Temperature-control kettle comparison
Last checked 2026-10-03.
Per their makers' manuals and product pages, the Fellow Stagg EKG Pro and the OXO Brew Pour-Over, two of the five kettles here, cover 104 to 212°F: the Fellow in 1°F steps (0.5°C in Celsius), the OXO on a dial whose step OXO does not state. The COSORI, Cuisinart and Breville offer five or six presets only. Holds run from 20 minutes (Breville) to 60 (COSORI; up to 60 on the Fellow). Only COSORI and Breville state a minimum fill, and no maker discloses every material the water touches. Capacities run from 0.8 L to 1.7 L.
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All five, from their makers' sources
| Fellow Stagg EKG Pro | COSORI CO108-NK | OXO Brew Pour-Over | Cuisinart CPK-17P1 | Breville Smart Kettle Luxe | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Style | gooseneck | gooseneck | gooseneck | general-purpose | general-purpose |
| Capacity | 0.9 L Fellow's product page: “Capacity: 30 oz (0.9 L)” | 0.8 L COSORI manual, specifications: “Capacity 0.85 qt / 0.8 L” | 1 L Amazon listing B074KHPS7F: “Capacity 1 liters” (the OXO manual and product page read do not state it) | 1.7 L Cuisinart manual: “Do not fill past 1.7L mark” | 1.7 L Breville manual: “1.7 Liter / 7 Cup Capacity” |
| Minimum fill | not stated: not stated in the Fellow sources read for the Pro | ½ cup / 118 mL | not stated: the OXO manual gives no minimum; it warns that under-filling may switch the kettle off before it boils | not stated: not stated in the Cuisinart manual | a MIN mark on the water window |
| Temperature settings | 104–212°F in 1°F steps (0.5°C in Celsius) °F or °C, chosen in the menu; Fellow's product page: “Temperature range: 104°F-212°F / 40°C-100°C”; Fellow's Stagg EKG Pro guide: “to-the-degree temperature precision. (Using Celsius? You can even adjust to the half-degree.)” | presets 170, 180, 195, 205, 212°F °F on the buttons; the manual gives the °C for each; COSORI manual, preset buttons 170°F WHITE to 212°F BOIL BLACK | a 104–212°F dial; step not stated °F or °C, chosen with the dial; OXO manual: “choose desired water temperature between 104°F (40°C) and 212°F (100°C)”; OXO's manual gives the dial's range but not the size of a step | presets 160, 175, 185, 190, 200, 212°F °F on the preset buttons; Cuisinart manual, preset temperature controls 160° to Boil 212° | presets 175, 195, 200, 205, 212°F °F on the preset buttons; Breville manual: “175°F, 195°F, 200°F, 205°F, and 212°F”; it adds that temperatures “may vary +/-3 °C” |
| Hold after heating | 15, 30, 45 or 60 minutes, chosen in the Hold menu source | 60 minutes, if HOLD TEMP is pressed before heating finishes source | 30 minutes, then it switches off source | 30 minutes, on by default; on the Boil preset it holds “a temperature just below boiling” source | 20 minutes with KEEP WARM; on the 212° setting the water is kept at “approximately 200°F” source |
| Other controls | clock and once/daily schedule, altitude and pre-boil settings, guide mode | a table of which preset to use for boiling at altitude | built-in count-up timer | removable scale filter | removable scale filter |
| Water-contact materials | partly disclosed Fellow lists “304 18/8 stainless steel, BPA-free plastic handle and lid pull”; it does not say what the underside of the lid or any seal is made of | partly disclosed COSORI's product page says “The kettle, lid, and spout are made of food-grade stainless steel”; it does not name the material of any other part the water touches, and that is its statement, not something checked here | not identified OXO lists the product's materials as “Stainless steel, nylon, silicone, aluminum, polypropylene, TPE, polycarbonate” without saying which of them the water touches | not identified the Cuisinart manual and product page read name the finish (stainless steel) but not the materials of the water window, scale filter or lid | partly disclosed Breville names “Premium Quality Brushed Stainless Steel” and “BPA Free* Dual Water Windows”, and says its BPA-free claim for the food-contact plastics rests on independent lab testing; so plastic does touch the water, and what it is made of is not stated |
| Warranty | 2-year standard (Fellow's product page) | 1 year, plus 1 more year if registered (COSORI manual) | 2 years (OXO manual) | limited three-year (Cuisinart manual) | not stated |
| Sources | Fellow Stagg EKG product page (Pro variants) Stagg EKG Pro Get to Know You Guide | COSORI CO108-NK product page COSORI CO108-NK user manual | OXO Adjustable Temperature Pour-Over Kettle product page OXO Adjustable Temperature Pour-Over Kettle instruction manual | Cuisinart CPK-17P1 product page Cuisinart CPK-17 instruction booklet | Breville Smart Kettle Luxe product page Breville BKE845 US instruction book |
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Kinds of claim on this page: capacities, fill limits, temperature settings, hold times and warranties are product evidence from each maker's manual or product page, named in the table; there are no compatibility statements here, since no part is shared between these kettles; what a maker says about materials touching the water (“BPA free”, “food-grade stainless steel”) is a manufacturer claim, quoted as theirs; a value no source read states is unknown and shown as not stated, never as zero. No price is shown.
