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Kitchen head-to-head

Breville IQ KettlevsFellow Stagg EKG Kettle

4 years apart, and the averages land 8.0 and 8.2. Only Durability moved much, 8.6 to 7.4.

Breville IQ Kettle

Breville

8.2

Five preset temperatures, a hold function, and a body that survives daily descaling.

Price and availability change constantly, so we don't quote them here — the link opens the current Amazon listing.

Fellow Stagg EKG Kettle

Fellow

8.0

The pour-over kettle: precise spout, precise temperature, priced for people who care about both.

Price and availability change constantly, so we don't quote them here — the link opens the current Amazon listing.

Where they diverge

The widest gap is Durability, Breville IQ Kettle ahead 8.6 to 7.4. They come closest on Quietness, 8.0 to 7.8. Left of center is Breville IQ Kettle, right is Fellow Stagg EKG Kettle.

Breville IQ Kettle versus Fellow Stagg EKG Kettle — axis scores out of 10Horizontal bar chart of editorial scores out of 10 across 5 axes. Bars for Breville IQ Kettle run left from the axis labels, bars for Fellow Stagg EKG Kettle run right. Breville IQ Kettle: Performance 8.6, Value 7.4, Durability 8.6, Ease of use 8.4, Quietness 7.8. Fellow Stagg EKG Kettle: Performance 9.0, Value 6.8, Durability 7.4, Ease of use 8.8, Quietness 8.0.Breville IQ Kettle (left)Fellow Stagg EKG Kettle (right)PerformanceBreville IQ Kettle — Performance 8.6 out of 108.6Fellow Stagg EKG Kettle — Performance 9.0 out of 109.0ValueBreville IQ Kettle — Value 7.4 out of 107.4Fellow Stagg EKG Kettle — Value 6.8 out of 106.8DurabilityBreville IQ Kettle — Durability 8.6 out of 108.6Fellow Stagg EKG Kettle — Durability 7.4 out of 107.4Ease of useBreville IQ Kettle — Ease of use 8.4 out of 108.4Fellow Stagg EKG Kettle — Ease of use 8.8 out of 108.8QuietnessBreville IQ Kettle — Quietness 7.8 out of 107.8Fellow Stagg EKG Kettle — Quietness 8.0 out of 108.0Editorial score out of 10 — higher is better

Which one to pick

Take the Breville IQ Kettle

Leads on Value and Durability.

  • Green tea and coffee from the same kettle, at different temperatures
  • Hard water, where descaling happens often
  • You want a stainless jug and element instead of a glass-and-plastic body

Take the Fellow Stagg EKG Kettle

Leads on Performance, Ease of use and Quietness.

  • Pour-over coffee, where flow rate is part of the recipe
  • You want to set a temperature to the degree
  • The kettle lives on the counter and has to look right there

What each one gets wrong

Breville IQ Kettle

  • You need a gooseneck spout for pour-over control
  • Counter space is tight — this is a full-size kettle

Fellow Stagg EKG Kettle

  • You mainly fill mugs and pots — the narrow spout is slow for that
  • Under a liter is not enough for a household

Specs, side by side

SpecBreville IQ KettleFellow Stagg EKG Kettle
ControlFive preset temperatures plus holdSingle-degree temperature dial
BodyBrushed stainless—
Capacity1.7 liters0.9 liters
Spout—Gooseneck, counterweighted handle

Rankings they both appear in

Questions

Is the 2017 Fellow Stagg EKG Kettle the safer pick over the 2013 Breville IQ Kettle?
Breville IQ Kettle leads on Value and Durability. If Performance, Ease of use and Quietness matter more to you, take the Fellow Stagg EKG Kettle instead. The 4-year gap shows in the totals as 8.0 against 8.2.
What does the 2013 model still win?
On Value and Durability, yes. Those axes still go to the 2013 model. The 2017 one answers with Performance, Ease of use and Quietness.
Which one ranks higher in "A wide-spout kettle wins, and it cannot do pour-over"?
Breville IQ Kettle sits at #1 in "A wide-spout kettle wins, and it cannot do pour-over", Fellow Stagg EKG Kettle at #3.