Cuisinart CPK-17 vs Breville BKE820XL

Everyone knows that the right temperature is essential when making a tea. Because of this, the kettle has six different temperature presets: 160 °F for delicate teas, 175 °F for green tea, 185 °F for white tea, 190 °F for oolong tea, 200 °F for French press coffee, and Boil is for black tea or instant noodles. So, you can always be sure that your drink is excellent.

This kettle is easy to use because it has all one-touch controls on the handle. They are clearly visible and easy to understand. You just need to pour water into the kettle, select the temperature, hit the Start button and wait for the water to boil.

The kettle has a Keep warm mode that automatically holds the selected temperature for 30 minutes. However, if the kettle is not in use for 5 minutes it will go into sleeping mode. Fortunately, it will remember your last selection and you can get it on by lifting the kettle. This feature is convenient if you cannot make straight to the kitchen when the water has been boiled.

This kettle is great when you need to pour the kettle several times, for example, during the Gongfu session. It has build-in memory feature that lets you remove the kettle off the base for up to 2 minutes without it turning off. When returned to the base, it will restart the heating or will continue Keep warm cycle automatically.

It is well known that temperature is important if you want to make an excellent tea or coffee. For this purpose, Breville kettle has five different boiling temperatures for five different types of drink: 79°C for Green tea; 85°C for White tea; 90°C for Oolong tea; 93°C for French Press; and 100°C for boiling and black tea. It is great for gourmets who want a perfect drink every time.

This kettle has a Hold Temp button that keeps water at the selected temperature after boiling for 20 minutes. Therefore, it is great if you cannot have your beverage immediately after water has been boiled or just want to quickly refill the cup.

This kettle is made of stainless steel that gives an elegant and modern look to any kitchen. Additionally, stainless steel is resistant and does not discolor, even after a long period of time. Because of that, this kettle will not get damaged easily and probably outlast any other water kettle.

This kettle is made from stainless steel material that is easy to maintain. Only a cloth is enough to make it shiny, so you will not spend a lot of time cleaning.