The kettle heats up quickly which is a plus. The minus is that the lit quickly stopped fitting as the gasket kept coming loose. Fellow doesn’t have a replacement lid for me but is sending me a new gasket. If that works to make the lid function as it should I will give the product a 5.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Response from FellowBy CX, Customer Experience Team, March 25, 2025
Hello,
Thank you for your input and feedback on the Corvo EKG Electric Kettle. We're sorry for the trouble with the lid and gasket issue.
We are already sending you a new gasket, which should help resolve the issue with the lid fitting properly. Please let us know if you encounter any further issues or if the new gasket does not fix the problem. You can reach out to us at hello@fellowproducts.com. If there is anything that we can do to assist you in the meantime, just let us know, and we’ll be happy to help.
I love how well this works. From the preheat function, to how quickly it heats up to your desired temperature, and it doesn’t bubble out at all - and it’s simply beautiful.
The real test is whether it breaks after a year or two like every other kettle I've owned both name-brand and not. For this price I expect it needs to survive until I die; and if it does then it gets an extra star. That said, I have some picky design issues:
The kettle is small, which wouldn't be as much of an issue if it were easier to refill (see below)
The lid is very snug. This makes it a bother to return water after warming your mugs. Also, when it finally pops open it will spray drops of near-100° condensate around.
After a couple weeks I'm still not used to its "hold" behavior: you must explicitly click to turn off the kettle. Other kettles turn off after you lift from the base. That's obviously a limitation of how other kettles are made, but I think it's also better UX. Maybe I'll get used to Fellow's way.
I'm near sea level, but it still pumps excessive heat into the water when holding at 100°, even after calibration. That's an issue because all kettles are noisy when they run at full heat (but also because it's a waste of energy). It's got a microcontroller and PID algorithms, so I expect it to be smart enough to detect the cliff when energy goes to boiling rather than heating. You can work around this issue by lying about your altitude.
I wish the scheduler would remember the last time you used instead of starting you from 12:00am every time.
Heats up quickly! Instructions are a little vague and I do wish the app worked. Reviews were not good but I was hoping maybe it had been improved, evidently not.