Govee Smart Electric Kettle, WiFi Variable Temperature Gooseneck Pour Over Kettle and Tea Kettle, Alexa Control, 1200W Quick Heating, 100% Stainless Steel, 0.8L, Matte Black

Been using this for a few months and it’s a solid kettle. Nice being able to schedule or turn on the kettle from my phone right when I wake up. Temp setting is good, presets work well. There’s a custom DIY setting you can set and don’t need the app if you want to keep using that setting. I do wish I could adjust the preset settings as I prefer my coffee for pour overs at 206-207 and the preset for coffee is 205. And I use DIY for matcha at 170. Not that big of a deal, but would that would be something I’d change. Otherwise I’ve been using it daily for a few months with no issues.

I previously owned a Fellow Stagg EKG+ kettle. I loved the ability to turn it on using an app since I work on the 2nd floor, and my kitchen is on the 1st floor. Overall, I really liked the Stagg kettle, but my wife hated it since it has a very low flow rate out of the spout. It is good for making pour-over coffee, but it's annoying for her when she makes tea. Our Stagg EKG+ finally died and I had to find a replacement. Stagg has a new updated kettle (EKG Pro), but it's more expensive and has the same restricted flow rate. I looked around and it's surprising how few WiFi enabled electric kettles exist. I finally found the Govee and I was suspicious since it is really affordable. I was used to overpaying for WiFi-enabled devices. I bought it and I couldn't be happier - it is perfect for me and my wife who drinks tea! Pros: 1. Remote on/off via WiFi and the Govee app 2. Ability to schedule in advance using the app 3. Decent flow rate (much faster than the Stagg EKG kettle) 4. The "Hold temperature" button works even if you take the kettle off and put it back on the base. Some kettles turn off the "hold" when you take the kettle off the base. For pour-over coffee drinkers, it's common pre-wet the filter and pre-wet the coffee grounds before doing the full pour of water. This means you'll take the kettle off the base at least 3 times when making coffee. It's nice to maintain the "hold" of the temperature throughout the process. 5. The kettle heats water quickly 6. The app is easy to use - both initial setup of the Kettle to WiFi and ongoing use is simple in the app 7. The kettle is a great value - affordable with nice quality. It is definitely a much better value than the Stagg EKG kettle 8. It can connect to Amazon Echo and Google devices (I don't use this, but it's possible) Cons: 1. The app allows you to schedule heating of water in advance, but it is a one-time schedule. You can't (yet) set up a recurring schedule (e.g., heat up water every morning at 5:45am). 2. The volume of the kettle is 0.8 L which is small. It's enough to make a single cup of coffee or tea, but just barely. You'll have to refill each time - slow if you are making more than one cup at a time. 3. The looks are just ok to me - I think the Stagg EKG kettle looks better, but this is subjective and doesn't affect the taste of my coffee :-) In short, I recommend the Govee kettle and I'm very happy with the app and remote WiFi features!

I've had this kettle for years! it still works. It heats quickly. It's temperature is reliable. You can use the app to schedule the water. It does have any leakage issues as long as you do not fill pass the "max fill line". It can be programmed to hold the temperature for 30 minutes or even more. You can even add DIY preset if you don't like the temps on the preprogrammed preset. The weight is light and the look is very nice. The exterior paint does not chip. it's been years of daily use and it is still chip free.

Purchase decision: I was looking for a temperature-controlled kettle for brewing tea and coffee. There are much praise about the Fellow EKG in YouTube and elsewhere. But that is expensive for a simple kettle. So I started looking at lower cost alternatives (note: the Fellow is still an option if I can't find a lower cost one I like). I ended up with two alternatives: the Cosori and the Govee. One feature on the Fellow I don't care much about - the rate is restricted. That makes it good for brewing coffee and bad for other general applications. Both the Cosori and the Govee connects to a phone app for control. The Cosori with bluetooth and the Govee with bluetooth, wifi, and Alexa. Finally, I picked the Govee. Unpacking: What a surprise! For a $60 smart kettle, I don't really expect much quality. Yet, the packaging is superb. The paper instructions are clear and concise. The quality of the kettle and the heating plate is very good. I did fumble a little with the app, but not too bad. The app is stable and the interface is pretty good and easy to follow. Hooking up with Alexa is very simple with the instructions (with can't-go-wrong snapshot of interface). First use: Controlling the kettle with the buttons, the phone, or Alexa works as advertised - although I'm not sure how often I will use the fancy remote controls. I attempted to measure the water temperature. It appears that the temperature could be up to 5 degree F lower than the setpoint. But the thermocouple used was not calibrated so I won't put much weight on the data. May be I will try that again later with better equipment. First overall impression: Very good value for the $$. Will come back to comment on reliability, temperature accuracy etc. on later date. Update: I have used the Govee for about 1-1/2 years now. It is still going strong. Being a heavy tea drinker and a morning coffee drinker, I use the Gove no less than 6 to 7 times a day. Nowadays, I use the buttons on the heating base only. The Alexa and phone control thingies are cool for the first couple weeks and that's about it. Highly recommended!