One of the more expensive kettles on our list, the Zwilling Enfinigy Pro justifies its lofty price tag with an ultra-modern design, commendable suite of features and solid performance. This sleek, space age kettle placed highly in both our exterior temperature and heat retention tests. Its peerless dual-wall insulation helped it maintain an outside temperature of just 29.4°C in use, while keeping the water inside at 94.6°C five minutes after boiling. In terms of functionality, the Enfinigy Pro boasts variable temperature settings ranging from 40°C to 100°C and a 30-minute keep warm function, all programmable via the touch buttons on its base. Toaster has a cool-touch metal exterior housing in matte-silver colour, finger print resistant deluxe varnishing

And if you need to toast for a little longer once the toast has gently risen as a result of the soft-lift function, you can do so without risk of burning as the toasting duration is automatically shortened for repeat toasting to achieve the desired colour.Other design elements of the Styline we like include its four temperature settings (70°C, 80°C, 90° and boiling), half hour keep warm function, soft-open lid, large viewing window with clear measurement markings and smooth-pouring spout. Finally, when it comes to boil speed, the Styline’s 3,000W heating element means it’s as swift as any of the other similarly powered kettles on our list. Your toast slides gently out of your long-slice toaster or 2-slice toaster when the toasting process is finished. Even smaller slices are transported upwards so that you can easily remove them. With a separate lever you can also help a little. The way to perfect tea enjoyment begins with the temperature selection on the 360° base station. With the help of the pre-boil function, the kettle can first heat the water to 100 °C and then reports when the desired temperature has been reached. Then you simply add your tea into the stainless-steel tea insert. The integrated tea timer signals with a beep that the tea is ready. A brewing time of between 0 and 10 minutes can be set, depending on the type of tea. The stainless steel container inside is made seamlessly without any crevices, elevations or grooves. As a result, you'll manage to clean it thoroughly.

One notable downside of the Dualit Lite is that it doesn’t do its business super quietly. We recorded how loud each kettle was at boiling water and the Dualit Lite notched up 58.3dB, the second loudest score. Noisiness aside, it did perform well in our tests, including heat retention. There’s no need to rush to pour the water out with this one either. Five minutes after boiling, the water in the Dualit Lite still measured a toasty 93°C, coming second only to the Zwilling Enfinigy Pro. Temperature settings — If you just want to boil water, then a simple no-frills kettle will do the job, but tea geeks and coffee aficionados will appreciate a kettle that can heat water to a range of temperatures for optimum brewing. Some also have a keep warm function, so the water temperature is maintained and ready for when you need a top up. Fancy something a little different? The Russell Hobbs Illuminating Glass Kettle stands out thanks to its unique physical design, as well as a few clever design elements. In use, the Illuminating Kettle, as its name would suggest, lights up its body and the water inside with a row of pleasant blue LEDs. The kettle is also capacious at 1.7l, has a one-button pop-up lid and bears a clear green marker on its body, which indicates how much water is needed for a single cup, helping you avoid water and energy waste. ZWILLING ENFINIGY kettles can not only boil water. They have a much wider range of functions with different temperature settings and features. In terms of design, too, these electric kitchen appliances are an asset to kitchen equipment. Find your new electric kettle now in the ZWILLING online store and be inspired by our electrifying designer pieces.KitchenAid’s Artisan kettle comes in as the most expensive model on our list, but we found it to be worth every penny of its premium price tag. Its sleek, matte finish and general design are beautiful and the range of colours available make it easy to tailor its look to suit your kitchen. Thanks to its 3,000W heating element, it also proved itself a speedy boiler in our group test, matching other similarly powerful models with its one litre boil time of 2 mins 20 secs. Rounding things out with a handsome, sturdy glass and stainless construction, the Attentiv won top marks from us. The integrated boil-dry and overheating protection offer additional safety because the automatic switch-off prevents that the kettle will run dry and the heating element will be damaged. The kettle is also automatically switched off when the container is removed from the base station. The base station with cable rewind also enables practical storage. Most kettles tend to be bright white, chrome, silver or otherwise have some degree of colourful “pop”. For anyone looking to engender a calming atmosphere in their kitchen, the Kenwood Dusk provides a great, visually soothing alternative to these more attention grabbing kettles.The Dusk has a rotund, matte body lined with glossy stripes and is available in three aesthetically pleasing, muted colours: Slate Grey, Olive Green and Twilight Purple.

For the preparation of various tea specialties or sensitive baby food, the setting of several temperature zones is possible. Our kettles are equipped with various safety features. The 70-degree opening prevents unwanted water leakage. In addition, ZWILLING ENFINIGY kettles are equipped with an overheating protection and an automatic shut-off. This prevents the kettle from running dry, breaking or creating a fire hazard.Water can take any form and this is its finest: the silver Pro kettle in timeless ZWILLING design. The modern kettle impresses not only with its premium design but with its numerous features too.

We’re also big fans of the old-fashioned temperature gauge on the front, which proved both charming and practical. We also like the smooth-acting temperature setting lever on the bottom, which allows you to heat water to between 50°C and 100°C, in 10°C increments, ideal for a variety of drinks. Once set in action, the kettle emits a soft white light and a calming low beep – it might sound silly, but the Artisan gives boiling water a truly luxurious feel thanks to deft design touches like these. Our electronic kettles combine elegant design with versatile functions. That is already a special combination, but there is more. Discover all the product benefits at a glance, that our design kettles will unleash in your kitchen. It's no surprise if you need help with choosing an electric kettle. In fact, I test appliances for a living and I’m surprised electric kettles aren’t more popular in the U.S. So, these appliances are a learning curve for most. Each slice of toast is toasted by a separate toasting unit. This ensures an optimal and even heat distribution as well as a beautiful browning for each individual toast slice.The way to perfect tea enjoyment begins with the temperature selection on the 360° base station. With the help of the pre-boil function, the kettle can first heat the water to 100 °C and then reports when the desired temperature has been reached. Then you simply add your tea into the stainless-steel tea insert. The integrated tea timer signals with a beep that the tea is ready. A brewing time of between 1and 10 minutes can be set, depending on the type of tea.