If you’re after a stylish mid-range stainless steel stove-top camping kettle then we think the VonShef Whistling Kettle is an excellent choice – especially as it comes with a 2 Year warranty. All of the touch points are also well executed, from the comfortable handle that stays cool to the touch to the soft open lid and non-drip spout. It also comes with a polishing cloth included to buff away any fingerprints its stainless steel body might collect.This kettle also offers the ability to heat water to five different temperatures – 40, 75, 85, 95 and 100°C – which is great if you’re a coffee or herbal tea aficionado who knows the exact best degree centigrade for your brew.

We have had bad experiences with collapsible silicone items before, having tried a collapsible washing-up bowl and other kitchen items – each of them developed leaks where the silicone came away from the metal. So far we have not seen this happen with this Quest kettle, but it is worth monitoring for.

The Quest collapsible kettle can hold a reasonable 0.8 litres of water (around 4 cups) by virtue of its expandable silicone body. When not being used, it can then be collapsed down so that the dimensions for storage are only 11.5 x 16.5 x 11.5 cm. Tiny and easily hidden away.

Most electric camping kettles are made of hardened plastic to keep the weight down. Your only consideration then really turns into the size of the kettle you need. For example, you may wish to save space in your travel kit by choosing a smaller kettle than you would typically use at home. Top of our must-have list is that it’s easy is it to hold, fill and pour. If you often refill a kettle as soon as it has boiled, choose one with a flip-top lid you don’t have to take off manually. This is really important to avoid the risk of scalding yourself on steam when you open it. It has a 1.4 litre capacity and weighs only 190g which is almost exactly the same capacity-to-weight ratio as the MSR. However the iBasingo is the same price! This is exceptional value for an ultra-lightweight titanium kettle and should definitely be considered if you need to boil that much water. There is a reason that Square and Zettle score so similarly in our research – they are both excellent POS choices that perform their roles well for users. But Frederico from The Rugged Bunch was more effusive about Zettle: “I love that it is small and easily transportable so that customers can pay at their tables. The software is also really easy-to-use, and accessible for my customers.”

Our tester particularly liked being able to compare average spend and visits from loyalty vs non-loyalty customers, so they could analyse where their incentives were going wrong and push the more successful programs. The perfect way to ensure you can enjoy the benefits of a decent cuppa during your carp or coarse fishing session, this square kettle from the creative minds at Ridgemonkey is a bankside essential for any angler. If you need a larger capacity titanium camping kettle than the MSR Titan then have a look at this offering from iBasingo.