GoveeLife Smart Electric Kettle with Tea Infuser, 1.7 L Electric Kettle with Brewing Program, Variable Temperature Control, 2 H Keep Warm & Auto Shut off, BPA Free, Silver

Brilliant kettle.only if it had a uk plug . I had to buy a tranformer for it . Don't know why govee doesn't sell this kettle in uk

I ordered this for my mom because she loves instant coffee (like the instant folgers coffee. Its bonkers to me) and heats up her water via her very fancy Keurig (now you see why its bonkers) or in the microwave (yes, ive explained to her in detail the perils of super heated water). So to, mostly save my sanity, I gifted her this for Christmas and she actually loves it! Her favorite thing is that she can have it heating up while she gets ready for work and it takes up a lot less space on her counters. It looks sleek and nice and works great. I genuinely am content with what I got for her so much that Im tempted to replace my old school tea kettle.

If you drink tea, you need an electric kettle! If I remember to put water in the night before, I can tell my bedroom Alexa to heat up the water even before I come down. Or, if I did get up at the same time every day, I could set it to be hot and ready. I also love that it stays warm for up to 30 minutes, so I can make a fresh cup of tea for my husband when I hear him rattling around upstairs. Great quality and performance for the money. The water boils very quickly, the kettle feels very high-quality. We have not used the tea infuser. We also have not used the different temperatures, we always boil to 212, but if you are a white or green tea lover, you may appreciate this feature!

After 6 months of ownership, I’m beyond frustrated by this kettle. There are three issues that makes this a no go. This isn’t a “smart” kettle. It’s a dumb kettle with dumb app, dumb design and dumb support. Cleaning sucks. It’s hard to use. 1) The instructions say to only leave it completely dry to avoid build up. However, due to construction, you cannot physically empty the kettle completely. There will always be water left at the bottom. Unless you use two paper towels to dry it, you quickly get hard water buildup which causes it to boil much slower. Washing soap out is a pain since suds catch on the lip. 2) the lid is a terrible design. If you pour too fast, the lid pops out. The lid easily and frequently brakes into pieces that requires fiddling to reconstruct. 3) you cannot remotely turn the machine on. I wanted hot water in the morning when my alarm went off, but I cannot set it to boil on a schedule. Govee said this was a safety choice, but the kettle auto turns off if there is no water in it. 4) I bought this thinking there was glass and stainless steel. The temperature probe is glued in. The lids have multiple types of plastics and rubbers. 5) the temperature isn’t very accurate. I’ll frequently see +/- 3° F from the stated temp. This isn’t a big deal to me, but is important for those who are buying it for strict temp controls.

This one’s tough to rate honestly. Stuck at 3 stars and here’s why. The problems first. The top black plastic ring cracked completely and now separates from the metal body with no effort. The lid also broke (not pictured because it just sinks into the kettle if you try to put it in place). All of this happened in less than 6 months of normal use. Pretty disappointing for something that’s supposed to live on a kitchen counter long term. To be fair, this is a budget kettle, so it feels a little unfair to demand premium durability from it. That said, you spend money and you expect the item to last longer than this no matter the price tag. Cheap doesn’t mean disposable in 6 months. Now the good. The kettle itself still works. The heating element and base are doing their job just fine. You can set a specific temperature and choose how long you want it to keep the water hot, up to 2 hours. The smart features are genuinely useful when you’re brewing tea or pour over coffee and want precise temps. Capacity is 1.7 liters (about 57 oz), which is plenty for most uses. Value sits right in the middle for me. I’ve seen worse, I’ve seen better. You’re paying budget prices and getting budget build quality on everything except the heater itself. So now I have this Frankenstein kettle on my counter that looks like it should be in the trash but somehow keeps living. Every component has broken except the base and heater. 3 stars feels fair. If they tightened up the plastic and lid construction this would easily jump to 4 or 5 stars.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

Pros: One of the few kettles that have native smart home integration. Being able to start the kettle from the other room is fantastic. Cons: Govee uses different naming schema and preset naming between this kettle and their other smart gooseneck kettle which makes using both kind of annoying. Sometimes alexa will just give an error when attempting to give a verbal command such as "Alexa set [kettle name] to 212 degrees" yet issuing the command "Alexa turn [kettle name] on" then waiting for her to prompt you for the temperature will work. Also the fact that the unit can't be told to "boil" but must be told to be set to "212 degrees" is a touch annoying. On the brink of being great but just needs a touch more QA and UI development.