Cuisinart GK-1 Digital Goose Neck Kettle, Precision Gooseneck Spout Designed for Precise Pour Control that Holds 1-Liter, 1200-Watt Allows for Quick Heat Up, Stainless Steel,Black

This is an exceptional Kettle. I have owned this exact model for a long time, it lasted around 17 years, which is WAAAY longer than the warranty. It hasn't changed pretty much at all during that time. I ordered a new one and it's identical and the only difference I can notice is that the newer model is significantly quieter when heating water. I use the boiling, 180F, and rarely 160F settings, but I like that it has a few other settings. The old one gave out as the hinge started jamming. I was using it heavily for years; I drink a ton of tea. I also used to take it to events so it's been packed up and thrown in all sorts of bags. The electronics on it worked fine and it still worked fine as a kettle, it was just hard to open the lid, like I'd have to pry it open. It's probably fixable but I don't know how to fix it. I was happy to buy another one of these. I am always happy to buy a high-quality product. At $100, this is well worth the price. I think the normal price nowadays is $130-150 but I think it's still worth it. You get what you pay for. My only quibble is that the labels on the temperature buttons are silly. I usually brew oolong and white tea with boiling water, not the temps listed on the buttons.

As a tea lover I take a electric kettle seriously, and this one delivered. I have had this kettle for about two months and I’m so glad I invested in this one. I know that kettles are an easy place to save money but I have been let down every time by cheaper kettles. The water capacity of this kettle is perfect, it heats really quickly, and the quality is evident. As someone who is noise sensitive, the beep is not annoying. It’s just loud enough the grab my attention from the other room. Also as someone who is very taste sensitive, especially to metallic tastes, this kettle leaves no residual metallic tastes or smells. This was a huge make or break for me between a glass or metal electric kettle as I can’t even tolerate my tea in a metal thermos. This kettle was an amazing buy. So happy with it, and would recommend 100% to any friends looking for a beautiful, functional, high quality kettle. Great value!

UPDATE: October 30, 2017 Well, almost exactly 5 years to the day I bought it, my Cuisinart electric tea kettle finally bit the dust. In the last couple of months, it seems to have been catching water in the base area, and then when I'd pour hot water into a mug, some water would leak out the bottom of the pitcher from the seam where the base meets the sidewall. I wasn't sure if it was from boiling over because I filled it too high, or if something had cracked on the inside where I couldn't see. Finally today, when I tried to get it to operate, it warmed slightly but then shut itself off and wouldn't boil the water. I am assuming that this is a protection mechanism probably to help me avoid a fire. Regardless, I was very happy with this product, I used it multiple times each day when I was home, and I enjoyed the multiple temperature options. I would periodically use a sharpie marker to indicate the temp gauges on the handle for guests who might use it because the printing had long ago worn off from simple use. UPDATE: December 2014 I have been using this tea kettle for two years, several times (5?) each day, practically every day. It's shows no sign of burning out, and it still looks great. The printing has worn away from almost all of the buttons, but as I use this so often, I have all the temperature settings memorized. However, I can see that being something worth fixing going forward. (= ******************* ORIGINAL REVIEW: As of this writing (June 2013), I have been using this tea kettle for 7 months, every day, several times a day, save for a few weeks away here and there. I drink tea all day long, and I work from home. I was a tad leery before making this purchase because some people had complained about the tea kettle burning out. Thus far, I have not had this issue at all. I LOVE that I can set the relevant temperature for the tea I want to brew. Mostly I brew black teas in the morning, but I then switch to milder ones as the day turns later. It didn't take long for the "boil" (hottest) button to become illegible, which is about the only "bad" thing I have to say about this product. I'm not sure how I could have prevented the printing from wearing away from the most-used buttons, other than using some kind of plastic glove, but other than that, I am extremely pleased with this product. I was initially intrigued about the "warm" button, which promised to keep the water at the proper temp for 30 minutes, which means that it will start heating it up again all by itself. I didn't actually like that, and so I now never have that function selected. I sometimes take longer than 30 minutes to drink a large cup, and when I go back, it's quick enough to simply reheat the water again anyway, so instead of wearing out the heating element, I'd rather just do that manually myself. It's easy to clean, it looks sleek, I love the illuminated buttons, and it's a lot nicer than the several basic versions of electronic tea kettles I'd had in the past in Germany. I will never go back to a traditional tea pot on the stove. These are so much faster to heat up, and now with the precise temperature controls, it almost seems barbaric to think back to when I used one!

