I don't know exactly why I am so excited about the Pino Digital Kettle Pro. I need a lot of hot water, not just for cupping coffee samples, but for pour-over brewing with our Clever Coffee Dripper, for making French Press, and for herbal tea infusions at bedtime. I also have the bad habit of forgetting that I am heating water on the stove. I will evaporate a full pan of water before I remember I had it on the burner ... which led me to use the Bodum Ibis kettle. It's a fine one too, but I also forget about it, and then my water is cool and I need to heat it again.

So, here is the pretty sleek Pino Digital Kettle Pro, an electric kettle that will heat water to a temperature that I preset, and hold it there until I am ready for it or remember it, whichever comes first. It has a 50 oz (~1.5 Liter capacity), and the electric base is separate from the kettle top. It is 1000 watts, a bit lower than some other electric kettles, but will heat a full 1.5 liters from tap temperature to 205 in 9 minutes, and will heat 16 ounces of water in 2 minutes. In 2 months of use, my kettle has become slightly louder as it heats water, for some reason; just something odd I noticed.

A note on the PINO vs. the Bodum Ibis:

The PINO kettle has a few big advantages over the Bodum, which you might consider given that it costs more. It is all stainless, and water only contacts stainless steel, no plastic. The heating coil in the Bodum is in the water, so it can get scaled with minerals. And for very, very forgetful people like myself, it will shut itself off if the water evaporates down to the temperature sensor in the bottom.

This is the best kettle for coffee cupping I have ever used, and if you are busy smelling the dry fragrance or making notes, the water will be ready for you when you are ready to pour your cups. The temperature has guaranteed accurancy +/_ 3 or 4% on a full kettle of water,  temperature can vary more on a kettle with less water.