Wolf Gourmet True Temperature Electric Kettle, 1.5 Liter Capacity, WGKT100S

This kettle will probably outlive me. The stainless steel is utilitarian, aesthetic, and free of defect. The plastic parts are solid and dependable. The kettle is shipped with a choice of a red plastic knob as shown, a black plastic knob, or a stainless steel knob. The knob does not turn like a dial but moves slightly to the left or right in a tight arc, more like a switch. The program selector is entirely independent of the knob allowing the user to swap between all types of tea quickly. This likely reduces wear greatly, ensuring the knob will be functional for at least five years. The spout is machined very well which facilitates even flow. The measuring marks are embossed upon the stainless steel, ensuring they will never fade. The water used will go from 68 Fahrenheit to 212 Fahrenheit in a scant ten minutes, allowing for far greater efficiency in recipes which require water warmer than the water heater can provide. At 1500W this kettle harnesses a considerable amount of power. The cord can be stored neatly under the base when not in use. Even if inadvertently turned on the kettle is equipped with boil dry protection. German steel is legendary for its quality, which consequently raises the price. However, I personally believe the high quality steel and flawless machining are worth the high cost. There are many cheap kettles that can be had for very little but inevitably fail to impress. It is also highly unlikely those cheap kettles are warranted in any way for five years. Taste depends almost entirely on the water that you are using, but stainless steel does not impart a noticeable flavor as plastic does. Use water as pure as is possible for best results. To prevent the buildup of scale the product manual indicates rinsing after each use. Anything other than water is inadvisable and will void the product warranty. Summarily, this kettle is the platonic ideal of a kettle. Simple, robust, and more than the sum of its parts.

This is expensive but worth it. I have 2. Also I had to warranty my first one after about 3 years I think. No push back the company was great to work with and held up their end of the bargain. That is why I own 2 of these. Really easy to use, stays clean and is easy to clean when you need to. The keep hot timer is really a great feature. Also this gives you reliable 207 degree water when you want it! It also has multiple heating settings for tea, etc... And the handle is safe and easy to hold. No risk of your hand hitting the hot spots. The Lid has an excellent filter and gasket system that keeps the boiling water under control when you pour it out at high temps.

I love everything about this kettle, wish I could give it 10 stars! For years we’ve used a microwave to heat up water for tea, broth, hot chocolate, etc. Since my diabetes diagnosis I don’t drink hot chocolate any more and drink a wide variety of teas including several herbal teas that supposedly may help with diabetes issues. In reading up on these new-to-me teas I found that many of them should be brewed with lower temperature water. That lead to a very frustrating search for a kettle that had what I considered to be very reasonable requirements: removable lid, all stainless/no glass, enough presets that covered all the various types of teas I drink, a temperature even lower than required for my teas, easy to clean interior with no obstructions or interior coils, and a large enough capacity that we can each have one or two mugs without having to refill. It took forever to finally find this wonderful kettle on Amazon but finally I found a kettle that fulfilled every requirement I had. It took me almost another week of searching Amazon & other online stores trying to find a similar but slightly cheaper kettle but no luck. Slightly cheaper kettles were all missing two or three of my requirements which I knew would ultimately bother me too much. Within two or three uses I knew this was the perfect kettle and well worth every penny. IT IS SO TRUE THAT THE CORRECT BREWING TEMPERATURE BRINGS OUT THE BEST TASTE OF YOUR TEAS.

High quality and easy to use. Set the temp at whatever you want, it also has a keep warm function so you never wait. A bit expensive for a kettle, but it looks good next to other Wolf appliances. Works well for pour over coffee and tea. Also it takes about 5 minutes to get a full pot to 212 degrees (boiling point) which make cooking pasta or anything else that needs hot water much faster.