I have had this kettle for over a year. It is very high quality product and is designed for effortless use. It heats water quickly to desired temperature, is easy to handle as it is cordless, has an easy to fill/pour spout. This kettle wipes clean with just a dry cloth and continues to look brand new despite daily use. There is NO leakage, as I have experienced with other kettles. I expect this kettle will last years as has my Cuisinart coffee pot. The Cuisinart Brand is unbeatable.

I ordered this kettle a couple of days ago to replace a year old Krups which had unexpectedly started leaking badly. I chose Cuisinart because I had previous good experience with a Cuisinart electric kettle and owned it for 15 years with no issues. Personally, I don't think I really need quite so many temperature options, however, it may be useful for other things besides tea. Off hand, I can think of bread baking where I need water at a certain temperature to proof yeast. Also, my husband doesn't like tea and coffee as hot as I do, so he will probably appreciate being able to select the temperature. So, the kettle arrived today, via Prime shipping, with all the appropriate parts and such. There was an odd plastic/metal smell to the pot, but I rinsed everything according to the directions and then filled it with clean, cold water and set it to boil (212 degrees). I didn't find the water level indicator difficult to read, but my husband did. The lavender/blue light is a very nice touch, but truly serves no useful purpose. The kettle was easy to turn on (select the temperature button, and then hit "start") and was not at all noisy while it boiled. I was sitting in my office while it boiled and did not hear the "ding" to say it was done. I emptied the water, refilled it with clean, cold water and reboiled it. Again, I didn't hear the "ding", but that's not really a huge problem for me, given that this kettle has a "keep warm" feature. Once the second pot finished boiling, I set it up again to boil to actually make tea and stood over it while it worked. It only took a few minutes to heat up, was very quiet and seems efficient. The lid does get some condensation on the outside from the steam -- no big deal, just use common sense and keep your hands away while it's boiling. The outside does get warm, too warm to touch comfortably for any length of time -- it's a kettle. The purpose is to boil water, of course it's going to get warm. I made my tea, and was very pleased to note that there was no plastic smell or taste to the water. So far, I'm very happy with this and will update the review as necessary. UPDATE 09/06/12 -- kettle is still going strong! No scaling that I can see in the bottom and the thing gets a lot of use. I recently felt very comfortable buying some loose green tea because I had a kettle that would brew it at the appropriate temperature. No leaks yet. So far, this is a winner! UPDATE 04/07/13 -- the kettle is almost a year old, gets used on a "several times daily" basis and is still going strong. I have on a couple of occasions forgotten to fill it with water before hitting "start" (I thought there was enough water in it), but it will shut itself down if it's dry. That has more to do with my forgetfulness and busy-ness than anything wrong with the kettle. The labeling on the buttons is starting to wear down a little, but you can still read what they say, and if it gets really bad, I'll just paint it on. I would definitely recommend this kettle to anyone who asks (and have done),and I'm looking forward to the next 10 years or so. UPDATE 01/25/16 -- Wow, it's been almost 4 years already?! Time flies. The kettle is still amazing, but it is starting to show some wear and tear consistent with regular use. The "212 (Black Tea)" button has no lettering on it at all, it has all worn off. No big deal, since I know which button it is. The lettering on the water level indicator has pretty much worn off as well, so the fact that it lights up really helps me to see how full the kettle is. There are no cracks or scratches or any other issues in the body of the kettle to worry about. The only thing that seems to be failing is the "ding". Sometimes the kettle will "ding" when it has boiled, sometimes it won't. Again, it's not a big deal because of the keep warm feature and the fact that I generally remember that I've put the kettle on and should go check on it. Still very happy with it and when the time comes to replace this one, I'll replace it with the exact same model. UPDATE 04/07/18: Well, it finally died on me, after 6 years. It's a very sad day in my house, but I will replace it with the same model.

