Everything worked about as expected. Thermometer is 4 degrees off., Not a big deal. I have only used it once so far. Would love to find a grain screen bucket for this.

Worked fine on my first brew with it. The only problem I had was tubing I had, which was two different sizes, was not big enough to fit on the drain that was included with the kettle. Either should include proper tubing with the kit or give you a heads up as to the size needed. Other than that, it worked fine. Digital temperature reading matched the thermometer I put in the wort.

This was a gift for my Son for Christmas and he loves it😊

I have been propane powered pot brewing for 24 years. Wanted to give an electric brew kettle a try. I brew outside and looked at other brands. Seeing as I don't have 208V in the garage I decided to go Gigawort with the 120V. I like the option of having the 600W and 1600W switch to give you the ability to adjust the heating if needed. After brewing 6 batches... I can say that there are a couple of things you need to be aware of. If your in a hurry to brew this is probably not the tool for you. It does take a while for the pot to heat up. I'm using 2.75 gals of water to start and making 2.5 gallon batches of beer. Boiling off around half a gallon. The specs say the capacity is 4.4 gallons. Keep in mind that you need some room for expansion when you add hops or a wort chiller. If it looks like your going to boil over. Switch it back to 600W for a minute or 2. On the 600W setting your temp will drop and you can avert the boil over.
Make sure that you set your kettle up high enough where you can get your fermenter under the spout. I built a small stand for mine. If I have anything negative to say about the product its the handles. For sure you don't want to try moving the kettle filled with wort. The handles look weak.
You will want to use another thermometer to check out the temperature difference between what the temp sensor reads on the display and what you are reading in the pot. The temp sensor on the pot is located on the bottom of the kettle and next to the heating element is is going to read a bit off from what you get from the thermometer in the upper part of the kettle. On mine its about 3 degree difference. Not a problem once you know this, you can adjust the temp setting on the display and account for the difference. Steeping grains with this works well. Once you get to the steeping temp. Flip the unit to the 600W setting and keep an eye on it. Yow may have to switch it back to 1600W if your temp starts to fall too low.
When you go to add your extract or DME. I flip the unit back to 600W and add your extract slowly. Stir. Stir. Stir. Once your extract is mixed in. Flip the unit back to 1600W and adjust your temp on the display. On my unit I get a nice rolling boil when it is set to 209 degrees.
Overall I am very happy with the Gigawort. No more running out of propane or having the wind cause a flameout on the burner when your steeping. I feel its a great buy if you want to make 2-3 gallon batches or partial boil larger batches.

Purchased this electric brew kettle first thing after starting back into home brewing after a 30 year pause. I found I didn't have the patience to babysit the pot. Have used it 3 times now and I do like it. Set at 212 to boil works perfectly at my altitude and once you get past any potential early boil over it is effortless and make transfer of the wort simple and quick. Get the chiller also as it makes the cool off just as easy. It is worth the money if you plan to brew every couple of weeks in your kitchen like I am doing. Wish I had this 30 years ago!