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Breville IQ Kettle: What to Know
Breville lists this as a 7-cup kettle in a brushed stainless steel housing, and multiple retailers list its liquid capacity at roughly 1.8 liters (57 ounces), making it the largest-capacity kettle among the five covered here. The 1500W element is shared with several other kettles in this comparison, so raw heating power isn't a differentiator; the control layout is.
Instead of a temperature dial or numeric keypad, the IQ Kettle uses five backlit one-touch buttons pre-set to specific temperatures: roughly 175F for green tea, 185F for white tea, 195F for oolong, 200F for French press coffee, and a full 212F boil setting for black tea or general hot-water use. That's simpler to operate than a rotary dial but less flexible than kettles offering degree-by-degree adjustment -- there's no way to dial in, say, 190F if a specific tea calls for it and it doesn't line up with one of the five presets. A 20-minute keep-warm function holds whichever temperature was selected.
Like the OXO and Cuisinart kettles here, this uses a standard pour spout rather than a gooseneck, so it's oriented toward filling a teapot or several mugs rather than a slow, controlled pour-over stream. Breville also sells a related 'IQ Kettle Pure' model (BKE830XL) with a different aesthetic; buyers should confirm they're looking at the BKE820XL specifically, since the two get cross-listed in search results.
Key Listed Features
Five one-touch presets covering green, white, and oolong tea, French press coffee, and a full boil
7-cup (about 1.8-liter) capacity, the largest in this comparison
20-minute keep-warm function
Cordless 360-degree base with concealed heating element and boil-dry protection
