What's the Best Stovetop Kettle?

Gadget critic Lisa McManus reviews stovetop kettles.

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[Me-yflt]

I purchased the oxo based on this review. After owning for a few days, it’s getting returned. The test kitchen forgot to mention an extremely important aspect of this kettle. The kettle is not made of 18/10 stainless steel, it is a lower grade steel. The base of the kettle is thin steel which warps. The bottom is not flat, so it doesn’t make contact with the burner. They have tried to make up for this flaw by having the words etched on the bottom of the kettle “only use under medium heat”. The oxo kettle is disapoint8ng.

[HabuBeemer]

To be fair the Hario is designed to be used for pour over coffee primarily. It pours slowly and precisely. It is not an every day all purpose kettles like the others.

[brandilyynn]

I've used my $10 glass whistling tea kettle nearly every morning for the past 4 or 5 years for tea and French press coffee. I couldn't find a tea kettle made in the USA, but the glass kettle is made in Germany, so it was the next best option for me. No complaints & can't beat the price.

[DrakeLovett]

I feel the gooseneck should be in it's own testing, because those are for a specific purpose, for example you're probably not going to use that kettle to fill up an entire teapot so that point wasn't really all that relevant. And if you fill up the other kettles too much they will also spit all over the stove too.
I love my gooseneck that looks almost exactly like that one, but I pretty much only use it for pourovers, which is where it really excels.

[ottoleisering]

Because of induction stoves you should mention the metal that is being used.

[anonimushbosh]

The Hario isn’t for tea and you probably filled it too far. It’s for pouring hot water very precisely over drip coffee, particularly the Hario V60... which I’m sure you knew, so why on earth test it alongside the others as an all purpose kettle?
The standard of these tests is literally all over the place!

[connieholley]

I still use my Revere Ware Copper bottomed teapot, so good.

[mel]

I love Lisa's review. Practical and to the point. I've been looking for a stovetop kettle and she addressed so many of my questions! Thanks!

[XSTR]

"Whats the best stovetop kettle?"

Me: Dream

[GoodDaySir]

This didn't consider pour rate control (which is great for pour over coffee), the Hario gooseneck is built for that usage.

[benefitthirteen]

I don't know that I'd have included the Hario in this comparison. Although I use mine daily for all applications it is, buy design, a purpose build kettle. It offers a controlled pour for pour over coffee systems. It can sputter if over filled, so... don't do that. I wouldn't recommend it for everyone (volume might not be large enough for many), but I've been very pleased with it.

[TitoTimTravels]

I have had my Chantal kettle since 1983. No need to replace a perfect kettle. Lid still fits snug, but not tight. The Hohner harmonica in the whistle is still blowing strong. It was $100... but has last 40 years and still going strong. I am sure it will outlive me. 😎

[animalmotherx]

what do ya know!! Oxo finally won something!!

[Passionforfoodrecipes]

I never make kettle jokes... People tend to get *boiling mad* about it!

[janetcurtis]

I bought 2 different electric kettles ! Played around 100.00 dollars each! Died near there year end! Went to Aldi got one for $14.99! Had it or at least 6 years! Both of the expensive models were name brands, metal, hard to get your hand in to clean! One even cut my hand! Price doesn’t control quality!

[Scott.Sandifer]

I was beginning to think Cook's Illustrated essentially just promotes OXO products regardless of their actual performance.
Seeing OXO come up as a winner again in this review I began to wonder... maybe I'm just too cynical?
Then I saw this update from them in November 2021:
_"After hearing complaints that our winning kettle from OXO splashed boiling water from its spout after each pour, we tested a new copy and confirmed that this was sometimes the case. We agree that this flaw can be at best messy and at worst dangerous, so we are demoting it."_
HAHAHAHAHAHA!!! Seriously, do they bother testing products anymore?

[leonardwells]

You are the consumer reports of the kitchen, absolutely love what you do for us all, thank you so much...never stop ! L 👍😎👍

[dudemeetu]

OPINION: I own & recommend the SIMPLEX KETTLE, made in the U.K.
Quality kettle, hand-made, generous reservoir, loud whistle. Cost: ~300 US dollars. Owned for 20 years. Electric & Gas stove top kettles available. ☕️

[lillianvazquez]

Thank you so much 😊 as a single mom I look towards the test kitchen to give me honest reviews and a secret reason to save for the more fancy pieces of kitchen were in the future so I can be fancy and frugal. 😁

[amyx]

The Oxo one has a weird coating on the inside and smells funky