It's hard to talk up this kettle too much, but I'll try to be succinct and non-hyperbolic anyway. TL:DR the temp control releases fewer bitter compounds saving the flavor of many teas in a way that brewing time often can't. If you've done ANY research into brewing tea, you'll have come across the almost universally agreed upon conclusion that different teas brew best in different temperature ranges (times as well, also there can be debate on the actual best range for a given tea, but the general point still stands). So, having a kettle that can just heat water to a given temp (roughly, I'll hit that point later), rather than just boil then wait for it to cool enough, is a game changer, especially if it's reliably consistent. This is where this kettle shines. When I bought it, I heated water to the 6 different temp presets indicated and then tested it in the kettle with a thermometer right when it finished, and the results were generally within +/- 3 degrees F depending on where I stuck the probe. I consider this to be a reasonable result for a kitchen appliance (it's not lab equipment after all) and the variance is small enough that most settings don't have any overlap (the difference between the 185 and 190 setting may be a bit too fine but the averages are relatively on point). It is important to note that when you pour the water into whatever cup you're using, you can almost instantly lose 10 degrees. This can be mitigated a bit by warming up the cup, or you can just heat the water 10 degrees hotter than the recommended brewing temp of the tea for all temps below boiling. This makes such a difference! Even with relatively unrefined major grocery chain offerings of black, green, oolong and Darjeeling (I generally drink Twinings and yes, I know Darjeeling is technically classified as a black tea), I've found that proper brewing temps are far more vital than brewing times for controlling the dreaded bitterness of overbrewed tea. I find oolong, green and Darjeeling virtually undrinkable steeped in boiling water even if I only brew them for 2 minutes (I never do less than two because I don't like to just drink slightly colored water when I'm making tea). But bringing those temps down allows you to not only steep them longer to allow more flavor to come out but the lower temps release fewer of those bitter tannin compounds. Plus, with the "Keep Warm" option, you can set the kettle to heat up while you're taking a shower knowing that, whenever you eventually get out and are ready to finally pour out the water, it'll be within a few degrees of where you set it as long as there's still enough water left to keep the heating element from overheating. Now you'll have to experiment with the teas you prefer to drink as while the suggestions underneath the temp presets are a good starting point, I've diverged from a number of them based on my taste preferences. But at least with this kettle you have the option. My only mild nit-pick was with the scale screen. When installed, I found it made it difficult to pour all of the water out of the kettle so a little bit would remain standing in it, which I didn't like. And the small lip around the top makes it impossible to pour the remaining little bit out from the top. Removing the screen was very easy, though, and leaves only a small threaded rod sticking out of the inside of the pour spout that's never caused me trouble. And as long as you don't let ridiculous amounts of scale build up in your kettle (which is very easy to clean with boiling one or two passes of 50/50 vinegar/water solution even without scrubbing), the purpose of the screen in rendered irrelevant anyway. Removing the screen allows all of the water to pour out easily and completely, which is great if you're usually heating single cups of water at a time (the minimum volume is .5 liters, which is a bit more than a standard 12-16 oz cup). So, if you've read this far, all I can say is buy this kettle. And, once you get it, if you want to perform a personally verified experiment, get some Twinings Green tea at Walmart then brew a cup from boiling for 2 1/2 minutes then a cup at 185 for 2 1/2 minutes. The difference is night and day. Happy brewing!

