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Wondering what you ended up buying. I am having the same dilemma -

Thermador is releasing side swing ovens in the fall (at least that's what they told me - they unveiled them at KBIS last month). From what we have seen looking at the current Bosch Benchmark vs. Thermador Masterpiece ovens, the Masterpiece full-extension racks were easier to remove from the oven and the usable depth of the Masterpiece was greater than the Benchmark.

Reading back on my post 2-1/2 years later, I am a bit shocked at how far I moved from there... I ended up purchasing a 36" Wolf induction cooktop, Wolf 30" M-series oven, and Wolf convection-steam oven.

Despite kaseki's very fair warnings that induction cooktops have a notable failure rate, leaving one with a unique cutout in your countertop that is very limiting, I went with the Wolf cooktop because I liked its configuration, and its price, though costly, was a better value than other $$$ brands. I gave up on the Benchmark bc it had consistent negative feedback on a few features.

I gave up on Thermador as a brand bc it had more consistent comments that Thermador customer service was lacking, and its oven models lagged behind other company's in innovation. For example, their combi-steam oven (and Benchmark's), had a water container that took a lot of space from the oven. However, I will note that one GW poster rigorously tested the Wolf, Thermador and Miele ovens in one showroom (~1-1/2 years ago), and felt that Thermador was the most even-baking, even if their convection fan technology was not the obviously best-designed.

I went with the Wolf convection-steam oven bc it offered more useable space and was a lot less maintenance/easier to clean than the Miele, although it has fewer features and lacks a broiler, as the Miele has (although I originally thought the lack of a broiler in the Wolf was a deal-breaker for me).

I went with the Wolf M-series oven bc I needed to stack my convection-steam oven and 30" wall oven. While I am not certain that I won't have problems with blue porcelain crazing and cracking, Wolf has had a long time to work on the issue, and it is an entirely new design from the L-series with the porcelain issues.

We STILL haven't gotten our kitchen up and running, and are in the last 2 months of a 3 year building process (way too many problems!).

I will add that in the last year, I once again started thinking that I should have put a Wolf convection-steam oven in my island and purchased side-swing double ovens where my 30" wall oven and 30" (front) convection-steam oven are stacked — and I would have come out significantly ahead in ergonomics and $$.

I hope this summary of my decisions catches someone at the right time in their decision-making! Sorry to veer off from Thermador and Bosch here, but I seriously considered those brands, so summarized here.

We did not research Thermador. We focused on Bosch in order to get their rebate on 3 appliances a couple years ago. We have a "heavy use" kitchen and the Bosch side opener is absolutely amazing to me. I made lasagna yesterday and moving the pan out of the oven was so easy per usual! This alone was the selling point for me but the oven itself cooks everything beautifully and is also easy to clean.

Hey mayan, thanks for rubbing it in! ;-}

I seriously considered selling my 30" brand-new-in-box Wolf wall oven to purchase the Bosch side swing double ovens, but I had to accept that I should have had that bright idea earlier in my selection process, given the expected significant loss in selling the Wolf.

Thanks everyone! Did anyone get the Bosch Speed microwave oven?

Great info, thanks everyone!

@mayanl5 @Helen

would like to hear how you like your bosch benchmark overs after using them for a while. Do you find they are particularly noisy or put out a lot of heat into the room? and also if you find the temperatures are accurate? I have sat in front of a bosch single wall oven and it was somewhat noisy and a lot of heat..plus the owner said the temps ran 5-10 degrees off…so very interested in your experience. thanks

@susanrhill34 My cooking and baking experiences for my oven are fine so I have never bothered to actually test the temperature to see if it was 5 degrees off.

In terms of heat, I am not sure what your experience is with other ovens. Older wall ovens often vented in the rear but newer models now generally vent in front. I have no idea why the change was done but I know my friend had to deal with this issue when she replaced a Thermador. I don't notice it as an issue but I don't spend a lot of time standing in front of the oven.

If you find the oven noisier than other ovens, I don't know what to say. It is a true convection oven so perhaps you aren't used to fans blowing. Again noise isn't a partcular issue for me.

@Helen thanks for the info. I have learned that ovens are specifically calibrated to have some shift in temps for better baking/cooking…just varies from specific models with how large the range is. decided to go with Thermador side swing for a number of reasons, but certainly appreciate the time you took to repsond. thank you again!