Other extra-credit additions include timers, real-time temperature indicators, and toggles that let you switch from Fahrenheit to Celsius. Seasoned travellers know that investing in travel kettles is a great way to ensure you have a steady supply of hot water whenever and wherever you go. If you’re looking for a more modern, minimalist kettle: The Zwilling Enfinigy Cool Touch Kettle Pro is sleek and performs well overall. Digital Variable Temperature Gooseneck, our former budget pick, is a small, 1-liter gooseneck kettle that’s lightweight and easy to hold. The Chefman kettle also glows in different colors, based on the temperature setting, which could be a pro or a con depending on your taste (we didn’t care for it).

If you’re especially concerned about plastic components in your kettle, our pick for the best gooseneck kettle, the Cuisinart GK-1 Digital Gooseneck Kettle, has an all-steel body and lid.So if you’re really concerned about not having to get rid of your kettle prematurely, you might opt for a kettle that simply boils.

However, the OXO kettle comes in a stainless steel finish (if you’re not a fan of matte black), and it’s still a fast, precise kettle. There was a while in the industry when the snobs in coffee were saying there’s no good way to make coffee at home — no machines that do it. One version says that Bonavita never went out of business, but was instead hampered by its former U. It has an intuitive interface with six temperature settings, and it defaults to a keep-warm option that conveniently holds water at the designated temperature (or just below, if set to boil) for 30 minutes. While not a dramatic difference from most kettles, the capacity is something to consider depending on the size of your home coffee maker; an 8-cup Chemex, for example, holds 40 ounces of water.Goosenecks are generally on the smaller side, but you’ll find the exact capacity of each kettle on this list. In our analysis of electric kettle product reviews, most variable-temperature kettles showed similar percentages of reviews complaining about the kettle breaking prematurely—within one to two years. 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. The kettle itself has a sturdy build, very similar to any stovetop kettle, but the base felt flimsy.