THj hot water kettle electric Nordic Minimalist Style Heat Preservation and Anti Scalding 304 Stainless Steel Electric Kettle, Automatic Power Off, Double Layer Insulation is Not Hot

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In our tests, it boiled water just a little faster than the Cuisinart and consistently hit the desired temperature. This can be helpful if you’re using the kettle for both tea and coffee and you change settings frequently, or if you just like to double-check the temperature. For instance, it’s clear users appreciate both speed and variable-temperature controls, since those were often the two most-mentioned topics in reviews. If you often refill a kettle as soon as it has boiled, choose one with a flip-top lid you don’t have to take off manually.

As with most large-capacity kettles, the Luminosa can take a while to get going, and you might sometimes overfill by accident. We would have rated it simply as the best electric kettle overall except that we know there are reasons to prefer a larger capacity and wider spout design like the Ninja for things like adding pre-boiled water to a pot or steeping a large amount of tea. Alex Vaughn, a Wirecutter product manager, has used the Cuisinart CPK-17 at home for 6 years and counting: “We love it.The Cuisinart CPK-17 did have better accuracy than most of the other kettles we tested (some measured more than 10 degrees off their temperature settings). Not bad, until you think that if you live until you’re 90- you’ll get through an astonishing 15 kettles in your lifetime! That said, it’s preferable when a kettle is otherwise quiet—without rattling while heating, shrieking while boiling, or setting off prolonged beeps when you’ve let it sit. And many models will even let you set a precise temperature—key for getting the best flavor from coffee and tea.

The Ninja also has presets for coffee and five types of tea, and the digital display switches between showing the current temperature of the water and the target temperature. Instead it features the standard pitcher spout, which, obviously, makes it easier for filling pots with water, but harder for precision pours. We particularly liked that the touch-sensitive temperature preset buttons are labeled with suggestions for use (pour-over coffee, white tea, etc. During testing, we loved the temperature gauge lever and the fact that the dial on the body of the kettle lets you know the temperature even when it's away from the base.We've kept a keen eye out for energy efficiency too, with a penny-saving one-cup kettle also featured in this roundup. The Breville IQ Kettle is a great-looking kettle that works just as well as the Cuisinart CPK-17 PerfecTemp, if not better in a few small ways. Some people, including our experts, complain about plastic kettles imparting a funny taste or smell to the water.