OXO Brew Gooseneck Electrical Kettle – Scorching Water Kettle, Pour Over Espresso & Tea Kettle, Adjustable Temperature, Constructed-In Brew Timer, Stainless Metal, 1L​

Everything you need, nothing you don’t
Just works really well. We had a Bonavita for years, and while it was great, it kept breaking in the same way. The bottom of the handle would just start to disconnect and leak water. After the 3rd one had the same issue, we decided to switch brands. The OXO is about 50% cheaper than the Bonavita right now, and after doing tons of research it seems to be just as good if not better.Right out of the box it looks very clean, practical and relatively modern. The handle is sturdy with a nice rubber grip. The water heats up a bit faster than the Bonavita and the spout seems to be able to pour with a slightly wider range (from slower for pour overs to faster for tea). The rotary button is so simple and easy to use. Water stays hot without having to remember to hit any buttons. The beep when the water is ready isn’t very loud so not annoying but just a useful little reminder. Only tiny criticism I have is the lid isn’t fully airtight, so we when you want to pour very fast from a higher angle, some water starts to drip from the edge of the lid. Not a big deal, just a small note.Overall just feels very easy to use, and seems very well made. Great value, and seems to stand up very well against other kettles that are double the price.

Almost 3 months in – works very well
Update @6 months in:Still working well and heats up just as fast as the first day. I’ve found myself starting to prefer the handle over the Fellow EKG style so I guess it’s a whatever-you’re-used-to situation.Works well with tea but may be a *tad* slow for french press coffee.New use cases I’ve come across:+ Boiling/preheating water from cold for cooking+ Using remaining water to soak utensils and such to scrub off the harder bits of food+ Same thing as above but for stainless steel pans+ Exorcising my inner demons (jk)——For context, I previously owned the Greater Goods gooseneck kettle, which was a very solid kettle and poured very well. My main reason for upgrading was that I wanted to have a kettle in my work office for midday decaf or the like. Additionally, the kettle poured too slowly for the Tetsu Kasuya technique with the Hario Mugen.No issues whatsoever—it pours well, heats up very fast, has large capacity, and has maintained temperature well.Things to note: + Compared to the GG kettle, this doesn’t pour as intuitively. That’s not to say it doesn’t pour well, the GG kettle just happens to be that good with regards to pouring + As many have stated, this kettle tends to pour fast. Many complain about it, but the way I see it is that one simply has to learn better technique/adjust. I’m not a barista by any means, but I am able to control the pour decently well imo, just takes practice and some mindfulness. A tip: if you want to pour more slowly, try tilting the kettle a bit—learned this with the GG kettle and it helps with controlling the flow. You can think of it like twisting a wine bottle as you finish pouring. + It is kind of noisy but not any more noisy than one would expect from any kettle really + While it is annoying how the base automatically turns on when you take the kettle off, I have not had any real issues with the base + Base knob is pretty satisfying to use imo. This is more on the subjective side, of course. Just feels smooth with tactile clicks (they’re silent) to me + Knob button clicks are also pretty nice to me—not loud and has a pleasing sound to it imo + Can’t evaluate the timer function or its accessibility as I use a scale with a timer + I definitely prefer the handle type you’d fine on a Stagg Fellow/GG kettle. That being said, it’s still quite comfortable to use, and it feels fairly balanced and intuitive. I like it, just not my first choice + The balancing of the handle makes the kettle feel lighter than you’d expect and easy to handle, but you still feel the weight of the water + The quaint aesthetic is pretty nice and fits in with most kitchens. Unless you have a more modern style kitchen and kitchenware, the kettle will look great and fit in nicely + The round base is quite a nice unexpected “upgrade” for me actually. It has a smaller footprint than the usual square bases and contains grooves underneath that allows you to route the wire such that it can come out about 30 degrees to the left, out the middle, or about 30 degrees to the right + A caveat to the previous point: the power cable is a bit annoying to keep in the base routes as it is quite stiff widthwise. Minor inconvenience at worst though + Base and kettle feel sturdy. I have no doubts the kettle will last. Can’t comment on the base longevity though as that is moreso a time-will-tell situation electronicallyAdditional uses I didn’t think about till it popped up: + MREs + Theraflu + Sauce packets requiring boiling/hot water to thaw + Mac and cheese sauce packets whenever applicable + Portafilter rinsingWill update as time passes

