Best Black Kettles
The best black kettles, ranked by our review scores. Black is the finish that hides coffee itself best - splashes, staining round a drip area, scorch on a hotplate - and hides dust and fingerprints worst. The decision inside it is matte or gloss, and makers rarely say which: matte forgives handling, gloss shows every touch and every water spot. The one thing to check is the material under the colour. Black anodised aluminium and powder-coated steel hold their finish for years; black ABS plastic goes chalky under UV, and a machine that lives on a sunlit counter will show it.
Ranked by our review score, which is worked out from the specifications each maker publishes rather than from opinion, so you can open the arithmetic on any product page. Anything commercial is labelled and sits outside that order, and how we score explains what each criterion measures.
Ranked, and why
scored on what the maker publishes · open a row for the working1
KOIOS Gooseneck Electric Kettle 0.8L8.8- Temperature Accuracy & Stability
- 10.0
- Pour Control
- 10.0
- Build Quality & Durability
- 8.8
- Ease of Use & Controls
- 5.0
- Heating Speed (time to boil not published)
- 7.5
- Value for Money
- 10.0
Weakest link: Ease of Use & Controls — 5.0 of 10, carrying 14 of the 89.2 points scored here.
2
INTASTING Gooseneck Electric Kettle 0.9L8.4- Temperature Accuracy & Stability
- 9.1
- Pour Control
- 10.0
- Build Quality & Durability
- 8.8
- Ease of Use & Controls
- 5.0
- Heating Speed (time to boil not published)
- 7.5
- Value for Money
- 7.8
Weakest link: Ease of Use & Controls — 5.0 of 10, carrying 14 of the 89.2 points scored here.
3
Cosori Gooseneck Electric Kettle CO108-NK8.3- Temperature Accuracy & Stability
- 8.8
- Pour Control
- 10.0
- Build Quality & Durability
- 9.2
- Ease of Use & Controls
- 5.0
- Heating Speed (time to boil not published)
- 7.5
- Value for Money
- 7.8
Weakest link: Ease of Use & Controls — 5.0 of 10, carrying 14 of the 89.2 points scored here.
4
Govee Smart Gooseneck Electric Kettle H71708.3- Temperature Accuracy & Stability
- 7.8
- Pour Control
- 10.0
- Build Quality & Durability
- 8.8
- Ease of Use & Controls
- 7.5
- Heating Speed (time to boil not published)
- 7.5
- Value for Money
- 6.9
Weakest link: Value for Money — 6.9 of 10, carrying 10 of the 89.2 points scored here.
5
Barista Warrior Gooseneck Kettle 1.2L8.0- Temperature Accuracy & Stability
- 8.3
- Pour Control
- 9.5
- Build Quality & Durability
- 6.9
- Ease of Use & Controls
- 5.0
- Value for Money
- 10.0
Weakest link: Ease of Use & Controls — 5.0 of 10, carrying 14 of the 84.4 points scored here.
6
Elite Gourmet EKT3001 Digital Gooseneck Kettle 1L7.9- Temperature Accuracy & Stability
- 7.8
- Pour Control
- 10.0
- Build Quality & Durability
- 6.9
- Ease of Use & Controls
- 5.0
- Heating Speed (time to boil not published)
- 6.7
- Value for Money
- 10.0
Weakest link: Ease of Use & Controls — 5.0 of 10, carrying 14 of the 89.2 points scored here.
7
Fellow Stagg EKG Electric Kettle7.9- Temperature Accuracy & Stability
- 8.8
- Pour Control
- 10.0
- Build Quality & Durability
- 7.4
- Ease of Use & Controls
- 7.5
- Heating Speed (time to boil not published)
- 7.5
- Value for Money
- 2.8
Weakest link: Value for Money — 2.8 of 10, carrying 10 of the 89.2 points scored here.
8
TIMEMORE Fish Smart Electric Kettle 600ml7.9- Temperature Accuracy & Stability
- 10.0
- Pour Control
- 10.0
- Build Quality & Durability
- 8.8
- Ease of Use & Controls
- 5.0
- Heating Speed (time to boil not published)
- 3.3
- Value for Money
- 5.2
Weakest link: Heating Speed (time to boil not published) — 3.3 of 10, carrying 12 of the 89.2 points scored here.
9
Brewista Artisan Electric Gooseneck Kettle 1L7.8- Temperature Accuracy & Stability
- 9.1
- Pour Control
- 10.0
- Build Quality & Durability
- 6.6
- Ease of Use & Controls
- 7.5
- Heating Speed (time to boil not published)
- 6.7
- Value for Money
- 3.4
Weakest link: Value for Money — 3.4 of 10, carrying 10 of the 89.2 points scored here.
10
Cuisinart GK-1 Digital Gooseneck Kettle 1L7.0- Temperature Accuracy & Stability
- 6.2
- Pour Control
- 10.0
- Build Quality & Durability
- 8.1
- Ease of Use & Controls
- 3.8
- Heating Speed (time to boil not published)
- 7.5
- Value for Money (no price published)
- 5.0
Weakest link: Ease of Use & Controls — 3.8 of 10, carrying 14 of the 89.2 points scored here.
11
Bodum Melior Gooseneck Electric Kettle6.2- Temperature Accuracy & Stability
- 3.4
- Pour Control
- 10.0
- Build Quality & Durability
- 7.4
- Ease of Use & Controls
- 3.8
- Heating Speed (time to boil not published)
- 6.7
- Value for Money (no price published)
- 5.0
Weakest link: Temperature Accuracy & Stability — 3.4 of 10, carrying 24 of the 89.2 points scored here.