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Cuisinart CPK-17P1 PerfecTemp Kettle: What to Know
The CPK-17P1 holds 1.7 liters and runs on a 1500W element, per Cuisinart's own product listing -- nearly identical capacity and power to the OXO and Breville kettles in this guide, which makes its feature set the real point of comparison rather than raw specs.
It offers six preset temperatures rather than Breville's five or a fully continuous dial: 160F for delicate tea, 175F for green tea, 185F for white tea, 190F for oolong, 200F for French press, and a full boil setting for black tea or general hot water. A keep-warm function holds the chosen setting for 30 minutes, and a 'memory' feature lets you lift the kettle off its base for up to two minutes mid-brew without it shutting off or losing the selected temperature -- a small but genuinely useful detail if you're pouring in stages.
Cuisinart has sold several similarly named PerfecTemp kettles over the years, including an original CPK-17 that the company's own site now lists as discontinued, plus a CPK-17C variant. The CPK-17P1 is the current production model, but because Amazon search results mix listings for all of these together, it's worth double-checking the exact model number on the listing before buying, especially when comparing prices against older stock.
Key Listed Features
Six temperature presets from 160F (delicate tea) to a full 212F boil
30-minute keep-warm function
Memory feature allows removing the kettle from its base for up to two minutes without resetting
Blue backlit water window with measurement markings and a removable, washable scale filter
