new or existing surface of your choice, a perfect pairing with your
or home bar. The underside is no larger than an A4 sheet of paper and requires no specialist installation. It's simple, all that is needed is a hole and a power socket. It also costs as little as 2p per hour to run.
You can enjoy the whole bottle
The first glass from the bottle is always perfectly chilled, but by the last the wine is warm. The Kaelo allows every glass to taste as good as the first. Take your favourite bottle from the fridge, pour a few glasses for you and your friends and then pop it in your Kaelo.
Serving your drinks the smart way
The Kaelo is designed by ex-Dyson engineers, creating a cold jacket around your bottle, keeping every sip at the right temperature. Its dry-serve design means your bottle stays completely dry, with no ice, drips, or soggy labels. Genius!
Perfect temperatures
If you open a bottle at 5 degrees, the Kaelo will keep it at 5 degrees. Open a bottle at 12 degrees, and the Kaelo will keep it at 12 degrees. Are you a red wine lover? With red wine mode you can even enjoy your reds at their preferred temperature of between 12 and 18 degrees. Boost mode chills the bottle down by a further 3 to 4 degrees for an extra crisp glass of wine.
Ground-breaking technology
The patented cooling technology is adapted from hyper-efficient medical technology, meaning the chamber reaches cold temperatures in seconds, ready for a cold bottle. Designed in London and made in the UK by craftsmen in the Cotswolds. The craftsmen who worked with Kevin to design Kaelo are at the heart of the story and got it to where it is today.
The Crown
The crown is at the top and controls everything with touch sensitivity, working anywhere on the metal. It's PVD coated just like luxury watches, improving the durability of the Crown and creating a range of finishes to suit any interior. The finishes you can choose from are:
- Stainless Steel Polished
- Stainless Steel Brushed
- Brass Brushed
- Gun Metal Brushed
- Black Matt
The Undermount design is offered in Polished Stainless Steel.
Purchasing the Kaelo
When it comes to purchase there are two models to choose from, the standard
and the Kaelo Plus. The difference is that the 'Plus' adds red wine mode, boost mode, app control and gradient light effects. There are four designs you can choose from:
- Curved: a timeless classic. A seamless curve in a choice of finishes.
- Flush: a flat profile embedded into the worktop for a more discreet style.
- Undermount: for the minimalist, this Kaelo can be entirely hidden under a cover made from the same worktop.
- Dual Crown: a two-crown configuration for the worktop.
The Kaelo also features lighting for any mood. By tapping the Crown three times, you can choose the light to suit the occasion. Adding to this country abode in
, a Kaelo wine cooler is integrated into the top of the kitchen island. The stainless steel crown finishes off the design to match in with the other metallics in the handmade kitchen offering a seamless finish and a great piece of technology.
Kaelo Wine Cooler FAQs
What is a Kaelo?
Kaelo is a British-made wine cooler that sits within a worktop or kitchen island and keeps an opened bottle at its serving temperature. It uses a patented dry-cooling system adapted from medical technology to create a cold jacket around the bottle, with no ice, water or condensation.
How much does a Kaelo cost to run?
Kaelo costs as little as 2p per hour to run. It needs no specialist installation either, just a hole cut into the worktop and a power socket beneath, with an underside no larger than a sheet of A4.
What is the difference between Kaelo and Kaelo Plus?
The standard Kaelo maintains an opened bottle at its serving temperature. The Kaelo Plus adds red wine mode for serving reds between 12 and 18 degrees, boost mode to chill a bottle down by a further 3 to 4 degrees, app control and gradient lighting effects.
Does Kaelo work with red wine?
Yes. Kaelo holds a bottle at whatever temperature it was opened at, and the Plus model has a dedicated red wine mode for the warmer 12 to 18 degree range that reds are usually served at.
Where does Handmade Kitchen Company install Kaelo wine coolers?
We design and hand-build bespoke kitchens with integrated features such as Kaelo from our workshop in Essex, for clients across Essex, Hertfordshire and North London. It is always worth
choosing your appliances as part of the design
, so features like this are built into the worktop from the start rather than added later. Are you looking to introduce this one-of-a-kind product to your new kitchen design? Contact us today to discuss various kitchen features such as the Kaelo, to personalise your beautiful handcrafted kitchen and have a result you will be proud of and your guests will envy.