Which kettle can be set to which temperature
Every preset any of the five offers, and whether each kettle can be set to it. The Fellow counts as yes on its documented 1°F step; the OXO is shown as in range only, because OXO does not state its dial's step. Each row is an exact °F setting; the °C beside it is a rounded label, not a setting, so 195°F is about 91°C but 91°C itself (195.8°F) is not a preset on any kettle here.
| Setting | Fellow Stagg EKG Pro | COSORI CO108-NK | OXO Brew Pour-Over | Cuisinart CPK-17P1 | Breville Smart Kettle Luxe |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 160°F (≈71°C, rounded label) | yes | no | in range, step not stated | yes | no |
| 170°F (≈77°C, rounded label) | yes | yes | in range, step not stated | no | no |
| 175°F (≈79°C, rounded label) | yes | no | in range, step not stated | yes | yes |
| 180°F (≈82°C, rounded label) | yes | yes | in range, step not stated | no | no |
| 185°F (≈85°C, rounded label) | yes | no | in range, step not stated | yes | no |
| 190°F (≈88°C, rounded label) | yes | no | in range, step not stated | yes | no |
| 195°F (≈91°C, rounded label) | yes | yes | in range, step not stated | no | yes |
| 200°F (≈93°C, rounded label) | yes | no | in range, step not stated | yes | yes |
| 205°F (≈96°C, rounded label) | yes | yes | in range, step not stated | no | yes |
| 212°F (≈100°C, rounded label) | yes | yes | in range, step not stated | yes | yes |
Without JavaScript the filter does not run; the table above is complete. Nothing is rounded: 195.4°F is not a documented exact setting on any kettle here (it is inside the OXO's dial range, whose step OXO does not state), and Celsius converts to °F exactly, so 100°C matches a 212°F preset, 90°C (194°F) matches no preset, and 90.5°C is a half-degree setting on the Fellow.
Hold and the boil setting
- Fellow Stagg EKG Pro: 15, 30, 45 or 60 minutes, chosen in the Hold menu.
- COSORI CO108-NK: 60 minutes, if HOLD TEMP is pressed before heating finishes.
- OXO Brew Pour-Over: 30 minutes, then it switches off.
- Cuisinart CPK-17P1: 30 minutes, on by default; on the Boil preset it holds “a temperature just below boiling”.
- Breville Smart Kettle Luxe: 20 minutes with KEEP WARM; on the 212° setting the water is kept at “approximately 200°F”.
The Pro is not the original Stagg EKG: the original Stagg EKG (not the Pro) holds for 60 minutes when the switch on the back of its base is set to HOLD (Fellow), while the Pro sets its hold in a menu. What is said here about the Pro does not carry over to the original, or the other way round.
Materials the water touches
A stainless body is not the whole water path: lids, seals, water windows and scale filters are parts too. Only what each maker discloses is shown; “BPA free” does not mean plastic-free, and nothing here says any of these kettles is PFAS-free or safer than another.
- Fellow Stagg EKG Pro: partly disclosed
Fellow lists “304 18/8 stainless steel, BPA-free plastic handle and lid pull”; it does not say what the underside of the lid or any seal is made of - COSORI CO108-NK: partly disclosed
COSORI's product page says “The kettle, lid, and spout are made of food-grade stainless steel”; it does not name the material of any other part the water touches, and that is its statement, not something checked here - OXO Brew Pour-Over: not identified
OXO lists the product's materials as “Stainless steel, nylon, silicone, aluminum, polypropylene, TPE, polycarbonate” without saying which of them the water touches - Cuisinart CPK-17P1: not identified
the Cuisinart manual and product page read name the finish (stainless steel) but not the materials of the water window, scale filter or lid - Breville Smart Kettle Luxe: partly disclosed
Breville names “Premium Quality Brushed Stainless Steel” and “BPA Free* Dual Water Windows”, and says its BPA-free claim for the food-contact plastics rests on independent lab testing; so plastic does touch the water, and what it is made of is not stated
Left out, and why
- Fellow Stagg EKG Pro Studio Edition (1220PROS-MB-US, B0BSVQGR71): the same kettle body and controls as the Pro with a glass and metal base; left out so the page compares different kettles, not trims
- Original Fellow Stagg EKG: Fellow's own store lists only the Pro and Pro Studio; its hold works differently (see below), so it is not treated as interchangeable with the Pro
- OXO Brew Adjustable Temperature Kettle (8716900, B01KTRDKNW): sold by Amazon.com on 2026-10-03; not added in this re-check, which covers the listed kettles only
- Fellow Corvo EKG Pro (B0BZ59157H): not a gooseneck kettle, and its Amazon listing's model name reads “Stagg EKG Pro”, which the listing does not reconcile
We tested nothing: no temperature accuracy, heating time, flow rate or pouring control was measured, and nothing here ranks kettles. A temperature a kettle is set to, or shows, is the maker's setting, not an independently measured temperature. Rated watts are not shown as a heating-speed or energy comparison. This is not advice on preparing infant formula or on any medical use of hot water; follow each maker's own use and cleaning instructions.
Alternatives to the Fellow: Fellow Stagg EKG Pro alternatives. Choosing a spout: gooseneck vs general-purpose kettle.