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Breville IQ KettlevsSecura SWK-1701DB Double Wall Electric Kettle

Breville IQ Kettle edges Secura SWK-1701DB Double Wall Electric Kettle, 8.2 to 7.3. The 5 axes split 3-2, widest on Quietness at 2.6.

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.

Secura SWK-1701DB Double Wall Electric Kettle

Secura

7.3

An all-stainless water path and a cool-touch body, with no temperature control and a loud boil.

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 Quietness, Breville IQ Kettle ahead 7.8 to 5.2. They come closest on Durability, 8.8 to 8.6. Left of center is Breville IQ Kettle, right is Secura SWK-1701DB Double Wall Electric Kettle.

Breville IQ Kettle versus Secura SWK-1701DB Double Wall Electric 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 Secura SWK-1701DB Double Wall Electric Kettle run right. Breville IQ Kettle: Performance 8.6, Value 7.4, Durability 8.6, Ease of use 8.4, Quietness 7.8. Secura SWK-1701DB Double Wall Electric Kettle: Performance 6.6, Value 9.2, Durability 8.8, Ease of use 6.8, Quietness 5.2.Breville IQ Kettle (left)Secura SWK-1701DB Double Wall Electric Kettle (right)PerformanceBreville IQ Kettle — Performance 8.6 out of 108.6Secura SWK-1701DB Double Wall Electric Kettle — Performance 6.6 out of 106.6ValueBreville IQ Kettle — Value 7.4 out of 107.4Secura SWK-1701DB Double Wall Electric Kettle — Value 9.2 out of 109.2DurabilityBreville IQ Kettle — Durability 8.6 out of 108.6Secura SWK-1701DB Double Wall Electric Kettle — Durability 8.8 out of 108.8Ease of useBreville IQ Kettle — Ease of use 8.4 out of 108.4Secura SWK-1701DB Double Wall Electric Kettle — Ease of use 6.8 out of 106.8QuietnessBreville IQ Kettle — Quietness 7.8 out of 107.8Secura SWK-1701DB Double Wall Electric Kettle — Quietness 5.2 out of 105.2Editorial score out of 10 — higher is better

Which one to pick

Take the Breville IQ Kettle

Leads on Performance, Ease of use and Quietness.

  • 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 Secura SWK-1701DB Double Wall Electric Kettle

Leads on Value and Durability.

  • Hard water, where every plastic part in the water path eventually discolours
  • A kitchen with small children, or anyone who grabs the body instead of the handle
  • You only ever want boiling water and want the body to outlast the outlay

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

Secura SWK-1701DB Double Wall Electric Kettle

  • Green tea or pour-over coffee — there is no way to stop below boiling
  • An open-plan kitchen, because this is the loudest kettle in the comparison
  • You want to read the water level without opening the lid

Specs, side by side

SpecBreville IQ KettleSecura SWK-1701DB Double Wall Electric Kettle
ControlFive preset temperatures plus holdOn and off
BodyBrushed stainlessDouble-wall stainless, cool-touch exterior
Capacity1.7 liters1.7 liters
Water path—Stainless pot, lid, spout and rim

Rankings they both appear in

Questions

Breville IQ Kettle or Secura SWK-1701DB Double Wall Electric Kettle — which should I buy?
Breville IQ Kettle leads on Performance, Ease of use and Quietness. If Value and Durability matter more to you, take the Secura SWK-1701DB Double Wall Electric Kettle instead.
Is 0.9 a real difference?
Barely. Breville IQ Kettle averages 8.2 and Secura SWK-1701DB Double Wall Electric Kettle averages 7.3, and the total is the plain average of 5 axes, so 0.9 is what one axis moving 4.5 looks like after averaging. The axis split, 3-2, tells you more.
Which one ranks higher in "Stainless shrugs off acid cycles; plastic yellows"?
Secura SWK-1701DB Double Wall Electric Kettle sits at #1 in "Stainless shrugs off acid cycles; plastic yellows", Breville IQ Kettle at #3.