Sure, you’ve heard of Bosch dishwashers. Did you know that Bosch makes a full suite of appliances including top trending luxury products like built-in coffee makers, convection steam ovens, and column refrigeration? Bosch is a unique brand in that it bridges the gap between mass premium and luxury brand channels. Bosch offers a robust selection of appliances including everything from entry level dishwashers, counter depth French-door refrigerators, speed cooking ovens, and even 36-inch pro style ranges.
A brief history of the Bosch brand
Bosch is an affordable luxury appliance brand dedicated to building appliances that enhance the quality of inhabitants’ daily lives. For over 100 years, Bosch appliances have embraced timeless design that is both purposeful and beautiful. Bosch appliances have streamlined aesthetics, and quality that is lasting and noticeable.
Who makes Bosch appliances?
Bosch is an appliance brand owned by the BSH Corporation. Bosch has been around for decades and offers a selection of products including energy efficient dishwashers, refrigerators, stoves, ovens, washers, and dryers. Today Bosch appliances can be seen in a wide variety of homes across the world. BSH also owns luxury brands Thermador and Gaggenau.
Where are Bosch appliances made?
A handful of Bosch's top-of-the-line dishwashers are made in Germany, however many of their products, including some dishwashers are made in North Carolina.
Why Bosch appliances?
Bosch is a unique appliance brand in that their product selection covers the affordable luxury, small space living, and select luxury markets. Bosch basically makes an appliance for everyone. The Bosch brand is best known for their quiet and reliable dishwashers.
In recent years, Bosch made major strides to offer appliances that meet the desirability of their dishwashers. Today Bosch is more than just a dishwasher brand. Bosch appliances are easy to use, clean-looking, and can be mixed and matched to meet the needs of mid-level and luxury homes. Bosch appliances also have a good service rating. Bosch’s affordable luxury products (freestanding ranges and fridges) offer useful features yet aren’t gimmicky or too gadget focused. If you buy multiple Bosch appliances, they offer some great sales, rebates, and package options.
Bosch is also a popular brand option for spec houses and developments. People know the Bosch brand, thanks to decades of top-rated dishwashers. Bosch’s appliance design with clean lines and simple handles make their packages an appealing option for prospective home buyers.
Who is the Bosch customer?
Bosch appliances can be found in a wide variety of homes including luxury, small space, and affordable luxury projects. It’s important to match your appliance package to your home size and value. There’s nothing more lackluster than walking into a multi-million-dollar home just to find an entry-level or undersized appliance package. The Bosch brand covers a lot of ground so let’s examine affordable luxury, small space, and luxury independently.
Bosch in Affordable Luxury Homes
What is affordable luxury? Affordable luxury is a fancy word for mid-range. An affordable luxury appliance package includes any products that are better than entry-level, but not considered luxury. An affordable luxury kitchen package should include a convection oven, a counter depth bottom freezer refrigerator, a vent hood, and perhaps a microwave drawer. Many homes fall into this affordable luxury area. Instead of a range, you could opt for a separate cooktop and wall oven. Microwave combo ovens are also a hot trend at the moment for added versatility.
Bosch Appliances in Luxury Homes
Bosch offers a small selection of appliances that meet the needs of a luxury kitchen. It is possible to go with all-Bosch in a luxury home. However, if your list includes items like 48-inch pro ranges, wine columns, refrigerator drawers, or beverage centers you should look to a partner brand, like Thermador which has a wider brand of luxury items.
Bosch luxury items include integrated refrigerator and freezer columns, 30-inch and 36-inch pro ranges, induction cooktops, double wall ovens, warming drawers, and steam convection cooking.
Let’s say you’re building a large luxury home with multiple living spaces. Bosch offers handle-free dishwashers and refrigerators that can be integrated with any appliance package or kitchen design. Let’s say your kitchen calls for a large 60-inch Thermador stove, for example, then Bosch offers great appliances that would meet the needs of your guest suite or in-law apartment.
Bosch Appliances in Small Spaces
Whether you’re looking to fit appliances into your entertainment area, guest suite, pool house, or condo, Bosch has a great selection of good quality 24-inch appliances. You can find apartment size bottom freezer counter depth refrigerators, wall ovens, cooktops, speed ovens, stackable washer dryer sets, and 18-inch slimline dishwashers.
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Why buy a Bosch dishwasher?
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Every dishwasher must pass 485 quality checks—including running every single one with water—before leaving the factory. So you can rest assured that your dishwasher is built to withstand whatever life throws your way.
- From legendary quiet performance to the promise of sparkling clean dishes, Bosch dishwashers deliver a lasting quality you’ve come to trust and expect.
- Patented CrystalDry™ technology transforms moisture into heat to get dishes, including plastics, 60% drier* and AutoAir™ automatically opens the door at the end of the drying cycle to let moisture escape and fresh air circulate for better drying results.
- Bosch’s largest 3rd dishwasher rack easily fits more of your larger, deeper items like cereal bowls and cooking tools.
- Shines the amount of time remaining in the dishwasher cycle right on the floor.
