Breville
Breville the IQ Kettle
$179.95
Best Electric Kettles · head-to-head
A sourced, side-by-side comparison. Cuisinart PerfecTemp Cordless Electric Kettle CPK-17P1 is cheaper at $129.95. Every spec and price links to its source.
Breville
$179.95
Cuisinart
$129.95Cheaper
On the specs we track, they're closely matched. The Cuisinart PerfecTemp Cordless Electric Kettle CPK-17P1 is the cheaper at $129.95.
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| Spec | | |
|---|---|---|
| US price | $179.95 | $129.95 |
| Brand | Breville | Cuisinart |
| Released | — | — |
| Capacity liters | 1.7 | 1.7 |
| Variable temp control | Yes | Yes |
| Gooseneck | No | No |
| Material | Brushed stainless steel | Stainless steel body with plastic handle |
| Keep warm minutes | 20 | 30 |
| Base type | 360-degree swivel base | 360-degree swivel base |
| Warranty years | 1 | 3 |
| Wattage (W) | 1500 | 1500 |
Sources — Breville the IQ Kettle: breville.com (verified 2026-06-15). Cuisinart PerfecTemp Cordless Electric Kettle CPK-17P1: cuisinart.com (verified 2026-06-15).
Where the two actually differ on the specs we track (3 of 8). Matching specs are omitted.
Sourced tester consensus for each — the "what people who used it think" layer, not just specs.
Only one whitelisted tester, Reviewed (USA Today), returned a usable hands-on writeup for this exact model, the Breville IQ Kettle BKE820XL. In its tested electric-kettle roundup Reviewed calls it easy to use with fast boiling and programmable temperature presets, and says it 'pulled ahead of the pack in every one of our tests,' but flags it as expensive and hard to justify against the near-identical, substantially cheaper Cuisinart PerfecTemp CPK-17, which took the top spot. (1 sourced review, 1 lab-tested.)
Praised: Easy to use / intuitive operation; Fast boiling time; Programmable temperature presets for different teas.
Flagged: Expensive; hard to justify price versus the near-identical, cheaper Cuisinart CPK-17.
Single-source: only Reviewed (USA Today) yielded a verifiable hands-on write-up for this exact model. Reviewed names the Cuisinart PerfecTemp CPK-17 (PerfecTemp 1.7L) its Best Overall electric kettle, praising fast ~5-minute boils, intuitive presets and fair price, flagging only its heft. (1 sourced review, 1 lab-tested.)
Praised: Named Best Overall; does its job exceptionally well at a fair price; Fast boiling (~5 min for 1L from 60F tap to 212F); Intuitive controls with six preset temperatures for tea (160-212F).
Flagged: A little heavy.