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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.

How this list is ordered

Ranked by arithmetic, not opinion. Every score is worked out from the specifications each maker publishes, so you can open the working on any product page. Anything commercial is labelled and sits outside that order, and how we score explains what each criterion measures.

Stainless Steel Kettles, ranked by score

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  1. 1Bean EnvyBean Envy Gooseneck Stovetop Kettle 1.2LFrom $44.998.3

    How it scored

    Temperature Accuracy & Stability8.3
    Pour Control9.5
    Build Quality & Durability6.9
    Ease of Use & Controlsweakest link6.5
    carries 14 of the 84.4 points scored
    Value for Money10.0
    Price from$44.99
    Score8.3
    Gooseneck SpoutYes
    Variable TemperatureNo
    Capacity1.2L
    Read the Bean Envy Gooseneck Stovetop Kettle 1.2L review →
  2. 2OXOBrew Pour Over Gooseneck Electric KettleFrom $119.978.2

    How it scored

    Temperature Accuracy & Stability10.0
    Pour Control10.0
    Build Quality & Durability6.9
    Ease of Use & Controls7.5
    Heating Speed6.7
    time to boil not published
    Value for Moneyweakest link4.7
    carries 10 of the 89.2 points scored
    Price from$119.97
    Score8.2
    Gooseneck SpoutYes
    Variable TemperatureYes
    Capacity1L
    Read the OXO Brew Pour Over Gooseneck Electric Kettle review →
  3. 3BonavitaDigital Variable Temperature Gooseneck Kettle BV382510VFrom $99.998.1

    How it scored

    Temperature Accuracy & Stability8.8
    Pour Control10.0
    Build Quality & Durability6.9
    Ease of Use & Controls7.5
    Heating Speed7.5
    time to boil not published
    Value for Moneyweakest link5.5
    carries 10 of the 89.2 points scored
    Price from$99.99
    Score8.1
    Gooseneck SpoutYes
    Variable TemperatureYes
    Capacity1L
    Read the Bonavita Digital Variable Temperature Gooseneck Kettle BV382510V review →
  4. 4Barista WarriorGooseneck Kettle 1.2LFrom $44.978.0

    How it scored

    Temperature Accuracy & Stability8.3
    Pour Control9.5
    Build Quality & Durability6.9
    Ease of Use & Controlsweakest link5.0
    carries 14 of the 84.4 points scored
    Value for Money10.0
    Price from$44.97
    Score8.0
    Gooseneck SpoutYes
    Variable TemperatureNo
    Capacity1.2L
    Read the Barista Warrior Gooseneck Kettle 1.2L review →
  5. 5HarioV60 Buono Drip Kettle 1.2LFrom $53.957.5

    How it scored

    Temperature Accuracy & Stabilityweakest link4.2
    carries 24 of the 84.4 points scored
    Pour Control9.5
    Build Quality & Durability6.6
    Ease of Use & Controls10.0
    Value for Money8.8
    Price from$53.95
    Score7.5
    Gooseneck SpoutYes
    Variable TemperatureNo
    Capacity1.2L
    Read the Hario V60 Buono Drip Kettle 1.2L review →
  6. 6Coffee GatorGooseneck Stovetop KettleFrom $39.997.3

    How it scored

    Temperature Accuracy & Stabilityweakest link4.2
    carries 24 of the 84.4 points scored
    Pour Control10.0
    Build Quality & Durability8.8
    Ease of Use & Controls5.0
    Value for Money10.0
    Price from$39.99
    Score7.3
    Gooseneck SpoutYes
    Variable TemperatureNo
    Capacity1L
    Read the Coffee Gator Gooseneck Stovetop Kettle review →
  7. 7MixpressoMixpresso Gooseneck Stovetop Kettle 1.2LFrom $26.997.3

    How it scored

    Temperature Accuracy & Stabilityweakest link4.2
    carries 24 of the 84.4 points scored
    Pour Control9.5
    Build Quality & Durability6.9
    Ease of Use & Controls7.8
    Value for Money10.0
    Price from$26.99
    Score7.3
    Gooseneck SpoutYes
    Variable TemperatureNo
    Capacity1.2L
    Read the Mixpresso Gooseneck Stovetop Kettle 1.2L review →
  8. 8HarioV60 Fit Gooseneck Drip Kettle 1.2LFrom $55.306.9

    How it scored

    Temperature Accuracy & Stabilityweakest link4.2
    carries 24 of the 84.4 points scored
    Pour Control9.5
    Build Quality & Durability6.6
    Ease of Use & Controls7.2
    Value for Money8.0
    Price from$55.30
    Score6.9
    Gooseneck SpoutYes
    Variable TemperatureNo
    Capacity1.2L
    Read the Hario V60 Fit Gooseneck Drip Kettle 1.2L review →
  9. 9Wolf GourmetWGKT100S Electric KettleFrom $249.956.7

    How it scored

    Temperature Accuracy & Stability8.8
    Pour Control3.5
    Build Quality & Durability10.0
    Ease of Use & Controls7.5
    Heating Speed9.2
    time to boil not published
    Value for Moneyweakest link1.9
    carries 10 of the 89.2 points scored
    Price from$249.95
    Score6.7
    Gooseneck SpoutNo
    Variable TemperatureYes
    Capacity1.5L
    Read the Wolf Gourmet WGKT100S Electric Kettle review →
  10. 10ChemexChettle Stovetop Gooseneck Kettle 1.2LFrom $64.996.5

    How it scored

    Temperature Accuracy & Stabilityweakest link4.2
    carries 24 of the 84.4 points scored
    Pour Control9.5
    Build Quality & Durability6.9
    Ease of Use & Controls5.2
    Value for Money6.5
    Price from$64.99
    Score6.5
    Gooseneck SpoutYes
    Variable TemperatureNo
    Capacity1.2L
    Read the Chemex Chettle Stovetop Gooseneck Kettle 1.2L review →
  11. 11BodumMelior Gooseneck Electric Kettle6.2

    How it scored

    Temperature Accuracy & Stabilityweakest link3.4
    carries 24 of the 89.2 points scored
    Pour Control10.0
    Build Quality & Durability7.4
    Ease of Use & Controls3.8
    Heating Speed6.7
    time to boil not published
    Value for Money5.0
    no price published
    PricePricing N/A
    Score6.2
    Gooseneck SpoutYes
    Variable TemperatureNo
    Capacity0.8L
    Read the Bodum Melior Gooseneck Electric Kettle review →
  12. 12CuisinartPerfecTemp CPK-17 Electric Kettle 1.7L5.9

    How it scored

    Temperature Accuracy & Stability8.8
    Pour Controlweakest link2.5
    carries 22 of the 89.2 points scored
    Build Quality & Durability8.1
    Ease of Use & Controls5.0
    Heating Speed6.7
    time to boil not published
    Value for Money5.0
    no price published
    PricePricing N/A
    Score5.9
    Gooseneck SpoutNo
    Variable TemperatureYes
    Capacity1.7L
    Read the Cuisinart PerfecTemp CPK-17 Electric Kettle 1.7L review →
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