Elite Gourmet EKT8717 (Black)

Elite Gourmet EKT8717 (Black)

By Elite Gourmet · Electric Kettles · Kitchen & Cooking

  • 1.7L capacity
  • 1100W heating element
  • Borosilicate glass body
  • 304 stainless steel interior
  • Digital touchscreen with 4 temperature presets

Lowest price seen
~$35.00 (approx.)
from $35.00 at Amazon

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Summary

A 1.7-liter double-wall glass kettle with a digital touchscreen, four temperature presets and a two-hour keep-warm at a budget price. Check the warranty and return policy before you buy: no exact-model warranty term or independent test data was found.

Strengths

  • The double-wall body stays cool to the touch, a real plus with children around.
  • Four presets plus manual adjustment and a live temperature display.
  • Two-hour keep-warm and a 1.7 L capacity for a low price.
  • Auto shut-off and boil-dry protection are built in.
  • A cordless 360° base and a hinged lid with a mesh filter.

Weaknesses

  • At 1100 W a full kettle boils roughly 2–3 minutes slower than 1500 W rivals.
  • The lid hinge can feel flimsy over time; open and close it gently.
  • The glass body is fragile, and the interior is fiddly to clean.
  • It is bulky for small kitchens.
  • You must not overfill it; there is a strict maximum-fill line.
  • No independent test data or confirmed warranty term was found.

Verified specifications

ModelEKT8717, Black.
ElectricalUS 120 V.
Capacity1.7 L.
Power1100 W.
Bodyborosilicate glass, double-wall (“cool touch”).
Interiorfood-grade #304 stainless steel.
Controlsdigital touchscreen with four presets — White Tea, Green Tea, Oolong Tea/Coffee and Boil — plus manual +/− adjustment and a real-time temperature readout.
Manual adjustmentreported in 5° steps on one editorial list.
Keep warmholds the set temperature for up to 2 hours.
Safetyauto shut-off and boil-dry protection.
Lid and filterhinged stainless-steel lid with a built-in mesh filter.
Basecordless 360° base.
BPA-free parts.
Full research notes and sources

Heating speed and temperature control

Elite Gourmet’s seller copy says the kettle brings 1.7 liters to a boil in less than 10 minutes, and editorial coverage puts 1100 W about 2–3 minutes behind the 1500 W kettles it competes with on a full boil. Neither figure comes from instrumented testing, so treat both as rough. The touchscreen offers four presets — White Tea, Green Tea, Oolong Tea/Coffee and Boil — plus manual adjustment, and a real-time readout shows where the water is. One editorial list describes the manual steps as 5° increments; the seller copy does not give a step size. No published measurement of boil time, temperature accuracy or hold stability was found for this exact model.

Cool-touch body, glass and cleaning

The double wall keeps the borosilicate-glass exterior cooler than a single-wall kettle, which matters most in homes with small children. The water itself only touches food-grade #304 stainless steel. One editorial list describes the glass body as needing careful handling, and another warns the lid hinge can feel flimsy over time. With no owner forums available for this model in this research, the durability picture rests on editorial cautions rather than failure reports.

Cleaning and running costs

There are no pods or cartridges to buy; the ongoing costs are electricity for the 1100 W element and the filtered water or descaler you use to keep scale down. Empty the kettle after use, wipe the interior while it is warm, descale periodically with vinegar or citric acid, and skip abrasives. Respect the strict maximum-fill line — overfilling is a stated cause of boil-overs. No exact-model replacement parts channel was found, and nothing on the pages checked points to user-serviceable parts.

Is it worth it?

At about $34.99 the EKT8717’s case is a feature stack at a low price: 1.7 L, a cool-touch double wall, a #304 stainless-steel interior, four presets, a live display, a two-hour keep-warm and boil-dry protection. The manufacturer/reseller page lists it at $34.99, and a retailer listing shows the same figure. If you want hot water fast, a 1500 W kettle is the better fit; if you want temperature presets and a long keep-warm on a budget, this one is competitive. What you cannot get here is independent measurement of temperature accuracy or hold performance, or a confirmed warranty term, so check the return policy before you buy.

Which model this is

This page covers the Elite Gourmet EKT8717, a 1.7-liter dual-wall cool-touch glass kettle in Black, sold under ASIN B0CKY7KSCV. Do not confuse it with other Elite Gourmet kettles in the same aisle: the EKT1001/EKT1001B is a 1.0 L, 1100 W glass kettle without digital presets, and the EKT8690 is a 1.7 L, 1500 W kettle with a water-level window. They are different models with different controls and wattage.

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