> "With the powerful 1200 W heating element (the thin coil wire), the kettle reaches optimal temperature very quickly — in under three minutes." Europeans (and other countries with ~230V household sockets) would consider this quite poor performance for a kettle. 3000 W kettles are not uncommon here in the UK!
Reads like the product of a co-marketing deal: > ... Fellow is at the top of the gooseneck game with their Stagg EKG electric kettle line. Let’s see how they manage to achieve unmatched precision in temperature control ... FWIW, I owned a Fellow, until it failed. Now happily replaced with an OXO kettle: 1500W; much better ergonomics, at least for those with larger hands; fewer steam burns; more readable temperature d…
I'm on my second oxo kettle. The handle fell off the first one right after the warranty expired. The second one has a different handle design, but neither has a good weld. This handle will eventually fall off as well. It's a shame that Oxo doesn't sell replacement parts like Baratza does.