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Stagg EKG Pro
The EKG with a smarter brain: app control, storable presets, and the tightest temperature accuracy.
Presets & app controlTightest accuracy
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Fellow Researched
Stagg EKG
The benchmark electric gooseneck — 1°F control, a PID that holds it, and a counterbalanced handle.
Pour-over controlExact temperature
8.7
BrewSift Score
Excellent
$180
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Should you buy it?
Buy it if
- Pour-over control
- Exact temperature
- 1°F precision with PID hold
- Counterbalanced handle = great pour
Skip it if
- Premium price
- 0.9L capacity is modest
- Heats a touch slower than bulk kettles
Not for you? Consider the Fellow Stagg EKG Pro — or see all electric & gooseneck kettles .
The verdict
Variable temperature in 1° increments across the full brewing range, a PID that holds the set point, and a weighted, counterbalanced handle that makes a slow, controlled pour effortless. The default recommendation for pour-over, and a beautiful object besides.
BrewSift Score breakdown
Scored across the dimensions that matter for kettles. The overall is a weighted average — see the formula.
Pour control9.2
Temperature accuracy9.0
Heat-up speed7.8
Build quality8.8
Value8.0
Pros & cons
What we like
- 1°F precision with PID hold
- Counterbalanced handle = great pour
- Hold-temp mode
Watch-outs
- Premium price
- 0.9L capacity is modest
- Heats a touch slower than bulk kettles
Specifications
- Type
- Gooseneck, electric
- Temp
- 1°F increments
- Capacity
- 0.9L
- Hold
- 60-min hold mode
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