Bonavita bv382510 V – Electrical Kettle

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I just thought it was so nice looking,” she says, and much more in line with her and her partner’s style than the previous big one she owned when she lived with roommates. Despite her expertise as a barista and a coffee editor, her husband is the one who brews their morning cups. This no-frills kettle lacks the bells and whistles of the variable-temperature models we recommend, but it gets the job done on the cheap.

And even though you can set the temperature in 1-degree increments, a thermometer built into the lid is a lot harder to read than an LCD screen attached to the base. This can be helpful if you’re using the kettle for both tea and coffee and you change settings frequently, or if you just like to double-check the temperature. Another feature Patrick didn't mention, and I'm not sure if it is unique to the Brewista as I have never used the Bonavita, is that the Brewista has a built in timer. According to Jim Peterson, one of the first salespeople for the Bonavita account (who is now working with Smartco to relaunch the brand), Bonavita’s launch was perfectly timed with a growing coffee zeitgeist.Other extra-credit additions include timers, real-time temperature indicators, and toggles that let you switch from Fahrenheit to Celsius.

If you’re not concerned about the visibility issues, though, it’s an attractive kettle that heats and maintains temperature just as well as our other picks.

I thought] finally you can make a good cup of coffee [and also] I can recommend this to people,” said Carguilo. We also like the attractive matte black finish, which doesn’t pick up fingerprints the way reflective stainless steel does. The variable-temperature control was very accurate, the settings were intuitive, and the base was nice.

Finally, the silicone on the bottom of the kettle itself allows you to set it down on any surface without worrying about damage. During her time with Wirecutter, Haley worked on dozens of kitchen-related guides and tested products ranging from dish racks to popsicle molds.That said, since the Hamilton Beach 40880 doesn’t have an audible alert, it’s possible the water will start to cool before you’ve even realized it boiled, especially if you’re not in the room when it does so. To make that process easier, we looked for kettles with wide openings that are easy to reach into for cleaning. Of course, the glass body allows you to see how much water is inside, and the overall design is quite sleek (harder to find, in my opinion, when it comes to the larger models). While it can boil up to two cups per session, it can be easily folded away afterwards and packed up in seconds.