Bosch Dishwashers- 500 vs. 800 series
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Comments (0)Looking for pearls of wisdom from the community on 30" KA vs Bosch Microwave / Single Oven combination Pricing is near identical and I have no experience with either of these. Pro's and con's swing me back and forth constantly. I will be purchasing the matching 30" warming drawer as well if that will influence the decision I am only familiar with Dacor and your thoughts are warmly welcomed...See MoreBosch Ovens: Difference between 500 and 800 Series?
Comments (7)You probably know, at least by now, that the 500 series also has the fast preheat. I have been searching and searching through my emails and old forum posts, because I KNOW there is someone who has both a 500 and an 800 series oven in her kitchen. Perhaps Faleash. Anyway, I think the only difference is the knobs vs touch panel, and the lack of telescoping rack. You said the 500 also doesn't do the temperature conversion, but I don't consider that a necessary feature, or even desired for myself. Did you know you can order the telescoping racks for either oven? You could get 2 or 3 for the price difference in the ovens. I consider knobs a plus, so that's what I'd do in your shoes. Truthfully, I seriously considered Bosch when I had to replace my oven recently, but was a little turned off by 2 things: Their service has a less than stellar reputation, although I heard from someone (Mindstorm) whose oven was damaged and she found the manufacturer quite helpful and prompt with helping her. 2) No track record for these new models yet. Mindstorm, who did extensive scientific research on ovens before choosing hers, had the older 'European-born' 700 series Bosch and chose to have the same model put in, even though it was no longer the current model. She was so happy with what she'd had, she didn't want to take a chance on something new and different. Appliance salespeople just didn't know what to tell me about the reliability of these new ovens, as they haven't sold enough and for long enough to have received customer feedback. This tentative attitude from everyone made me a little nervous. If you do a search for my user name and ovens at the bottom of the appliance and/or kitchen forum pages, you will find a few recent threads, and some happy Bosch owners did chime in. Hope it helps, and best wishes on your oven decision....See MoreBosch Benchmark vs Bosch 800 series ovens and DW?
Comments (5)Bosch are the worse appliances on the market today in my opinion. One year ago I bought all new bosch benchmark appliances for a new house. IN less than a year I have had 3 repair issues (1 on the speed oven and 2 on the wall oven). While under mfg warranrty Bosch tried to charge me for the repair saying "we have to pay someone to remove the oven from the wall for the repair". It's a freaking "WALL" oven, meaning it's designed to be installed in the WALL, meaning when it needs to be repaired (under mfg warranty) then it has to be removed form the wall, not at my expense. They said there's a disclaimer in the manual (which I received AFTER I bought it, it was in the box with the appliance when it was delivered). That is something that needs to be disclosed PRIOR to my purchase, not after. Imagine the money Bosch will make from repairing their own appliances while under warranty if they charge 200.00 each time, seeing they've repaired mine 3 times. This is lubricious not to mention illegal. I will never buy anything bosch ever again. I have owned just about every brand of appliances over the years in the many houses I've owned, and this was my first time buying bosch and the first time I've ever had these kinds of repair problems. The quality is badm, the service is even worse....See MoreBosch speed oven: 500 vs 800 series?
Comments (11)Well, there are a couple of reasons I've focused on Bosch. The main one being that I get a corporate discount, but also because I mostly just want a microwave that doubles as a quality (small) oven. So the presets and combination modes don't interest me that much, and hence I'm not looking to pay a premium for them. I looked at convection microwaves too, but am not sold on those as legitimate ovens. A have read through all the Bosch speed oven reviews that I can find on here. I see lots of complaints about the limited presets, but as stated I'm okay with that. It's also a bit tricky because the current models have only been around for a few years, as best I can tell. I could step up to a Miele or Advantium, but I'd be paying $600-$1000 more. Doesn't seem worth it....See MoreKim G
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