# Secura The Original SWK-1701DB

- Source: https://stierproducts.com/products/secura-the-original-swk-1701db
- Category board: https://stierproducts.com/categories/electric-kettles
- Placement: #12 of 18 in Electric Kettles, C tier
- Brand: Secura
- LP on this board: 371
- Last researched: 2026-09-10T04:58:07.459Z
- Method: https://stierproducts.com/methodology
- Dataset: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22062813 - every board at once, one dated snapshot per release, same licence, prices and photographs left out
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## Verdict

A Consumer Reports-tested durability play that does the basic job well. It simply cannot match the temperature precision of anything above it.

## For

- Double-wall stainless construction with cool-touch exterior
- Durable workhorse design
- Included in Consumer Reports' tested field
- Stainless-steel body
- Quick boil time

## Against

- Inconsistent heating
- Short-lived thermostat

## Flagged as one to avoid

This product entered 1 of 7 runs as one buyers cross-shop but should not buy, rather than as a pick. It is published here rather than dropped.

## Evidence

Consolidated from 3 independent outlets

| Outlet | Said by | Stance | Link | Link status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Consumer Reports | - | - | https://www.consumerreports.org/appliances/electric-kettles/best-electric-kettles-from-consumer-reports-tests-a3290978339/ | fetched and confirmed |
| Wizard Review | Wizard Review | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-wPDpiKBvA | fetched and confirmed |
| Manuals | manuals.plus | B | https://manuals.plus/video/d00d358be6f4b1cfb335b87f1372b084364ee5c70114466e65dd99f904950e15 | fetched and confirmed |

## Nearest alternatives on this board

| Rank | Product | Tier | Page |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 7 | Cosori Original Electric Glass Kettle GK172-CO | B | https://stierproducts.com/products/cosori-original-electric-glass-kettle-gk172-co |
| 8 | OXO Brew Cordless Glass Electric Kettle | B | https://stierproducts.com/products/oxo-brew-cordless-glass-electric-kettle |
| 9 | Zwilling Enfinigy Cool Touch Kettle Pro | B | https://stierproducts.com/products/zwilling-enfinigy-cool-touch-kettle-pro |
| 10 | Ninja Precision Temperature Kettle KT200 | C | https://stierproducts.com/products/ninja-precision-temperature-kettle-kt200 |
| 11 | Fellow Corvo EKG | C | https://stierproducts.com/products/fellow-corvo-ekg |
| 13 | OXO Brew Gooseneck Kettle | D | https://stierproducts.com/products/oxo-brew-gooseneck-kettle |
| 14 | Bodum Melior Gooseneck Electric Kettle | D | https://stierproducts.com/products/bodum-melior-gooseneck-electric-kettle |
| 15 | Bonavita Variable Temperature Gooseneck Kettle | D | https://stierproducts.com/products/bonavita-variable-temperature-gooseneck-kettle |
| 16 | Smeg KLF04 Variable Temperature Kettle | F | https://stierproducts.com/products/smeg-klf04-variable-temperature-kettle |
| 17 | Amazon Basics Stainless Steel Electric Kettle | F | https://stierproducts.com/products/amazon-basics-stainless-steel-electric-kettle |

The full board is at https://stierproducts.com/categories/electric-kettles.

## What this tier means

- C: Fair. Acceptable in the right situation, outclassed at its price.

## How to read this

- Each category is researched in four independent runs, one per lens (expert consensus, value, reliability, community pulse). Every run ranks a board of candidates that deliberately includes products buyers cross-shop but should avoid. Placements score on a ranked ladder (LP), and tiers are derived from LP, so no tier is ever assigned by hand.
- LP is this product's points on its own category ladder. It is comparable within a category and not across categories.
- Link status reports what our pre-publication link check found when it fetched the cited URL. It says nothing about the quality of the review.
- A citation with no usable link is listed rather than dropped, and is excluded from the counted total above.

## Image

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