Govee Smart WiFi Electric Gooseneck Kettle with Variable Temperature Control

Timothy A. Covington: This little tea kettle has a limited capacity, but it is good for 2-3 cups of tea or pouring over ground coffee for drip. Very intuitive. Easy to keep clean. Small footprint. I got a black one, and it disappears into the black granite backsplash in my kitchen.

United States on Dec 09, 2023

Desanite: I love this kettle! it works so good. features I love so far is that it gives me a notification on my phone when the kettles done. It can keep it warm for 30 mins. It also has presets. i watch the temperature in real time on my phone. you can turn it on with phone or smart speaker. You can set a schedule for when to turn it on.

only cons so far is it's not very specific on how to set the Wi-Fi up. I don't know if I had to have it on and boiling water actively while setting the Wi-Fi up, but it was kind of stressful, i had it to hold temp. originally I turned it on and noticed it was dry boiling haha. keep in mind it only works with 2.4 gigahertz Wi-Fi, you might have to turn off your 5G. My Wi-Fi router supposed to send both signals, but I had to just manually type in the name and password to find it. I didn't even have to turn off my 5G first, but after that it's been pretty flawless

United States on Oct 17, 2023

TYL: 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).

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United States on May 06, 2023

Sunny SanFran: 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...

United States on Mar 30, 2023