Variable Temperature Control Kettles

Variable Temperature Control Kettles

Boiling water scalds delicate leaves and beans, which is the whole reason a temperature control kettle earns its keep. Green and white tea want water well below a full boil, around 70 to 80 degrees, or the leaves turn bitter; pour-over coffee generally sits a little higher, around 90 to 96 degrees, for the best extraction. A kettle with selectable heat settings holds the water at the chosen temperature for a short period after boiling, rather than requiring guesswork with a thermometer or a wait for it to cool. Rapid boil functions also matter for anyone making tea back to back through a morning.

Morphy Richards leads the range with the Boutique kettle across several colourways, and Ninja supplies the Perfect Temperature Rapid Boil kettle. Russell Hobbs covers the Calm 3000W kettle, and Bosch the Sky variable temperature jug kettle.

These are the dearest kettles in the range and the ones most often bought as a gift for someone who takes their tea or their coffee seriously, which is why they are discounted hardest in the run up to Christmas. Prices are live all year, so see what is reduced now on kettles on sale, or the Black Friday kettle deals.