HKM-170003 Gooseneck Electric Cordless Kettle in Stainless Steel for Precise Brewing

HKM-170003 · Electric Kettles · 1350 W, 304 Steel, Graphite

Swan Neck, Dial Gauge, Wood-Grain Trim

HKM-170003 is a gooseneck kettle in 304 stainless steel with a graphite-grey exterior, a swan-neck spout that curves up and then out, and an analogue dial thermometer set into the front of the body behind a glass window. The handle, the lid knob and the ring around the base are finished in a wood grain, and the body lifts off its corded base to pour.

It suits the counter where pour-over is made by eye rather than by preset: the dial reads the water temperature directly, the red band on its face marks the range where coffee and tea are usually brewed, and the long spout turns a wrist movement into a slow, narrow stream. The 1350 W element brings a full kettle up without the wait of a smaller element, and the rocker switch on the base is the only control.

At a Glance

• Type — cordless gooseneck kettle on a corded base
• Power — 1350 W, marked on the body
• Body — 304 stainless steel, graphite-grey exterior
• Spout — swan neck, narrow at the mouth
• Gauge — analogue dial thermometer behind a glass window
• Trim — wood-grain handle, knob and base ring

Materials and Construction

The body is 304 stainless steel, and the interior photographed through the open lid is bare, bright steel with the spout tube visible where it enters the wall. The outside carries a graphite-grey finish with a fine texture, applied over the steel rather than left as polished metal; the brand and the power rating are printed on the front above the dial.

The spout is a tube drawn thin and bent through a long curve — the swan neck the supplier's own copy describes — joined low on the wall so the last of the water still pours. The handle is a squared loop in a wood-grain finish, set high on the shoulder and angled out, and the lid is a flat disc with a turned knob in the same finish and two small vent holes beside it.

• The dial is a mechanical gauge, not a digital readout: a needle on a printed face, with a red band marking the brewing range.
• The base is a corded plate with a rocker switch at the side and a wood-grain ring around its rim.
• The body sits on the plate without a locking pin, so it can be set back at any rotation.

How It Works

Fill through the open collar, set the body on the base and press the rocker switch. The element is rated 1350 W; no boil time is published, so none is stated. The dial on the front reads the water temperature as the kettle heats, which is the point of a gauge on a pour-over kettle: the water can be caught at the temperature the coffee wants rather than at a boil.

The face is printed from 0 to 100 with the usual tea and coffee bands marked in red, and the supplier's own photography labels those bands for green tea, oolong and coffee. The needle moves as the water heats rather than stepping in presets, so the reading is continuous and the judgement stays with the person pouring.

The spout is the second half of the control. Its mouth is narrow, so a tilt produces a thin stream rather than a sheet, and the curve slows the water before it leaves the tip — which is what makes a slow circle over a bed of grounds possible without the flow breaking into drips.

Placement and Use

The kettle wants a level counter within reach of an outlet, with the dial facing the person pouring. Because the handle is set high and angled back, the footprint is deeper than a compact kettle's; allow room behind the body for the hand, and clearance at the spout for a dripper and a scale.

• Fill below the collar so the lid seats on the rim rather than on water.
• Watch the dial rather than the clock; the gauge is the control on this kettle.
• Keep the base plate and the contact ring dry — water in the coupling interrupts the circuit.

Included and Optional

Colours and Finishes

One finish is sold: graphite grey over 304 stainless steel, with wood-grain trim on the handle, the knob and the base ring. The listing carries a single default variant and no colour choice, and the grey body, dark trim and printed dial are consistent across the gallery.

One frame in the gallery shows a lighter, bronze-toned body on the same base; it is a single lifestyle photograph rather than a listed option, so the bronze tone is recorded as unconfirmed and the graphite finish is the one described here. No coating or plating is named in the listing, so the treatment behind the grey is recorded as unstated.

Care and Maintenance

Descale every four to six weeks where the water is hard: equal parts white vinegar and water, stood for twenty minutes, then a fresh boil and two rinses. The interior is bare stainless and takes a soft brush; abrasives dull it. The dial window is glass over a printed face, so it wants a soft cloth rather than a scouring pad.

Wipe the exterior with a damp cloth and dry it, and keep water out of the base coupling. Neither body nor base should be immersed. The wood-grain trim is a finish rather than solid timber, so it takes the same damp cloth and no oil.

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Shipping, Returns and Warranty

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HKM-170003 · 1350 W gooseneck kettle · 304 steel body · analogue dial gauge · graphite with wood-grain trim