Bonavita BV3825ST 1-Liter Stovetop Kettle

This is a must have kettle for manual coffee brewing. I have the Bonavita electric kettle as well and like both kettles. Here are a couple things I discovered when using this one.

This kettle holds a bit more water than the Bonavita electric kettle: about 1 1/4 liters filled approximately to the same depth. This is because the electric kettle base is raised to enclose the electric element. This kettle does not have a max fill line but the electric one does and it is about 1" from the top. Hope this helps.

The packaging for this kettle indicates it is for stovetop/induction use. However, it is not compatible with glass-ceramic cook-tops. The bottom is not flat so it makes poor contact, wobbles and takes forever to boil. It does work well on electric coil burners, or you can boil in another kettle and transfer to this for the pour over process.

The long thin spout is great for manual brewing; you can pour as slowly or as quickly as you wish, greatly improving your coffee. The plastic handle provides a good grip and stays cool to touch. The lid has a good fit and the knob stays cool as well. The metal is very thin; if it were a bit heavier and the base were flat I would have rated it 5 stars, but the brushed stainless steel is attractive and will look nice in most kitchens.

The kettle works great but is already beginning to rust. You may want to go for a higher quality "stainless" steel kettle.

[Update - 8/17]
Bonavita sent me a replacement kettle after the first one began rusting. Unfortunately after a few months, I can't say the second kettle is resisting rust any better than the first. It's not so much rust as it is discoloration. I have many stainless steel pots, pans, appliances and gadgets. I haven't seen this discoloring on anything else that I own. Bonavita has great customer service, but my original review stands - the kettle works great, the price is right, but the stainless material is NOT stainless.

I used this kettle twice with my new Chemex and made some amazing coffee. However, on my third brew, I left the kettle on my gas burner and went in the other room to wait for the water to boil. Shortly thereafter I heard a clink from the kitchen, and to my surprise, the spout had fallen off! Upon inspection I realized that the spout was soldered to the body and the water level was below the solder joint. The flame must have been hot enough to lick up the side, heating the solder joint until the solder liquefied, dropping the spout. In retrospect, I should have known that heating the solder joint without water to moderate temperature would have that effect, but without coffee, how could i have been expected to think that clearly?! I double checked the operating instructions which, like a huge nerd, I had read completely before using the kettle; there was no warning about having a minimum water level, only one about not OVERfilling. For the time being, I have re-soldered the spout using my gas burner as a soldering iron, but the joint leaks now, so I have to go the hardware store and get some solder (do I need special food grade solder?)

Overall, this kettle works great, but with a design that is susceptible to failing without a minimum amount of water (above the spout to body solder joint), there needs to be a HUGE warning included in the box so others don't have the same issue.