Stove kettle, electric kettle, or other? Brands?

I have the secura too but it doesn’t have temperature control and is oversized. What I use now is a gooseneck kettle with a built-in thermometer in conjunction with a mini induction cooktop. This gives me temperature control and a smoother pour than the secura.

At work or when I’m traveling, I use a heating coil to boil water in a mug.

I’m really absent minded. When I used a stove kettle I let it boil dry every few months. I got an electric kettle before I burned down the house.

I love my Cuisinart electric kettle. I’ve been using it for about 3 years, or something like 10,000 steeps. Its a bit corroded in spots and the paint is worn off the lettering in places, but it still does the job.

Must be the electric one, convinient and easy-to-operate

I use a Cuisinart Perfect Temp kettle. I’ve had it for awhile and it works like it’s brand new. I love to drink different types of tea so I like the convenience of being able to set the temperature that I need.

I have the breville one touch tea maker and I love it! It’s good for all kinds of tea. You can customize the water temp/time. It’s awesome!

I’ve got a bosch vari temp. Had to remove the buzzer because you could hear it at your house. Apart from that I love it

The Bonavita variable temperature 1.0 L gooseneck electric kettle is good. http://bonavitaworld.com/products/10l-digital-variable-temperature-gooseneck-kettle

Growing up I always used a stovetop kettle or even a percolator, of no particular brand. Nowadays, I love the convenience of my electric Hamilton Beach 1.7L kettle. It cost maybe $15, and holds up really well. There is no temperature setting, but it boils so quickly you can really just watch/listen for it to hit a certain temperature.

I would never use a stove kettle to boil water. Today’s electric kettles are much safer because they automatically shut off. They also boil water incredibly quickly

I loved my $15 dollar plastic kettle from walmart. It would boil water quickly and shur off instantly by tilting. After it brokw though, it wouls just keep going.

Anyways I got a mini stainless steel kettle. 1500 watts. Only problem ia that it is slower shutting off. And it steams up the switch. A quick thumb fixes that.

I’ve been using a Hamilton Beach temperature-controlled electric kettle for 4 years now and LOVE it! It was fairly inexpensive (around $30 I think?), heats water to an accurate temperature and keeps it warm for up to an hour, has an auto shutoff that keeps it from boiling dry, and…a feature I discovered just recently…can be pre-programmed to heat a certain temperature at a certain time. Now I wake up to boiling water ready to pour into my mug every morning and it’s awesome! :)

I also have a smaller Chantal gooseneck electric kettle that I got on sale for $18 at Target a few months ago. I bought that one to keep on my desk at work because water from the company pot always tasted faintly like coffee. :( That one isn’t temperature controlled, but it’s been a good solution for making black or herbal tea at work.