An electric kettle comprises a kettle body with a spout, a kettle cover, an electric heater and a stainless steel silicone ring gasket. The electric kettle is characterized in that the electric kettle comprises an inner layer and an outer layer, an air interlayer is arranged at the position, except for the position where the electric heater is located, between the inner kettle wall and the outer kettle wall, water can be stored in the interlayer, the inner wall and the outer wall of the electric kettle are connected at the position of the spout and a kettle opening, a U-type groove is formed in the connecting position, the groove is low in interior and high in exterior, and holes are distributed in the U-type groove. The annular stainless steel silicone ring gasket is suspended on the outer wall of the spout, and the size of the ring gasket is equal to the size of the groove in the spout. According to the electric kettle, the problems that an existing kettle cannot prevent overflowing or can only prevent overflowing and cannot utilize the overflowing boiled water, electric leakage damage is caused by water overflowing, and water flowing to the floor needs to be cleaned are solved. When water in the kettle is boiled, the overflowing water can flow into the air interlayer through the holes of the U-type groove, the stainless steel silicone ring gasket is used for stopping the U-type groove of the spout, the boiled water in the kettle and the interlayer can be used independently, and the air interlayer can effectively preserve heat. According to the electric kettle, water and electricity energy can be effectively saved, and the use scene is not limited.