Electric kettle

The utility model provides an electric kettle which comprises a handle and a cover. The cover is rotatably connected to the handle through a cover opening mechanism and comprises a kettle cover body, the end, connected with the handle, of the kettle cover body is provided with an extending portion, the extending portion is provided with a locating sliding channel, locating shafts are arranged on the two sides of the extending portion, the extending portion is arranged in the handle through the locating shafts and is rotatably connected with the handle, the cover opening mechanism comprises a pull rod, a cover locking swing rod and a reset spring, the pull rod presses the extending portion downwards to open the kettle cover body, the cover locking swing rod jacks and presses the extending portion upwards to close the kettle cover body, and the reset spring pushes the cover locking swing rod to be reset and to closes the kettle cover body. The electric kettle is simple in structure, the situation that due to the fact that parts of the cover opening mechanism are aged, the cover opening and closing operation is influenced is avoided, the processing cost of a metal base plate is lowered, and therefore production and maintenance procedures are simplified, production cost is lowered, and product quality is improved.