The Temperature Kettle — Gooseneck, 100°F to 212°F

The one piece of equipment that improves everything else you own.

Matcha scorches above about 175°F and turns bitter. Coffee needs roughly 200°F or it under-extracts and tastes sour. A normal kettle gives you exactly one temperature, boiling, which is wrong for both.

This one holds any temperature between 100°F and 212°F, to the degree.

Why the spout is shaped like that

A gooseneck gives you a thin, slow, controllable stream. On pour-over that is the whole technique: you need to wet the grounds evenly and keep the flow steady, and a normal kettle dumps water in a surge that channels straight through the bed. For tea it means you can pour down the side of the bowl rather than blasting the leaves.

What it does

• To-the-degree temperature control from 100°F to 212°F, with five presets for the common ones.
• Keep-warm holds your chosen temperature for anywhere from 30 minutes to 12 hours. Useful on a slow Sunday when you are on your third cup.
• Fast. 1200W, 0.8L, boils in a few minutes.
• Auto shut-off and boil-dry protection. It turns itself off if you forget it, which you will.
• 100% stainless steel, leak-proof lid, matte black.

The temperatures worth memorising

175°F for matcha. Any hotter and it turns bitter, and most people's "bitter matcha" problem is this and nothing else.
200°F for pour-over coffee.
185°F for green and white leaf teas.
212°F for black tea and herbal infusions.

Is it worth it?

Honestly, not if you only drink one thing. If you only make matcha, boil a normal kettle and wait ninety seconds and you will land close enough.

It is worth it if you make both matcha and coffee, if you are tired of guessing, or if you have ever tipped out a bowl because you got the water wrong. It is the piece people buy last and then say they should have bought first.

Shipping

Ships from a US warehouse. Most orders arrive within 2 to 5 business days.

Our guarantee

If it arrives damaged or faulty, send a photo within 7 days and we'll replace it free without asking you to ship anything back. Thirty days to change your mind on anything else.