Best Smart Kettles And How to Transform Normal Kettles Into Smart Ones

Smart gadgets have started to pop up more and more as they are easier to control and make your life easier. Either if they are controlled with your voice with Alexa or Google Home or by phone they are helping you do things easier and control them by distance. In this article, we will see some of the best smart kettles that you can buy.

What to Check When Buying a Smart Kettle

First let’s see what would you want to see in an electric kettle before buying it so you can make a good decision.

Connectivity

A smart electric kettle should be able to connect with smart devices like Alexa or Google Home, in this way you can control your kettle with only the voice. You can tell your kettle when to start or program it. Others are connected only to a phone app and it can be controlled only from there. In function of your need, you can choose the best option for you.

Some of the kettles are just smart when it comes to temperature so they can be used safe with other device to make them smart. At the end of the article you will see exactly how you can transform a normal kettle to a smart one.

Material

There are glass, plastic,ceramic or stainless steel ones. If you prefere a certain material you can buy that type. I will not go in details about this here, but I have a couple of articles that you can check about the various differences between them:

• Ceramic Vs Stainless Steel Electric Kettles (electrickettlesguide.com)
• Stainless Steel vs Glass vs Plastic Kettle – Electric Kettles Guide

Capacity

In case you need a bigger kettle then you need to go and choose that ones. Some of the kettles help you prepare also various things like pasta, or boil eggs and that’s why you may want a bigger one.

Best Smart Kettles

COSORI Electric Gooseneck Bluetooth Kettle

This is a gooseneck kettle , it is made from stainless steel inner lid that will help you boil 0.8L of water. It comes with a nice black design.

Features

· Smart Functions: Enjoy full control of your kettle through your smartphone by connecting it to the free VeSync app.
With VeSync, you can
①Adjust your kettle’s temperature
②Change the Hold Temp time
③Schedule when you want your water to boil
④Customize your own preset using the “MyBrew” function
· 4 precise temperature presets
· 100% 304 food-grade stainless steel
· Rapid boil in 3-5 mins

Specifications:
· Voltage: 120V
· Power: 1200W
· Capacity: 0.8L

Viante Smart Electric Water Kettle

Viante is an vaccum-insulated double stainless steel wall with cool touch electric kettle that is also fast boil. It has various programs that will make the ideal temperature for tea, coffe. It has also a warm feature that will help you keep water warm for 8h.

Features

• NO-PLASTIC IN TOUCH WITH THE WATER
• COOL-TOUCH DOUBLE
• LEAK-PROOF SERVING LID
• CORD SAVING FEATURE
• 1.7L
• 1500W

Pros

• Nice Design
• Big Capacity
• Various programs
• Keep hot

Cons

• Can only set temp in 10 degree F
• Water must pass thru plastic top when pouring.

Primens Smart Electric Kettle

Digital electric kettle that will help you bring the water temperature to the desiring one, it has 4 preset programs that you can choose from and it’s made from stainless steel on the inside.

Features

• 1.5L
• 1500W
• Ultra Quiet
• Led Display
• 60 minutes keep Warm

Pros

• led display
• it’s quiet
• it’s not expensive

Cons

• the placement of buttons on the side make them hard to press

KRUPS BW801852 Smart Temp Digital Kettle

Features

• 1.7 Liters
• five preset temperature settings from 105°F up to 212°F
• stainless Interior
• 360 rotational base

Pros

• Seems well made
• Heats water quickly
• Monitors current temperature at all time
• Takes relatively little countertop space
• Safe to touch the sides even when the water is at a full 212F

Cons

• Forgets the “hold” temperature when you lift the pot off the base
• Setting temperature requires cycling through temperatures you don’t want (via a single push button)
• The temperature selection indicators are too dim and hard to read in bright kitchen light

How To Transform a Normal Kettle Into A Smart Kettle

Even if you have a normal kettle with the help of a smart plug you can transform your ordinary kettle into a smart one. There are smart plugs that can be controlled over telephone or that can be controlled with smart gadgets like Alexa or Google Home. What you need to do is to buy a smart plug and control it over your phone. You can preset your electric kettle with this to start when you want.

What you need to be sure your electric kettle does is to have auto shut off when water reaches a certain temperature, in this way you start your smart plug and the kettle will do the rest.

If you are interested in some good smart plugs that works with Alexa or Google Home check out the bellow selection: