An electric kettle comprising: a body made of a metal material and configured to form a space for heating water; an upper body extending upward from an upper end of the body along a circumference of the body, wherein a spout is protruded from one end of the upper body; a heating module provided in the body to heat the space; a handle protruding from an outer surface of the body; a handle cover made of a metal material and configured to form an appearance of an upper surface of the handle, wherein the handle cover includes an operation portion for receiving an input operation from a user; and a handle printed circuit board, PCB, provided inside the handle and comprising a touch sensor that is in close contact with a lower surface of the handle cover and that is provided at a position corresponding to the operation portion to sense a touch operation, wherein an operation of the heating module is controlled by the handle PCB; and wherein the handle cover is mounted on the upper body and the handle cover has an opened lower surface, and the handle is inserted into the handle cover through the opened lower surface and mounted inside the handle cover, and wherein an upper portion of the handle is connected to the handle cover so as to cover the opened lower surface of the handle cover and the other portions of the handle extend downward and are spaced apart from the body; and wherein the body is formed in a double wall structure comprising an inner body and an outer body accommodating the inner body therein, wherein the outer body comprises an electric wire outlet communicating with an inner space of the handle cover, the electric wire outlet is formed in an outer surface of the outer body, wherein the inner body comprises an electric wire inlet communicating with a space in which the heating module is disposed, the electric wire inlet is formed in an inner surface of the inner body, and wherein an electric wire connecting the handle PCB with the heating module passes through a space between double walls (11, 12) of the body via the electric wire outlet and the electric wire inlet. a body made of a metal material and configured to form a space for heating water; an upper body extending upward from an upper end of the body along a circumference of the body, wherein a spout is protruded from one end of the upper body; a heating module provided in the body to heat the space; a handle protruding from an outer surface of the body; a handle cover made of a metal material and configured to form an appearance of an upper surface of the handle, wherein the handle cover includes an operation portion for receiving an input operation from a user; and a handle printed circuit board, PCB, provided inside the handle and comprising a touch sensor that is in close contact with a lower surface of the handle cover and that is provided at a position corresponding to the operation portion to sense a touch operation, wherein an operation of the heating module is controlled by the handle PCB; and wherein the handle cover is mounted on the upper body and the handle cover has an opened lower surface, and the handle is inserted into the handle cover through the opened lower surface and mounted inside the handle cover, and wherein an upper portion of the handle is connected to the handle cover so as to cover the opened lower surface of the handle cover and the other portions of the handle extend downward and are spaced apart from the body; and wherein the body is formed in a double wall structure comprising an inner body and an outer body accommodating the inner body therein, wherein the outer body comprises an electric wire outlet communicating with an inner space of the handle cover, the electric wire outlet is formed in an outer surface of the outer body, wherein the inner body comprises an electric wire inlet communicating with a space in which the heating module is disposed, the electric wire inlet is formed in an inner surface of the inner body, and wherein an electric wire connecting the handle PCB with the heating module passes through a space between double walls (11, 12) of the body via the electric wire outlet and the electric wire inlet.