Kitchen · OXO · 2019
OXO Brew Adjustable Temperature Kettle
The sensible middle: gooseneck control and a temperature dial, without the design-object premium.
Overall
8.1
out of 10
Axis scores
Kitchen is scored on these 5 axes. The total is their plain average — nothing is weighted.
Average of 5 axes
8.1/10
- Performance
- 8.2
- Value
- 8.2
- Durability
- 8.0
- Ease of use
- 8.4
- Quietness
- 7.6
- Performance — How well it does the core job
- Value — What the same money buys elsewhere
- Durability — Failure and fade reports past the one-year mark
- Ease of use — Setup, daily operation, cleaning, maintenance
- Quietness — Operating noise — a higher score means quieter
Specs
- Spout
- Gooseneck
- Control
- Adjustable temperature with hold
- Capacity
- 1 litre
As published by the manufacturer. We didn't measure these ourselves.
Is it for you
Buy it if
- Pour-over coffee without paying for the styling
- You want a hold function but not single-degree precision
- A handle designed by a company that thinks about handles
Skip it if
- Precision to the exact degree is part of your routine
- You want a full-size kettle for tea and cooking too
This covers ninety percent of what the design-led competition offers at a meaningfully lower outlay: gooseneck pour, temperature setting, hold. OXO’s usual ergonomics work applies to the handle, which stays comfortable when the kettle is full.
It is less precise and less pretty. If the kettle is a piece of counter furniture as much as a tool, that gap is what you are paying to close elsewhere.
Last updated . The scoring method is on how we rank.