Gooseneck Kettles · owner-verdict comparison

Bonavita Variable Temp Gooseneck Kettle vs Fellow Stagg EKG: what real owners say

Real owners lean toward the Bonavita Variable Temp Gooseneck Kettle: 75% of 276 owners recommend it, vs 66% of 207 for the Fellow Stagg EKG.

Verdicts aggregated from Reddit, enthusiast forums, and YouTube owner comments — affiliate reviews excluded. Sample sizes differ; judge accordingly. How we score

Bonavita Variable Temp Gooseneck Kettle

75%of 276 owners recommend
75% recommend · 12% neutral · 13% don't
Owners praise
  • Precise temperature control to the degree
  • Handy hold-temperature feature
  • Controlled, precise gooseneck pour
Owners complain about
  • Rusts inside, especially with hard water
  • Fails or dies over the years
  • Slow to heat, cycles near target temp
Full owner report →

Fellow Stagg EKG

66%of 207 owners recommend
66% recommend · 11% neutral · 23% don't
Owners praise
  • Precise, accurate temperature control
  • Beautiful, sleek design that looks great on the counter
  • Controlled slow gooseneck pour ideal for pour-over
Owners complain about
  • Expensive for an electric kettle
  • Pours too slowly for tea or larger volumes
  • Quality-control failures and units that stop working
Full owner report →

What Bonavita Variable Temp Gooseneck Kettle owners say

“It still gets up to temp as fast as it did. Can be a couple degrees off, but I've been extremely happy with it through the years.”
— [deleted] on Reddit
“Bonavita gooseneck kettle at 198 degrees using a Hario v60. Once you start drinking good coffee you realize the burnt offerings of chain locations”
— seoulbrova on Reddit
“compared to the Bonavita kettle that died on me. (Edit: They're good quality, but if you leave them plugged in 24/7 a fuse in the base tends to blow, at least in Europe.)”
— joakims on Reddit

What Fellow Stagg EKG owners say

“I got my Fellow Stagg EKG used at a discount from a coworker. But now that I'm accustomed to the convenience, I probably would still pay full price for it now if I had to replace it.”
— magus-21 on Reddit
“I recently made the switch to an electric kettle myself and it is so worth it imo, especially for how fast it heats up and being able to set a specific temperature. The one I have (Fellow Stagg EKG) you can even hold the set temperature for up to an hour”
— magicalmarshmallows on Reddit
“Fellow Stagg EKG Kettle: I mean, it looks nice, sure. But my first one had a defective base that required email after email after email to convince the company to activate my warranty. Just get the Bonavita. It does the same thing and is often on sale.”
— WowDotes on Reddit