Kettle Electric with Variable Temperature Control - FOHERE Smart Glass Tea Kettle with 9 Presets - LCD Display - 2Hr Keep Warm - Removable Tea Infuser - 40℃~100℃ (silver)

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This Hamilton Beach model is simple to operate: You flick the tab on the base of the handle up, and the kettle begins heating the water. It's similar to the Fellow Stagg EKG Kettle, which we also love, except this one is more like the budget alternative. Right out of the box, it had a small discoloration on the top, and throughout testing the lid was finicky to open. Its ergonomic handle prevents it from slipping, and its built-in stopwatch helps you monitor your pour rate.

This kettle’s open handle makes it more accessible than closed-handle kettles, and in our tests we found pouring with it was comfortable. A scale filter in the spout also helps to keep bits of the deposits (which are harmless) out of your cup. The Fellow features the kettle itself, a removable lid, and an electric base equipped with precise temperature control. Hario, which specializes in tea and coffee, also makes pour-over tools, and this kettle can be used with that as well.So, a variable temperature or temperature-controlled kettle – depending on which way you want to say it – could be just the ticket to a tastier cup of tea or coffee. The one downside we found was there is a rather loud jingle that plays when the set temperature is reached, which is delightful in the day, but if you are in close living quarters, it may wake your family or housemates up if you have different sleep schedules – night workers, be wary.

The Breville IQ also has a soft-open lid that releases steam more slowly and can be operated with one hand at the press of a button. For instance, if the kettle is set to 170 degrees but you want the water to be 200 degrees, you have to press the button 30 times. As with most gooseneck kettles we’ve tested, with this model the lid doesn’t open at the push of a button—you have to pull it off manually, which can be tricky when the kettle is hot. Complete with convenient Keep Warm and Preheat functions, this air fryer takes your cooking to the next level.The Cosori kettle can dial the water temperature to the optimal heat for your beverage with five presets: coffee, white tea, green tea, oolong tea, and black tea (like Earl Grey and chai). With a faux-wooden and plastic handle, it’s incredibly easy to grip, and the kettle itself is much lighter than some of our other options. We tested the kettles for timing, using cold water and then checking every 10 minutes once it boiled for how well it held the temperature.

While we wish it made an indicator sound, it doesn't take long for water to reach temperature thanks to its 1,200-watt heating element. The KitchenAid KEK1722 Electric Kettle was a runner-up pick previously, but after long-term testing, we were beyond irritated by its excessive beeping. The Fellow Stagg EKG Electric Gooseneck Kettle is as lovely to look at as it is precise in temperature control and holding.

This model also boasts two water-level windows, allowing you to see how full the kettle is, regardless of which way you place it on the base. To make that process easier, we looked for kettles with wide openings that are easy to reach into for cleaning. as real users, posing a threat to a site’s security, so the site sometimes runs random security checks. It seems that across brands, a certain small percentage of kettles will just break within a year or two. The Bonavita Variable Temperature Gooseneck Kettle lets users program water to their exact desired temperature between 140 and 212 degrees; you can even watch it heat degree by degree thanks to the real-time temperature display.

In fact, gooseneck kettles are often referred to as pour-over kettles because of their usefulness brewing coffee and their popularity among baristas and coffee experts. Then it kicks into an automated keep-warm cycle (there’s also a Keep Warm button, if you’d like to select this option manually); this maintains the temperature for up to 30 minutes. Try as we might, we couldn’t resist slotting in the Fellow Stagg EKG Gooseneck Kettle at the top of our list.

With a glass body and bright blue light, this kettle does make boiling a brew feel more like a science experiment, which our tester loved. The matte black shows fewer smudges than unpainted alternatives, and the digital display goes dark while off (except for the power button), so it looks unobtrusive on the countertop.