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Breville IQ KettlevsFellow Stagg EKG Kettle

Breville IQ Kettle vs Fellow Stagg EKG Kettle, scored side by side on all 5 Kitchen axes. Overall 8.2 to 8.1.

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

8.1

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

Two products can average the same and still feel different, because the shape of the scores differs. Left of center is Breville IQ Kettle, right is Fellow Stagg EKG Kettle.

Breville IQ Kettle

Axis

Fellow Stagg EKG Kettle

  • 8.6
    Performance
    9.0
  • 7.4
    Value
    6.8
  • 8.6
    Durability
    7.8
  • 8.4
    Ease of use
    8.8
  • 7.8
    Quietness
    8.0

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 stainless rather than plastic touching the water

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 litre 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 litres0.9 litres
Spout—Gooseneck, counterweighted handle

Rankings they both appear in

Questions

Breville IQ Kettle or Fellow Stagg EKG Kettle — which should I buy?
Fellow Stagg EKG Kettle leads on Performance, Ease of use and Quietness. If Value and Durability matter more to you, take the Breville IQ Kettle instead.
How far apart are they overall?
Breville IQ Kettle scores 8.2 and Fellow Stagg EKG Kettle scores 8.1, a gap of 0.1. The total is the plain average of the 5 axes used in Kitchen.