Compare Electric Kettles

18 ranked products · Two to 4 at a time · Updated 10 Sept 2026

Pick any two to four of the 18 ranked electric kettles and read them side by side. This page opens on the board's top 3, Cuisinart PerfecTemp CPK-17, OXO Brew Adjustable Temperature Kettle and Cosori Electric Gooseneck Kettle.

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Electric Kettles compared side by side. Each column is one product, each row is one measure taken from the same research that built the board.
Measure	Cuisinart Cuisinart PerfecTemp CPK-17	OXO OXO Brew Adjustable Temperature Kettle	Cosori Cosori Electric Gooseneck Kettle	Fellow Fellow Stagg EKG Pro	Breville Breville Smart Kettle Luxe	INTASTING INTASTING Electric Gooseneck Kettle	Cosori Cosori Original Electric Glass Kettle GK172-CO	OXO OXO Brew Cordless Glass Electric Kettle	Zwilling Zwilling Enfinigy Cool Touch Kettle Pro	Ninja Ninja Precision Temperature Kettle KT200	Fellow Fellow Corvo EKG	Secura Secura The Original SWK-1701DB	OXO OXO Brew Gooseneck Kettle	Bodum Bodum Melior Gooseneck Electric Kettle	Bonavita Bonavita Variable Temperature Gooseneck Kettle	Smeg Smeg KLF04 Variable Temperature Kettle	Amazon Basics Amazon Basics Stainless Steel Electric Kettle	Hamilton Beach Hamilton Beach 1L Electric Kettle
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Our verdict	Thirteen consecutive years as Wirecutter's top pick is the longest documented service record in the category, and nothing else here is even close on proven longevity.	Cocinare's number two pour-over pick with OXO's solid warranty behind it. The standard model avoids the gooseneck's base problems entirely.	Allrecipes' top pick with multiple owners reporting several years of daily use, which is the exact evidence this lens wants.	Durable build called out explicitly by Food & Wine, top billing from The Strategist, and a current-generation platform with published warranty terms.	Consumer Reports and Serious Eats both found Breville's temperature kettles among the fastest and best at holding heat, backed by the strongest small-appliance support reputation here.	Accurate, well-built for its class, stainless interior, and positive long-term owner reports. The value pick that does not feel like a compromise.	America's Test Kitchen's Best Buy, which is the exact award this lens exists to reward. The glass-kettle value play.	ATK's overall winner and the best-tested glass kettle, but the Cosori trails it closely in ATK's own testing for less, so the value lens holds it down here.	Double-walled stainless construction and brand engineering make it a longevity-safe default even though no retrieved outlet named it directly.	The unit’s variable temperature feature is unreliable, with several reviewers noting inaccurate readings and inconsistent heating. Its build quality (plastic body) also raises concerns about durability beyond a year of use.	Same proven platform and warranty as the Stagg Pro in the body tea drinkers actually want. Carried without a direct citation.	A Consumer Reports-tested durability play that does the basic job well. It simply cannot match the temperature precision of anything above it.	A documented common failure point in the base per r/pourover, plus limited availability. A design win with a reliability hole in it. Buy the OXO Adjustable or Cosori gooseneck.	Top heating marks from The Spruce Eats and a six-year r/BuyItForLife ownership report give it the best owner longevity data of any gooseneck here.	Excellent accuracy but pricier than comparable models, placing it in the middle of the pack.	A stylish, stainless-steel kettle that has shown reliable performance in the last two years of testing. Its variable temperature feature is precise and its build quality is solid.	For pure boiling, Consumer Reports lab-tested it against premium brands. One of the cheapest credible kettles on the market and nearly unbeatable at its single job.	AllRecipes' best budget kettle and a best-seller for a reason. Basic, fast, and very cheap, though the brand's wider range is patchier.
What reviewers rate	Wirecutter has kept it as its top electric kettle through multiple rounds of testing since 2013 Named best overall electric kettle by The Spruce Eats Consumer Reports lab-tested it among models that boiled quickly and kept water warm for an hour or more Variable temperature control with a hold function	Cocinare's 2026 pour-over guide ranks it second only to the Stagg EKG Pro OXO's general warranty and support reputation is among the better ones in the category Preset temperature control that testers keep rewarding Well-built	Allrecipes' 2026 testing named it the top pick overall r/tea owners report using it almost daily for several years without issues Preset temperature control with a genuine gooseneck spout Multi-year reliability track record per owner reports	Food & Wine recommends it for rapid heating and durable build quality Named the best electric kettle outright by The Strategist Fellow publishes real warranty terms Ranks first among pour-over kettles per Cocinare	Consumer Reports lab-tested it among models that boiled quickly and held temperature for an hour or more Serious Eats found the Breville variable-temperature model among the very fastest boilers in the entire field Breville's build and parts support reputation in small appliances is among the best