When this kettle works, it's great. The features are great. But an important part of a product is reliability, and when a product fails, whether the company stands behind the product and is easy to work with on replacement/repair is essential. On that count, Cuisinart fails big-time. My kettle stopped working about 3 weeks ago. After pressing the START button, it would appear to be working for about a minute, would beep four times - not the three beeps you expect when it reaches temp - and then shut off (all lights go out). So, being well within the 3 yr. warranty, (and living in Calif., where we don't need to pay for shipping to return an item for warranty repair/replacement), I called the toll-free number in the instruction booklet. After going through the regular script of "did you check this, did you do that?" we got around to returning my unit to them and getting a replacement sent to me. Well, the replacement is on "back-order"... Amazon and everywhere else has them in stock, but Cuisinart doesn't, and they can't tell me when they might be getting them back in stock. Okay. So we move on to returning the dead unit to them. They wanted to issue a call tag for UPS to show up at my door at some random time on some random day (totally not going to work for me), so I asked instead to have a label emailed to me so I could drop it off at a UPS Store which is more convenient. Sure. They take down and we confirm all my info over the phone. I was told they "would send an email." Great. (No mention of how long it might take to get the email, but I'm assuming a few hours. This is 2014, after all.) After 3 days, no email. I called again. They asked if I'd checked my spam folder. Yup, done it already, not there. They said they'd sent it, but would send it again. Waited 6 days this time. Still nothing. Called again. Same routine. Still nothing. Called this morning. Was told I should allow 3-5 business days for the email to go out... was told that previous reps had "lied to me" (exact words) about how long it might take to set up the service tag, send out emails, etc. That even 3-5 business days was a little too optimistic. I told them I had gone through this several times already, and asked to speak to a manager... well, they put me on hold for several minutes and come back and inform me that's going to be impossible, the "the person who knows how to do that" has just stepped out. They're (supposedly) sending an email in 3-5 business days hence (saying it was impossible to put a rush on it or push it through whatever incredibly stupid system they've created). So, here I am, waiting (as I have for the past 3 weeks) for them to do whatever it is that they do that takes 3-5 business days to send out an email, thinking that this time will be different. I know that fits the definition of insanity, but that's what happens when you deal with Cuisinart warranty service. They will drive you insane. And you're stuck with a broken appliance and very little hope of ever getting it replaced. And when it is replaced, after a few months, will I be faced with this frustration all over again? So, yeah. One star ... it would be zero if that were possible. UPDATE (6/18/2014): Just hours after submitting the above, UPS delivered the replacement. The replacement kettle that just this morning, when I was on the phone with Cuisinart customer service, was "still on back-order/out-of-stock". Astounding, the technological ineptitude which this company displays. They have no idea what's what going on or how to do the simplest "customer service" things. The replacement unit appears to be actually "new" but it does also appear to be less carefully made than its predecessor... comparing them side-by-side, there are a number of fairly rough/sharp spots on the inner part of the new handle (poor plastic molding or lack of finishing work), the new buttons look cheaper (almost like they're going to fall off), etc. I've fired it up and it appears to work okay. So, now, I'll wait a few days to see if they ever get around to sending me an email with a label for UPS, and make sure this replacement isn't a total dud. And then call. And then, when they start to inform me once again that the replacement is "still on back-order/out-of-stock", I'll correct them. Someday, I'll get a return label... maybe. And then they'll get their defective product back. At some point, however, I will give up on this process, as I've long ago given up on Cuisinart as a brand... because they've wasted much too much of my time.

* Updated - It is now almost 9 years later and it is still working great. I still stand by my original review! Great Product!!!! After buying it as a Christmas present for myself, I have thoroughly enjoyed it and have used it all day long every day. I read the bad reviews before and after I bought this kettle. Here are some observations from what I read in the 1 and 2-star reviews. For those of you that have had the kettle only last for a few months, to a year... I know that this kettle is expensive and should last longer. I would bet that after you pour a cup out of your kettle, you just set it back on the stand and walked off. This will put it into the hold temperature mode for about 30 more minutes. I know this is a feature but do you really need it to hold 212 degrees for an additional half hour? If you turn it off and then go back 30 minutes later and heat it again, it only takes a minute or two. Leaving it on puts unnecessary extra wear on the product fuse and heating base. I'm not defending it for burning out early, just suggesting a way to extend the life of the kettle. Next, I have read that after a month, a man and his wife still couldn't figure out how to use it. Really?! You push the temperature you want and hit start, it beeps and stops blinking when ready. Got to wonder about that poor rating. Another one complained that it didn't boil water any faster than their kettle on the stove. This is the one that gets me the most. If all you want to do is boil water, then save your money and boil water on your stove. This kettle is designed for tea lovers and press drinkers where a more precise temperature is required. This is what it is designed to do. If you throw boiling water over say, green tea, you have destroyed it. Press is best at 200-205 degrees. I, personally, got tired of boiling water then standing there with a thermometer waiting for the temperature to drop for my press coffee. If you just want to boil water... skip this and save your money. Another complaint was that the bottom was flaking off the inside of the kettle. It's called "mineral deposit", from your water. A little vinegar boiled once a month will solve this. If you have a coffee maker (it's the number one reason it will quit working) or a tea kettle on your stove, it's in there too. Another complaint was it was hard to fill and see the level. If you pick it up off the base and set it back down, it will light up and it becomes the easiest item you'll ever own, to refill. And lastly, several complained it was hard to keep fingerprints and dirt off of it. It's 'STAINLESS STEEL', wipe it with a damp sponge and dry it off. I have enjoyed it so far because it does what it is designed to do. A little preventive maintenance (turn it off when not needing it), routine cleaning ( as you should be doing with your coffee maker) and common sense ( the biggie) then hopefully you will not regret purchasing this kettle. For those that have treated it correctly and still had problems, you have an actual right to complain, but those other reviews, like described above, c'mon guys... common sense.