Best easy-to-use kettles for 2025: tried and tested

A kettle is one appliance you’ll likely use more than once a day, especially if you’re a tea lover. Read on for our expert buying advice to help you find the best easy-to-use kettle, including some Best Buy recommendations.

We've raked through the score details of the best kettles we've tested to bring you this list of kettles that are easy to use.

It's worth reading the full reviews to ensure your choice is right for your specific requirements.

To see all our top kettle recommendations, see our kettle reviews.

Best easy-to-use kettles

Most of the kettles we've selected are jug kettles, which means they have a handle at the side, as opposed to traditional or dome kettles with a handle at the top.

Dome kettles tend to be more evenly balanced, but the handles on jug kettles are generally comfier to use, making pouring easier.

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Not what you're looking for? See our round up of the best kettles. 

Easy-to-use kettles by type

• Easy-to-use glass kettle reviews
• Easy-to-use metal kettle reviews
• Easy-to-use plastic kettle reviews

Easy-to-use kettles by price

• Easy-to-use kettles under £20
• Easy-to-use kettles under £30
• Easy-to-use kettles under £50

Why you can trust our kettle reviews

Electric kettles were the subject of the very first product test featured in Which? magazine back in 1960. This means we've been testing kettles for over 64 years.

We're a not-for-profit organisation, but we still pay for all the products we test, buying them from the same shops as consumers do. We don't take freebies, so you can be sure our opinion is unbiased and impartial.

Kettles are often used multiple times a day, so it's important that they're easy to use. Ease of use accounts for 30% of a kettle's overall Which? score, making it the biggest factor we look at during testing. 

Our expert panel pour cup after cup, filling each of the kettles to a number of levels, including their maximum and minimum, to assess how easy they are to lift, fill, carry and pour.

Where to buy an easy-to-use kettle

While there are specialist shops that cater to specific needs, you don't need to search for one to buy an easy-to-use kettle.

Many high street retailers sell models that we've found are easy to use, and in some cases you can test out how heavy they feel by experimenting with the display models in-store.

• Amazon has pages and pages of easy-to-use kettles, from brands such as Haden, Ninja and Russell Hobbs. Just be sure to check the model you like against our reviews to make sure it really is easy to use. All orders of £35 or more of eligible items that Amazon dispatches qualify for free standard delivery.
• AO offers several kettles that we think are easy to use from brands including Cuisinart, DeLonghi and Russell Hobbs. Searching the AO site for easy-to-use kettles provides limited results, so read a kettle's review first. Delivery costs and availability vary based on where you live, so be sure to check this. 
• B&Q might not be the first place you think of to buy a kettle, but the DIY retailer's online shop has easy-to-use options from Cuisinart, Morphy Richards and Russell Hobbs. Not all physical stores stock kettles, so be sure to check before you head to the retail park. Delivery for items sold by verified sellers (flagged as ‘Sold and shipped by verified sellers’) is free. For items sold by B&Q, standard delivery is £6, or free on orders over £75.
• Currys sells easy-to-use kettles, including models from Black & Decker, Bosch and Salter, although you'll need to check against our reviews as searching for easy-to-use kettles doesn't provide many results on the Currys site. Currys has stores nationwide and you can also shop online. Standard delivery is £2.99, or free on orders over £40.
• Robert Dyas stocks a number of kettles it classes as easy to use, made by brands including Quest, Russell Hobbs and Tower, but do check them against the Which? reviews so you don't run into any unexpected issues. Robert Dyas has stores located primarily in the south of England or you can order online. Free delivery is available for orders over £30 to most of the UK mainland when you use the code FREEDEL30 at checkout. This excludes delivery to the Scottish Isles, Isle of Man, Isles of Scilly and Isle of Wight.

Delivery prices and terms may change.

What makes a kettle easy to use?

There are a number of factors that can affect how easy a kettle is to use, such as the grip of the handle, how comfortable it is to hold and how easy it is to open the lid and use the controls.  

To test for ease of use, we have defined which of these areas are most important for people with mild impairments or who have difficulty with their hands, sight or hearing.

Focusing on kettles with higher marks for the most important areas – manoeuvring, handling and carrying, comfort of the handle, using the controls, and ease of filling, pouring and opening the lid – we narrowed the selection down. All those selected have four or five stars for ease of use overall and scored well in our testing.

Our lab test reviews of kettles have uncovered many models that are awkward to hold, especially when filling and pouring, have lids that are tricky to open and controls that take force to press. 

At the other end of the scale, we've found kettles that feel light and balanced, require little force to open and close the lid, and have controls that are easy to see and operate.

How to buy the best easy-to-use kettle

Before buying one of our recommended kettles, it’s important to think about what you specifically need to look for and what will best suit you.

Here’s what to consider:

• How heavy is the kettle? The lighter the kettle is before you've filled it, the easier it will be to use – all the ones we've selected in the table above weigh around 1kg or less when empty. Also, check whether or not the kettle feels balanced when you lift it.
• What is the handle like? The handle should be comfortable to hold and grip, making it feel stable and supported when you lift it. There should be enough room between the handle and the kettle that you won’t touch hot surfaces – if you sometimes get swollen hands and joints, look for the biggest possible gap.
• Can you open the lid easily? Some lids open or come off by pulling them, whereas others open with the push of a button. Ideally, try both out to see which you prefer. Whichever one you go for, make sure you can press the button easily or grip and pull the lid with minimal force. It should also be easy to ensure the lid is fully secure on the kettle – a click to indicate this is helpful. 
• Is it easy to fill and pour from? Ideally, you want to be able to use one hand to fill and pour water from the kettle, and this will be easier if the kettle feels well-balanced. If you find pouring difficult with any kettle, you might want to consider getting a kettle-tipper aid. It’s worth looking for a kettle with a low minimum fill level, as boiling less water at a time will make it both lighter and more energy efficient.
• Can you easily see and operate the controls? Make sure the controls are easy to press and only require a light touch. If you have difficulty with your sight, check that you can see the controls and markings easily. Look for ones that are large and contrast well with the background. In addition, choose a kettle that illuminates when it's boiling. It's also worth looking for useful features such as boil-dry protection, which stops the kettle from boiling when there is no water in it, or auto-switch off, which will turn the kettle off automatically when boiled. All the kettles in our selection have at least one of these features.

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