Should You Buy a Breville Electric Kettle?

Breville is one of the most popular electric kettle brands as well as being well known for its toasters, blenders and irons.
If you are thinking about buying a Breville electric kettle then our handy guide provides you with all the key info at a glance. Our objective, impartial comparison of electric kettle brands is compiled by analysing over 13,000 user and expert reviews and 40+ awards from hundreds of different review sites on over 1,700 electric kettles.
Breville are recognised for their wide selection of mid-range and popular electric kettles. Their electric kettles start at $45 for the Lustra which has a power of 3,000W and a water tank capacity of 1.7L and go up to $100 for the VKT091 which has a power of 3,000W and a water tank capacity of 1.7L. The average price of a new Breville electric kettle is $60.
Is Breville the Best Electric Kettle Brand?
So are Breville electric kettles any good? We give every electric kettle a Kagoo Score by analysing its specs, reviews and prices and comparing this to its competitors. By aggregating this data across all electric kettles we are able to impartially rank all the electric kettle brands.
Our detailed analysis taking into account all of the above factors found that Breville is the 2nd best electric kettle brand out there.
#1 |
United Kingdom
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95% |
95%
882 reviews
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#2 |
Australia
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90% |
90%
3,221 reviews
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#3 |
Brentwood
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90% |
90%
17 reviews
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#4 |
Germany
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89% |
89%
1,795 reviews
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#5 | 89% |
89%
3 reviews
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#6 |
Tower
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81% |
81%
66 reviews
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#7 |
Kenwood
United Kingdom
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81% |
81%
12 reviews
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#8 |
Braun
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80% |
80%
10 reviews
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#9 |
KitchenAid
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78% |
78%
85 reviews
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#10 |
Brentwood Appliances
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78% |
78%
3 reviews
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#11 |
Igenix
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77% |
77%
568 reviews
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#12 |
United Kingdom
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77% |
77%
1,193 reviews
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#13 | 76% |
76%
1,080 reviews
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#14 |
Smeg
Italy
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75% |
75%
198 reviews
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#15 |
Italy
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73% |
73%
1,553 reviews
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#16 | 72% |
72%
1,132 reviews
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#17 |
Graef
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70% |
70%
1 review
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#18 |
France
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70% |
70%
6 reviews
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#19 |
Netherlands
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70% |
70%
120 reviews
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#20 | 68% |
68%
10 reviews
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#21 |
Nesco
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66% |
66%
0 reviews
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#22 |
Bodum
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64% |
64%
30 reviews
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#23 |
Clatronic
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59% |
59%
2 reviews
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#24 |
Bugatti
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59% |
59%
34 reviews
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#25 |
Daewoo
South Korea
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58% |
58%
14 reviews
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#26 |
Haden
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58% |
58%
0 reviews
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#27 |
Grundig
Germany
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58% |
58%
0 reviews
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#28 |
Proctor Silex
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57% |
57%
0 reviews
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#29 |
Signature
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57% |
57%
0 reviews
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#30 |
Cuisinart
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56% |
56%
4 reviews
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#31 |
Bonavita
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56% |
56%
0 reviews
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#32 |
Chefman
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56% |
56%
0 reviews
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#33 |
Krups
Germany
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55% |
55%
0 reviews
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#34 |
Chantal
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55% |
55%
0 reviews
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#35 |
Siemens
Germany
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54% |
54%
2 reviews
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#36 |
Lloytron
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54% |
54%
0 reviews
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#37 |
Panasonic
Japan
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53% |
53%
0 reviews
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#38 |
Aroma
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53% |
53%
0 reviews
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#39 |
Klarstein
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52% |
52%
0 reviews
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#40 |
Stelton
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52% |
52%
0 reviews
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#41 |
Gastroback
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52% |
52%
0 reviews
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#42 |
Melitta
Germany
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52% |
52%
0 reviews
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Let's look at how Breville electric kettles compare to the other electric kettle brands across each of the key facets that make up the Kagoo Score.
All electric kettle Brands |
Breville Electric Kettles |
There's a wide selection of Breville electric kettles available compared to other electric kettle brands, with 10 Breville electric kettles currently on the market in the US. Breville also have better reviews than the typical electric kettle brand, with the average rating of a Breville electric kettle being 84%.
However Breville electric kettles tend to be more expensive than most other electric kettle brands making them a less popular choice with consumers. When it comes to energy efficiency the average annual running cost of Breville electric kettle is $82 (based on a person typically doing 6 boils per day), which makes them less efficient than most other electric kettle brands.
No. Of Electric Kettles |
Average Price
$41 |
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$0 | $10 | $20 | $30 | $40 | $50 | $60 | $70 | $80 | $90 | $359 |
No. Of Electric Kettles |
Average Price
$60 |
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$0 | $10 | $20 | $30 | $40 | $50 | $60 | $70 | $80 | $90 | $239 |
What Do the Breville Electric Kettle Reviews Say?
We've added up all the reviews for every Breville electric kettle to work out the average distribution of reviews for Breville and then compared this to the other electric kettle brands.

Expert Reviews
5 stars | 1 | |
4 stars | 0 | |
3 stars | 0 | |
2 stars | 0 | |
1 star | 0 |

User Reviews
5 stars | 2,223 | |
4 stars | 655 | |
3 stars | 123 | |
2 stars | 50 | |
1 star | 167 |
Over 100% of expert reviews and 89% of user reviews for Breville electric kettles are 4 stars or higher. This compares to 91% and 85% respectively across all Electric Kettle brands.
Purchasers of Breville electric kettles frequently mentioned that the product boiled water quickly, had well designed technical features and was easy to use.
In the table below we compare the average review score given to Breville electric kettles by some of the most popular technology review sites against their reviews for other electric kettle brands. The best review score from each review source is highlighted in green.
Average Review Score | Dualit | Bosch | DeLonghi | Severin | Tefal | Breville |
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83%
4 reviews
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85%
2 reviews
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90%
1 review
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100%
4 reviews
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100%
1 review
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69%
1 review
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94%
1 review
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76%
1 review
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85%
1 review
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60%
1 review
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80%
1 review
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Average |
79%
5 reviews
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100%
4 reviews
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85%
3 reviews
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78%
3 reviews
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85%
2 reviews
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90%
1 review
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How Many Industry Awards Have Breville Electric Kettles Received?
After checking thousands of expert review websites we found 1 industry award for a Breville electric kettle. The table below compares the number of awards received by Breville to other popular electric kettle brands. The largest number of awards provided by each review source is highlighted in green.
Compare all award winning electric kettles
Number of Awards | Dualit | Bosch | DeLonghi | Severin | Tefal | Breville |
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4
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1
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2
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1
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1
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Total |
2
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4
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1
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1
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1
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How Reliable Are Breville Electric Kettles?
We checked over 13,000 reviews to find comments about the reliability of Breville electric kettles. over 210 of these reviews mention reliability of which 81% were positive. Therefore the vast majority of Breville electric kettle owners and reviewers thought the product was reliable.
So, most people think that Breville electric kettles are good quality. Now let's take a look at some of the reviews for Breville electric kettles that mention reliability:
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