The Best Electric Kettles of 2024

• Capacity: 7.5 cups
• Material: Brushed stainless steel
• Variable temp control: Yes
• Boil-dry protection: Yes

This is one of the most expensive kettles of the lot, but it’s easy to see why—it pulled ahead of the pack in every one of our tests. Technically, it edged out the top-rated Cuisinart by one-one thousandth of a point, but that wasn’t enough to make up for the price difference between them. It has the most ergonomic raise-lid button, and instead of springing open, the lid has a slow, controlled raise.

The kettle is intuitive to use, with five clearly marked brew and programmable temperature settings, plus a 20-minute keep-warm feature. It was also one of the fastest boilers (taking just over 5 minutes to reach a boil) and we like the way it beeps to alert you that your water is ready, rather than quietly shutting off like most of the kettles we tested.

If you're serious about tea, this is a great pick. However, the Cuisinart earned our top spot because it’s substantially cheaper while still having all the same bells and whistles.

• Capacity: 0.9 liters
• Material: 304 stainless steel
• Variable temp control: Yes
• Boil-dry protection: No

If you wanted to buy an electric kettle on aesthetics alone, you can’t go wrong with the matte black Fellow Stagg. Full disclosure: I bought one in white last year. The matte, gooseneck design looks beautiful on my kitchen counter—and it actually works very well. Considering I first noticed it on a Kardashian Instagram post, I was pleasantly surprised.

I’ve used mine twice daily for about a year now and it looks and works the same as the day I opened the box. In our official testing, however, it did lose a few points for boiling speed, taking 7-and-a-half minutes to bring 60°F water to 212°F, the longest boil time of any kettle we tested. It also doesn’t sound any beep or alarm when your desired temperature is achieved, but it holds it at that temperature for a full hour should you forget.

Its weighted, ergonomic handle makes for easy pouring (wrap your thumb around the notch), which is especially helpful with a gooseneck kettle, since the water pours out slower by design. The knob is easy to control as you set your desired temperature in either Fahrenheit or Celsius, and it doubles as a timer.

Bonus: The tiny LCD screen can also be used to play Wormy, a game similar to Snake on an old cell phone. Does this make it work better? No, but it’s fun.

• Capacity: 0.9 liters
• Material: 304 stainless steel
• Variable temp control: Yes
• Boil-dry protection: No

Aside from the fact that one has a gooseneck for pour-over coffee, the Fellow Stagg and Corvo are pretty identical. The Corvo is just as simple to use as the Stagg, and it features the same easy-pour ergonomic handle and LCD screen for temperature control and the Wormy game.

Unfortunately, the Fellow Corvo clocked in with our slowest boiling time, taking a whopping 7 minutes, 42 seconds to reach 212°F. That’s still faster than it would take a kettle to boil on most stovetops, but the competition was tight here. If you’re looking for a beautiful kettle for your countertop, rest assured this is still a solid option.

• Capacity: 1.75 liters
• Material: Borosilicate glass
• Variable temp control: No
• Boil-dry protection: Yes

If you want a glass kettle that offers quick results, this may be your best pick. This OXO kettle placed high in our boil test, bringing a liter of water to a rapid boil in just a hair over 5 minutes.

There is just one temperature setting (on/boil), though if you want more control, there is an adjustable temperature model available. This kettle is over 1 foot tall, making it one of the tallest we tested, so be sure you have enough cabinet space to stow this one.

• Capacity: 1.7 liters
• Material: Borosilicate glass
• Variable temp control: No
• Boil-dry protection: Yes

The Cosori was one of our favorites to test. Not only does it work well, clocking in at about 5-and-a-half minutes to boil, it looks beautiful while doing it. A blue light illuminates the base of the kettle as it starts to bubble and boil. Sitting on my desk, it almost felt like a mini light show.

The rest is pretty basic. There is no temperature dial on this model, it’s either on or off, but the glass allows you to make a judgment call if you want to turn it off sooner. I tended to turn it off once I started seeing bigger bubbles so that I could pour and sip almost immediately, without having to wait for it to cool off. Or, if you do want to wait for a boil, just wait for the kettle to turn off on its own.

• Capacity: 0.8 liters
• Material: Double-wall stainless steel
• Variable temp control: No
• Boil-dry protection: Yes

This Smeg Mini Kettle is about as simple as a product can be—no temperature settings, no sound alerts, no LCD screen—but it outperformed other more high-tech options on this list. It was a delight to use and looks adorable on a kitchen counter.

In terms of boil times, it’s the fastest kettle we’ve tested, coming in with a time of 4 minutes and 19 seconds.

Aside from surface-level aesthetics, the physical design of the kettle is also noteworthy. It has quite a large spout that we assumed would cause splashing, but the Smeg poured as neatly into a tiny teacup as it did a wide-mouthed mug. It’s also lightweight and takes up minimal countertop space.

While there’s only one simple on/off switch that turns off once water has boiled and there is no Keep Warm functionality, its speed and design are impressive enough to make up for it if you’re looking for a simple, display-worthy machine.