The Best Electric Temperature Controlled Gooseneck Kettles

This got way nerdier than I initially thought it would. I hope you enjoy it, and do let me know if your experiences with these kettles match mine or differ in some way!

Here are the links to the kettles if you want to know more:

Timestamps
0:00 Intro
0:47 Overview
1:59 Heating test: to 95°
4:52 Heating test: to boiling
6:35 Maximum flow rate test
8:06 Pouring quality test
Individual reviews: design, build quality, and features
11:45 Diguo Variable Temperature Digital Electric Gooseneck Kettle
12:41 Dualit 72960 Pour Over Kettle
13:40 Timemore Fish Smart Electric Pour Over Kettle
15:26 Felicita Square
17:43 Bonavita Variable Temperature Digital Electric Kettle
18:56 Brewista SmartPour 2 Digital Kettle
21:45 Hario V60 Buono Electric Drip Kettle
23:32 Fellow Stagg EKG Electric Kettle
25:09 Summary

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"Birds Eye View" by indoorcat

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[Partimehero]

James Hoffman getting upset with a square lid is the premium content I'm here for.

[jmunt]

“…and fans of Pythagoras may already be ahead of the curve on this one” 🤣🤣

[derpyoreo]

“I don’t want to stroke my kettle.”
Well said, well said.

[mrgonz]

As a Fellow kettle owner, can attest you won't need a second kettle for flow rate. It easily pours 1lt/sec through the lid for French press or self defence purposes.

[olo]

This got way nerdier than I initially thought it would.
best way to describe this whole channel, really :)

[brandonrohrer]

“I don’t want to stroke my Kettle” -J.H.

[travisio]

I think the Felicita’s square lid is a feature, not a bug. It makes it much easier to perform my daily boiling of the kettle lid.

[gustavoreyes]

7:46
James : "I don't want to own two kettles"
*Currently showing 8 kettles*

[Raiden_N]

I enjoyed James dropping the lid into the kettle way more than I should have.

[sergiocxavier]

There is an important test not seen in the video: temperature accuracy for each of the kettles.

[iztimetwo]

"You ca't make water hotter than 100C ...at sea level" is a JH classic

[eyesofnova]

I bought the Bonavita about 2 months ago after my cheapo electric kettle decided to stay on all night with no water in it and melted the plastic bottom, which I feel extremely lucky that it didn't set my kitchen on fire. Seeing James say the Bonavita was the benchmark really made me happy that all the research I did on electric gooseneck kettles paid off. James has helped me make a better cup of coffee over the last year after starting off with a french press, then convincing me to move to a pour over. Thank you James, if I ever find myself in the UK wherever you may live, it would be an honor of mine to buy you lunch.

[michaelpoenar]

"I don't want to stroke my kettle"
- J Hoffman 2021

[bernardo]

“I don’t want to own two kettles” says James while standing in front of 8

[sabariahsayang]

I love this video so much. The data, the frustration, the fact that this is a video comparing kettles. I love all of it.

[kmkmkmkmkm]

I've had the Bonavita kettle for 8 years now. It's fantastic for my daily pour over as well as for french press on the weekends and my evening cup of tea. The volume of the kettle is ideal, in my opinion. Can't recommend it enough.

[Frustratedfool]

The laminar flow breakup point seems really important if pouring your v60 from a stepladder.

[christopherpattberg]

Im imagining James sitting at home, quietly weeping about all the waterstains in the closeup views at the beginning!

[steveblumusic]

The coincidence here is nuts. On the 20th of this month I was just saying "I think I want to get an electric temperature controlled gooseneck kettle, but I don't know which one I should get..." and then the next morning, first thing I see on YouTube is this. Unreal.

[price]

As an owner of the Stagg EKG, I can definitely recommend it for gongfu cha. It is almost certainly is overkill for making a cup of tea, but for tea ceremonies it certainly provides the correct amount of control when pouring into a gaiwan/tea pot.