Our household is filled with avid loose leaf tea drinkers, so we decided to shell out a good chunk of money for a higher-end, bells and whistles kettle to replace our older electric brand. After hours of research, we landed on the trusted name of the Wolf brand. Two months into usage, the kettle started having problems. Once to twice a week, we’d receive an error message that we needed to fill the kettle with more water even though it was more than half full. I was going to call Wolf, but my dad died suddenly and I had to take care of his estate, so the kettle became the least of my problems. During this time, the kettle began having more problems…error messages in the middle of a cycle, beeping for no reason, not turning on, etc. One day, as I watched the kettle blinking an incorrect error message at me, I witnessed the plastic cover on the digital temperature gauge crack right before my eyes. I couldn’t believe it! This was at the six month mark of ownership. I contacted Wolf directly and thankfully (after a few glitches on their end), they pulled their act together and sent me a new kettle (after receiving the defective one I returned). For that, I was grateful. We received our second one. Within two months, we started getting error messages again AND the water continued to boil long after reaching the desired temperature rather than the unit automatically turning off. Here we are…less then six months after receiving our unit…we arrive home after a month’s vacation…I plug in the unit, turn it on and FOR THE SECOND TIME…the cover over the temperature gauge cracks right before my eyes. I couldn’t believe it. A week later, water starts leaking from the lid and I almost burned myself. I’ve owned several electric tea kettles over the last thirty years…some expensive, some not. I have never had problems with my tea kettles other than they simply wore out. With the name of Wolf and the cost, it was shocking and unacceptable to have TWO kettles break within a year. We had been looking at purchasing a Wolf stove, but after this experience, I will never buy another Wolf product again.

First things first. I got what I paid for and that is a GOOD thing. I started to give it three stars for value because this item is everything I understood it would be when I ordered it, nothing more, nothing less. I give Wolf Gourmet 10 stars for the quality they put into this product, and that is why I pay up to get their products when I can afford it. When I pay up, I’m looking for a fair price in my value equation, and this is what I got, a fair price = 3 stars. BUT wait, there’s more. I changed the value score to four stars because when I consider the value from the same priced competition, I think Wolf is a better value. So, that lands it four stars for “value for the money.” Second, I LOVE this kettle. I have had many over the years, and in one case, I went through two kettles from a competitor that were priced the way this one is. I give that competitor barely two stars for value, and three stars for their valiant effort to make a quality product. The competitor put more function into its product, but I didn’t need the extra function. I needed the temperature control. It did a very good job of that, but the competitor just didn’t hold up to daily use. This Wolf Gourmet kettle is solid as rock, has terrific temperature control, has the presets I need, and is a cinch to clean. The footprint is perfect, the design is beautiful to my eye. The warranty is the best. I expect this may be the only electric kettle I will ever buy. I gave one to my sister as a well-deserved gift and she love-love-loves it. Wolf has at least one new loyal customer - probably for the rest of my already long life. So overall, that lands it five stars from me.

Excellent kettle, when it works. Our family comes from background of using Cuisinart smart kettles... they are pretty good, but they lasted only about 3 years on average for us. Got this kettle as luxury replacement, hoping for better usability and longer service life. Double-walled construction is awesome, keeps water hot much longer. Usability of base is also pretty good, intuitive to use and remembers that we do NOT like to 'keep warm' and repeatedly reheat same water. Lid is a bit frustrating - it is hard to remove, especially when it is hot. Also - it tends to 'pulse' the heating element as it gets within a degree or two from final temperature, and that causes lights on the same electrical line to flicker. If you live in modern home with separate wiring for receptacle and lights that should not be a problem. But - after 4 months of service it just leaked through the temperature probe seal at the bottom. Bummer. Company stood behind its product and replaced the vessel, so I am knocking off only one star from review for that. Hopefully replacement vessel is going to last longer, but frankly that seal looks like a weak point and there are no replacement parts for it.

Outside of being expensive, this kettle is absolute perfection. Easy to use, easy to clean and super fast heating. My wife was a complete naysayer until using this kettle and now she frequently sings its praises. The ability to set the exact temperature in single degree increments is awesome. We are very particular when it comes to tea steeping temp based on the leaf or herb and also the temp for French press coffee. It is very hard to dial in the exact temp on a stovetop kettle and most other induction kettles. This wolf kettle is perfection!