We advocate an electric kettle for tea lovers, although they will come in useful for almost anyone, and that is certainly one of our high picks. It has an insulated, double-walled physique, 4 preset applications (for oolong, white, and inexperienced tea, together with a button for boil), together with an auto shutoff and “maintain heat” mode. It additionally has a extremely cute look, with a matte end that is out there in lovable colours like cornflower blue and sage inexperienced. We additionally love that the buttons on the touch-activated show solely seem when the kettle is in use, so it seems to be tremendous smooth and unobtrusive on counter tops when it is turned off. —Brenda Stolyar