in the category Fast, accurate heating with genuinely useful presets	Coffee Slang calls it the best value gooseneck with accurate temperature control and a built-in brew stopwatch r/pourover owners report accurate settings, quick heating and a good pour after extended use Stainless interior with no plastic water contact 60-minute keep warm	Matches the essentials of pricier winners for less Named Best Buy in America's Test Kitchen's 2026 kettle testing Strong value verdict from a lab that does not hand out the label lightly One of only three kettles ATK singled out	America's Test Kitchen's overall Winner for 2026 The best-tested glass kettle in ATK's lab Cordless glass design Finished ahead of Cosori and Breville in ATK's testing	Double-walled stainless cool-touch construction Zwilling's small-appliance build reputation suits a longevity-first lens Cool-touch exterior Stainless-steel construction	Variable temperature control Good capacity Seven presets Rapid boil	Shares the Stagg Pro platform, build quality and warranty from Fellow Non-gooseneck body suits tea drinkers who do not need pour-over precision Stainless-steel body Accurate temperature control	Double-wall stainless construction with cool-touch exterior Durable workhorse design Included in Consumer Reports' tested field Stainless-steel body	Sturdy steel construction Quiet operation Reliable heating Precise temperature control	The Spruce Eats' gooseneck testing gave it top marks for heating speed, serving hot water in around three minutes An r/BuyItForLife owner reports six years of service and counting with only a loose cork knob screw to show for it One of the cheapest gooseneck kettles available per CNET's testing	Accurate temperature control Solid build quality	Stainless-steel body Variable temperature control Stylish design Kitschy mid-century aesthetic with genuine design appeal	Boils water fast and safely Lab-tested alongside Breville and Cuisinart by Consumer Reports One of the cheapest name-brand ways to boil water Plain, no-frills boiling	Basic, fast, no-frills boil One of the cheapest credible options from a major brand A permanent fixture of Amazon's kettle best-seller list Ubiquitous in search results and dorm rooms
Where it falls short	Long-term owners report the lid mechanism getting less crisp over the years Heating element fails frequently Short lifespan under two years	Nothing recorded	Preset-only temperature control versus 1-degree variable models Pour control a step below Fellow	Its premium buys design, app features, and brand cachet more than performance Some enthusiasts debate whether it is overpriced Premium price Gooseneck form is irrelevant for tea drinkers	Costs meaningfully more than the Cuisinart CPK-17, which offers nearly the same feature set Pour-over enthusiasts consider Breville kettles overpriced for coffee use Costs more than the Cuisinart for roughly equivalent function	Nothing recorded	Nothing recorded	Costs more than the Cosori glass kettle that trails it closely in the same testing	High price relative to features Premature wear Loses ground on price Low brand familiarity and momentum in the kettle category	Inaccurate temperature readings Inconsistent heating Plastic construction Lacks the track record of the names above it	Sits below the Stagg in the Fellow hierarchy and in expert esteem Narrower audience than the gooseneck form the coffee world canonized	Inconsistent heating Short-lived thermostat	The base has serious quality-control issues and is the common failure point, per r/pourover owners Must be ordered directly from OXO because it is not carried on Amazon Must be ordered directly from OXO because major retailers don't carry it Overshadowed - no slot it clearly wins	No temperature control, no hold, no precision - just a gooseneck spout Outclassed by full-featured goosenecks that cost only marginally more	Nothing recorded	The category's clearest style-over-substance case at a premium price - you are buying the badge Mashed names SMEG among the most overpriced kitchen appliance brands Brutal owner reports: a sub-one-year-old unit called 'garbage quality for mortgage payment money' The Breville Smart Kettle Luxe or Fellow Stagg EKG are better buys at the same money	Plastic body Exposed heating element Early failure within 1-2 years Limited warranty	The brand's wider kettle range draws more complaints than this simple 1L model Repeated failures reported by owners, prompting a widely-shared consumer warning Nothing in current coverage elevates it above the tested leaders Plastic exterior
Evidence behind it	16 sources across 15 outlets	6 sources across 6 outlets	10 sources across 9 outlets	41 sources across 37 outlets	6 sources across 6 outlets	5 sources across 5 outlets	9 sources across 5 outlets	1 source across 1 outlet Thin sourcing, read it as provisional	16 sources across 14 outlets	5 sources across 5 outlets	11 sources across 10 outlets	3 sources across 3 outlets	16 sources across 16 outlets	3 sources across 3 outlets	3 sources across 3 outlets	1 source across 1 outlet Thin sourcing, read it as provisional	2 sources across 2 outlets	3 sources across 3 outlets
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Every column is the same research that built the board. Nothing here is a specification sheet copied from a maker. Read how we rank for what a tier and a ladder point mean.