Best Stainless Steel Kettles
The best stainless steel kettles, ranked by our review scores. The only finish that looks the same in ten years: it does not yellow, fade or chalk. What it does do is show fingerprints and, in hard water, spots - and brushed and polished behave completely differently there, with polished collecting marks hourly and brushed forgiving them. The word is also used loosely. On cheaper machines "stainless steel" often describes a trim panel or a steel-look wrap over plastic rather than a steel body, so it is worth reading which part the maker is talking about.
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
Bean Envy Gooseneck Stovetop Kettle 1.2L8.3- Temperature Accuracy & Stability
- 8.3
- Pour Control
- 9.5
- Build Quality & Durability
- 6.9
- Ease of Use & Controls
- 6.5
- Value for Money
- 10.0
Weakest link: Ease of Use & Controls — 6.5 of 10, carrying 14 of the 84.4 points scored here.
2
OXO Brew Pour Over Gooseneck Electric Kettle8.2- Temperature Accuracy & Stability
- 10.0
- Pour Control
- 10.0
- Build Quality & Durability
- 6.9
- Ease of Use & Controls
- 7.5
- Heating Speed (time to boil not published)
- 6.7
- Value for Money
- 4.7
Weakest link: Value for Money — 4.7 of 10, carrying 10 of the 89.2 points scored here.
3
Bonavita Digital Variable Temperature Gooseneck Kettle BV382510V8.1- Temperature Accuracy & Stability
- 8.8
- Pour Control
- 10.0
- Build Quality & Durability
- 6.9
- Ease of Use & Controls
- 7.5
- Heating Speed (time to boil not published)
- 7.5
- Value for Money
- 5.5
Weakest link: Value for Money — 5.5 of 10, carrying 10 of the 89.2 points scored here.
4
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.
5
Hario V60 Buono Drip Kettle 1.2L7.6- Temperature Accuracy & Stability
- 4.2
- Pour Control
- 9.5
- Build Quality & Durability
- 6.6
- Ease of Use & Controls
- 10.0
- Value for Money
- 9.5
Weakest link: Temperature Accuracy & Stability — 4.2 of 10, carrying 24 of the 84.4 points scored here.
6
Coffee Gator Gooseneck Stovetop Kettle7.3- Temperature Accuracy & Stability
- 4.2
- Pour Control
- 10.0
- Build Quality & Durability
- 8.8
- Ease of Use & Controls
- 5.0
- Value for Money
- 10.0
Weakest link: Temperature Accuracy & Stability — 4.2 of 10, carrying 24 of the 84.4 points scored here.
7
Mixpresso Gooseneck Stovetop Kettle 1.2L7.3- Temperature Accuracy & Stability
- 4.2
- Pour Control
- 9.5
- Build Quality & Durability
- 6.9
- Ease of Use & Controls
- 7.8
- Value for Money
- 10.0
Weakest link: Temperature Accuracy & Stability — 4.2 of 10, carrying 24 of the 84.4 points scored here.
8
Hario V60 Fit Gooseneck Drip Kettle 1.2L7.0- Temperature Accuracy & Stability
- 4.2
- Pour Control
- 9.5
- Build Quality & Durability
- 6.6
- Ease of Use & Controls
- 7.2
- Value for Money
- 8.6
Weakest link: Temperature Accuracy & Stability — 4.2 of 10, carrying 24 of the 84.4 points scored here.
9
Wolf Gourmet WGKT100S Electric Kettle6.7- Temperature Accuracy & Stability
- 8.8
- Pour Control
- 3.5
- Build Quality & Durability
- 10.0
- Ease of Use & Controls
- 7.5
- Heating Speed (time to boil not published)
- 9.2
- Value for Money
- 1.9
Weakest link: Value for Money — 1.9 of 10, carrying 10 of the 89.2 points scored here.
10
Chemex Chettle Stovetop Gooseneck Kettle 1.2L6.5- Temperature Accuracy & Stability
- 4.2
- Pour Control
- 9.5
- Build Quality & Durability
- 6.9
- Ease of Use & Controls
- 5.2
- Value for Money
- 7.0
Weakest link: Temperature Accuracy & Stability — 4.2 of 10, carrying 24 of the 84.4 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.
12
Cuisinart PerfecTemp CPK-17 Electric Kettle 1.7L5.9- Temperature Accuracy & Stability
- 8.8
- Pour Control
- 2.5
- Build Quality & Durability
- 8.1
- Ease of Use & Controls
- 5.0
- Heating Speed (time to boil not published)
- 6.7
- Value for Money (no price published)
- 5.0
Weakest link: Pour Control — 2.5 of 10, carrying 22 of the 89.2 points scored here.