Counter Depth Refrigerators
- Introducing the new freestanding refrigerators which feature dual compressors and dual evaporators, offering the best-in-class freshness system and innovative features.
- The FarmFresh System™ has four innovative freshness technologies that are designed to work together to keep your food fresh up to 3x longer
Bosch Cooking Appliances
- New FlameSelect® gas cooktops offer a revolutionary new level of precision. With nine predefined power levels, you no longer need to constantly check the height of your flame.
- Induction offers faster cooking and more precise temperature control, resulting in greater speed and efficiency
- Genuine European Convection provides even baking on all three racks. With an understated, built-in look that makes a timeless statement, the Bosch oven complements your taste in both cooking and design.
- They’re beautifully designed to seamlessly integrate into any kitchen with under-the-cabinet, chimney, island, pull-out, and downdraft styles.
- Bosch microwaves simplify snack and mealtime by making it easier than ever to prepare foods at the touch of a button. Built-in, over-the-range, or in a discreet drawer style, Bosch microwaves have automatic sensors to remove the guesswork from cooking and reheating.
Bosch Smart Built-In Coffee Machine
- Bosch has brewed up smart ideas to let you craft the perfect cup quickly and easily. Our built-in coffee machine is stylishly designed with innovative technologies to prepare coffee precisely when and how you like it.
- Brew Coffee from Anywhere in Your Home with the Home Connect™ App
- Prepare Your Favorite Cup of Coffee with the Simple Touch of a Button
- MyFavorites Stores up to 8 of Your Favorite Coffee Preferences
Bosch Stackable Washers and Dryers
- Surprisingly spacious and efficient, Bosch’s compact 24" design seamlessly integrates into any laundry space either stacked or side-by-side.
- Our ENERGY STAR® qualified washers and dryers* are engineered with a variety of cycles to clean faster and preserve delicate fabrics, while saving water and energy.
Are there any drawbacks?
Bosch is an awesome choice for many customers. With that said the biggest criticism is that the brand is a true “bridge brand” meaning that their product offering sits in between mass premium and luxury, it isn’t quite either one.
Bosch’s selection of affordable luxury appliances appeal to a wide audience, they’re relatively well-rated, yet aren’t as feature-stuffed as some of the lower priced mass premium brands.
In the past, the Bosch brand was missing a good mid-to-high-end refrigerator. After years of innovation, Bosch recently revamped the brands “Achilles heel” – counter depth refrigeration. With the recent Farm Fresh refrigerator release, the brand’s weak spot is now its best asset.
Bosch Wi-Fi Connectivity
Several of Bosch appliances are smart, meaning they connect to your home Wi-fi network and use connectivity to deliver new benefits. Bosch smart appliances can be controlled through the open-source Home Connect™ app. This intelligent platform allows a variety of Bosch home appliances to be remotely monitored and controlled with a single app, for a new level of ease and convenience. Since Home Connect is open source, it can integrate easily with several smart home automation systems.
- With a variety of Home Connect ™ partner applications such as Amazon Dash, you can even handle simple tasks like reordering dishwasher detergent. Most importantly, Home Connect ™ helps you take hold of your day, in your way.
- Remote Diagnostics, Remote diagnostics allows for more efficient service solutions and the ultimate peace of mind. Smart support, smart solutions—all within an app.
- From remotely starting the dishwasher or washer at work, to keeping an eye on dinner in the oven, to brewing a frothy latte from bed, the Home Connect ™ app allows you to be in effortless control from your smartphone or tablet.
Top Bosch appliances 2020
Bosch 800 Series Dishwasher with CrystalDry
- Featuring Crystal Dry™ technology is a new all-natural energy-efficient method of drying dishes including plastics. Bosch’s new patented CrystalDry technology delivers 60% better drying results.
- Patented CrystalDry™ technology transforms moisture into heat to get dishes, including plastics, 60% drier* and AutoAir™ automatically opens the door at the end of the drying cycle to let moisture escape and fresh air circulate for better drying results.
Bosch Farm Fresh Refrigerator with Thermador Pro Handle Option
- The FarmFresh System™ has four innovative freshness technologies that are designed to work together to keep your food fresh up to 3x longer.
- Additionally, this smart French door refrigerator by Bosch has dual compressors and dual evaporators, a sleek counter depth design, LED lighting, an internal water dispenser, and automatic ice maker.
Bosch Benchmark Combo Wall Oven with Steam Convection Oven
- The steam oven cooks meats, vegetables, rice and fish to perfection.
- Bosch Benchmark™ Series, 30-inch steam convection combination oven with QuietClose™ door. This model features a self-cleaning lower oven, a color TFT control panel with SteelTouch™ buttons and European convection.
- The wall oven is designed to be installed flush with cabinetry.
Bosch 36’’ All-Gas Pro Range
- Powerful 18,000 BTU double ring burner speeds cooking time.
- Dishwasher safe grates for easy cleaning.
- A full extension telescopic rack rail offers easy access to the oven cavity.
- Dampened hinges softly and quietly guide the door shut.
- Heavy-duty metal knobs for a premium look and feel.