Great kettle for coffee & tea lovers, in heating water and pouring. But the digital numerical display is very faint, and the temperature numbers are extremely hard to read. They are placed under the painted-on “211”, which covers the lighted temp numbers as they rise when the water is heating. It made choosing the F or C setting difficult too. The lighted numbers are fuzzy and almost impossible to see! Really takes away from the otherwise good quality of this kettle. And yes, my eyesight is fine.I tried to contact OXO from here in Canada, before asking Amazon for a replacement, but they make it impossible to ask a question about this on their website, just generic queries only. I actually thought this kettle was defective and Amazon sent me a replacement, which is exactly the same! Unless by some quirk I got sent a second defective kettle.I’ve searched the internet extensively, and no one else has mentioned this fuzzy number issue, which I find baffling as it detracts from enjoying the kettle. It’s a shame because I really did my research before buying and it’s a big favourite among many people.I’m a senior with a disability and now I have to venture out in the snow to return the first kettle, or I’ll be charged for two. I hope OXO reads this and realizes that in 2023 a digital display should be bright, sharp and clearly visible. You can see in my photo, taken as the water heated, that it’s is really hard to read the 126. At least that’s what I think it says.If anyone else sees this as a problem, I’d love to hear about it. Especially someone from OXO.Edited … after I saw the light (see 2nd photo), and discovered the digital display was covered with shiny black plastic! So well done, it looks like it’s part of the kettle base. On removal, I was delighted to see a perfectly visible, lit display of the temps, etc. I would still suggest that OXO print a dotted line on the corner of this plastic cover, to indicate removing it. Or even mention it in the instructions right at the start. I honestly thought it was defective and got a replacement that I had to return. I have better things to do with my time.I still love this kettle. It’s very light, which is what I was mainly after. The big bonus is it’s got functionality in spades. My pour-over coffee actually tastes better with how it pours efficiently. Recommended.

I bought this kettle after reviewing several other similar electric variable temperature-controlled gooseneck kettles on the market (there are really only about 4 or 5 worth considering). My main purpose is to use it for daily pourover coffee brewing, in which both temperature control and precision pouring are important (but not necessary). It ended up replacing my other basic kitchen kettles (e.g. the big box store kind), and it has been an excellent daily driver.Great points: • Dial and button are very intuitive to use: turn the dial to temperature and push to start • Keep-warm feature is no-fuss, switches automatically and keeps temperature even after you remove and replace the kettle without any additional button pressing • Very quick to heat: 1L of filtered water from room temperature (22°C) to boil (100°C) took approximately 4:40; at more typical coffee brewing temperatures (90-95°C) the water will be heated somewhere between 4:00 and 4:30 – basically the same amount of time it will take to grind and set up your brewer for the morning. The speed of heating is due to the 1500W power draw, which is one of the highest for variable temperature kettles and comparable to many quick-boil devices. For comparison, you can calculate that a 1200W device will take about 6:00 to come to a boil from room temperature and a 1000W device will take about 7:15. Will those couple of minutes change your life? No, but you will encounter it every day and it does help if you’re the impatient sort like me. • Built-in timer is easy to access and use, it counts up as a stopwatch would, perfectly suitable for timing your coffee pours – you won’t find any way to adjust it to a countdown or anything more fancy than thatPoints of note: • The capacity is pretty much exactly 1L as advertised. Measuring 1L from a beaker and pouring into the kettle will reach just at the bottom of the “Max” fill line. Since this is a gooseneck kettle, it is not really possible to over-fill above the line, since pouring water much above the line will result in spilling over the top of the kettle spout and any water bubbling as it boils will likely cause boiling water to spill out (this is not a design flaw, as every gooseneck kettle will have this issue due to the physics at work). • The power draw at 1500W is not generally a problem if you have a proper household wiring system. Older houses with questionable circuits and less tolerant breakers will probably face some issues, particularly if this is plugged into the same outlet as, say, a microwave or a toaster oven operating at the same time. For most houses there shouldn’t be a problem.This is an excellent device and is an improvement over other manufacturers’ designs. It also conforms to OXO’s industrial design sensibilities and is a decent looking addition to your countertop if you are into the classic brushed stainless steel look. Of course, the appearance is subjective, but the design is timeless with the simple dial and read-out without additional buttons. Definitely recommend.

I was looking to upgrade from my Hario V60 Buono and wanted a kettle with built-in temperature and reviewed many. Almost splurged more $$ for a Stagg kettle but in the end, couldn’t justify the cost. It was a toss-up between this OXO and the Bonavita, both of which had great reviews. The most important factor for me was for the kettle to have variable temp settings and to keep the water hot at a programmed temperature.This kettle was about $40 more but in the end, I spent the extra $$ and it was well worth it. I think the deal-breaker for me was the convenience of maintaining the programmed temperature. With this OXO, once the kettle reaches the desired temperature you just pour the water and simply place the kettle back and the OXO maintains that temperature for 60 minutes. With the Bonavita, you have to press a button, then place the kettle back to maintain the temperature. Why that extra step?Other features I like better than the Bonavita is the dial to set the temperature instead of having to press a button again and again to increase/decrease the temperature. Also, the digital display on the OXO is much nicer looking. The weight of this OXO kettle is spot on and well balanced. Well worth the extra $$.I highly recommend this kettle over the Bonavita, which I’m sure is a nice kettle too, but this kettle for me, is much nicer and functions better.