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Fellow Stagg EKG KettlevsOXO Brew Adjustable Temperature Pour-Over Kettle

8.0 against 8.1 overall, which settles nothing. OXO Brew Adjustable Temperature Pour-Over Kettle takes Value 8.2 to 6.8, and that is the axis to decide on.

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.

OXO Brew Adjustable Temperature Pour-Over Kettle

OXO

8.1

The sensible middle: to-the-degree control and a gooseneck spout, without the design-object premium.

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 Value, OXO Brew Adjustable Temperature Pour-Over Kettle ahead 8.2 to 6.8. They come closest on Ease of use, 8.8 to 8.4. Left of center is Fellow Stagg EKG Kettle, right is OXO Brew Adjustable Temperature Pour-Over Kettle.

Fellow Stagg EKG Kettle versus OXO Brew Adjustable Temperature Pour-Over Kettle — axis scores out of 10Horizontal bar chart of editorial scores out of 10 across 5 axes. Bars for Fellow Stagg EKG Kettle run left from the axis labels, bars for OXO Brew Adjustable Temperature Pour-Over Kettle run right. Fellow Stagg EKG Kettle: Performance 9.0, Value 6.8, Durability 7.4, Ease of use 8.8, Quietness 8.0. OXO Brew Adjustable Temperature Pour-Over Kettle: Performance 8.2, Value 8.2, Durability 8.0, Ease of use 8.4, Quietness 7.6.Fellow Stagg EKG Kettle (left)OXO Brew Adjustable Temperature Pour-Over Kettle (right)PerformanceFellow Stagg EKG Kettle — Performance 9.0 out of 109.0OXO Brew Adjustable Temperature Pour-Over Kettle — Performance 8.2 out of 108.2ValueFellow Stagg EKG Kettle — Value 6.8 out of 106.8OXO Brew Adjustable Temperature Pour-Over Kettle — Value 8.2 out of 108.2DurabilityFellow Stagg EKG Kettle — Durability 7.4 out of 107.4OXO Brew Adjustable Temperature Pour-Over Kettle — Durability 8.0 out of 108.0Ease of useFellow Stagg EKG Kettle — Ease of use 8.8 out of 108.8OXO Brew Adjustable Temperature Pour-Over Kettle — Ease of use 8.4 out of 108.4QuietnessFellow Stagg EKG Kettle — Quietness 8.0 out of 108.0OXO Brew Adjustable Temperature Pour-Over Kettle — Quietness 7.6 out of 107.6Editorial score out of 10 — higher is better

Which one to pick

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

Take the OXO Brew Adjustable Temperature Pour-Over Kettle

Leads on Value and Durability.

  • Pour-over coffee without paying for the styling
  • You want to-the-degree control without the design-object premium
  • A handle designed by a company that thinks about handles

What each one gets wrong

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

OXO Brew Adjustable Temperature Pour-Over Kettle

  • You want the counter presence and finish of the design-led alternative
  • You want a full-size kettle for tea and cooking too

Specs, side by side

SpecFellow Stagg EKG KettleOXO Brew Adjustable Temperature Pour-Over Kettle
SpoutGooseneck, counterweighted handleGooseneck
ControlSingle-degree temperature dialAdjustable temperature with hold
Capacity0.9 liters1 liter

Rankings they both appear in

Questions

Only 0.1 separates them. What breaks the tie?
Value does, at 8.2 against 6.8. That axis covers what the same money buys elsewhere. OXO Brew Adjustable Temperature Pour-Over Kettle leads on Value and Durability. If Performance, Ease of use and Quietness matter more to you, take the Fellow Stagg EKG Kettle instead.
Why are the totals this close?
The total is the plain average of the 5 Kitchen axes, so opposite results cancel. Fellow Stagg EKG Kettle averages 8.0 and OXO Brew Adjustable Temperature Pour-Over Kettle averages 8.1, a gap of 0.1, while the individual axes run as far apart as 1.4.
Which one ranks higher in "A wide-spout kettle wins, and it cannot do pour-over"?
OXO Brew Adjustable Temperature Pour-Over Kettle sits at #2 in "A wide-spout kettle wins, and it cannot do pour-over", Fellow Stagg EKG Kettle at #3.