9 Best Electric Kettles (2025), Tested and Reviewed

More Good Kettles Art and Cook Electric Glass Kettle Photograph: Art and Cook We've tested dozens of kettles, but not every model deserves a top spot above. Here are a few others that work well, but aren't standouts. Cuisinart PerfecTemp Cordless for $100: This Cuisinart is reliable, efficient, durable, and a long-time favorite of former WIRED director Jeffrey Van Camp. It's a good kettle, and it's been lauded by a number of sources over the years. But its features haven't kept up with the best newer kettles on this list, nor the Beautiful kettle in a similar price range. And the alarm when it reaches temperature is, well, alarming. As in it's loud and long, and you have to take the kettle apart to disable it, which you probably shouldn't do. Kitchen-Aid 1.5L Pro Line for $200: This retro-kettle looks fabulous in candy red with its old-school analog temperature gauge, and a temp dial that's pretty much just a lever. The kettle's dual-layer construction means it boils quietly and st ... Read full article.