Which Branded Appliance Should I Choose? Bosch vs. Siemens

With so many home appliances brands out there, it can be difficult to choose between which brand is the better fit for you and your home. Two of the major leaders in kitchen appliances are Siemens and Bosch. Both companies produce appliances with cutting edge innovations and beautiful designs within a reasonable price range, so it can be tricky to decide between the two. Both brands are very similar, considering they fall under the same conglomerate – BSH Home Appliances, along with Neff and other luxury appliance brand Gaggenau. Bosch and Siemens produce similar product lines, and share the same manufacturing headquarters, producing the same technology and innovations you see in their products, as well as a similar price point. In reality, the decisions come between personal preference. Bosch offers a more “function-based” approach to their products, whereas Siemens is more “style-based”. Still can’t decide? We’ve broken down the differences between some of Siemens and Bosch’s most popular products to help you choose which brand is best for you.

Dishwashers are vital for busy households – but reliable and well-designed dishwashers can be hard to find. Both Bosch and Siemens provide high-quality and dependable dishwashers, each with top-of-the-line technologies installed. The integrated dishwashers allow for better use of counter space, reducing clutter and allowing more free space in your kitchen, while still ensuring the dishwasher is able to function to the best of its ability.

Bosch SMV68TD06G Built-In Dishwasher is the perfect addition to your kitchen. Some notable features include Zeolith 3D Airflow, ensuring perfectly dry dishes, HygienePlus, which uses high temperature for better cleaning, and OpenAssist, automatic door opening with just the touch of your fingertips. This dishwasher is also ultra quiet and super adjustable in terms of space for your dishes, size of each load, and time needed for cleaning, so you can ensure all your cleaning gets done as quickly and efficiently as possible.

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In comparison, the Siemens SN878D26PE Fully Integrated Dishwasher is a great dishwasher for any modern kitchen. The fully integrated system is great for making sure your glasses shine with Shine&Dry and Glass 40 °C cycles. The system is also accessible through remote control, and allows you to monitor its progress through a mobile app. The VarioSpeed Plus reduces running time by up to 66%, so you can get your dishes clean as fast as possible, and paired with the self-cleaning filter system, you can spend be rest assured your dishes (and dishwasher) will be as cleaner, quicker.

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Bosch and Siemens dishwashers share many similarities, however, their design and certain features are what set them apart. Siemens SN878D26PE features a sleek and unique design, which is able to fit into any kitchen seamlessly, and is the perfect dishwasher for those who cook a lot, and require fast and perfect cleaning for their dishes. In comparison, Bosch SMV68TD06G has a more contemporary design, and is a great dishwasher for those who want a more simple approach to dish washing.

Having a reliable oven is a must-have for any modern kitchen. Bosch and Siemens both have a great selection of all types of ovens, but their most innovative for each brand is their Steam-Combi Ovens. The use of steam allows for a healthier and better taste in your foods, and eliminates the need for oil. Bosch and Siemens Steam-Combi Ovens are top-of-the-line, with new innovations with beautiful designs to ensure your food tastes great, and your kitchen looks great. 

Bosch HRG6769S6B Built-In Oven provides the newest safety features to ensure a safe cooking experience. With use of the Home Connect app, you are able to monitor and control your cooking to ensure that your food isn’t burning or to remotely access your oven away from home, to check you didn’t leave it on. With BoschAssist, you are able to use automatic settings for optimal temperature and time to prevent undercooking or overcooking. 4D Hot Air helps with even heat distribution so every part of your meal is perfect, and PerfectBake and PerfectRoast ensure baking and roasting is as easy as ever. Pyrolytic self-cleaning also ensures minimal cleaning effort so you can spend less time cleaning, and more time cooking. The Bosch HRG67699S6B Built-In Oven is the perfect addition for casual and professional home-chefs.

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Siemens HR678GES6B Built-in Oven provides a sleeker approach to Bosch’s more robust Built-In Oven. The oven also features 4D Hot Air, for even heat distribution and Home Connect for remote monitoring. However, the Siemens HR678GES6B has some differing functions, including coolStart, allowing you to skip preheating the oven for frozen foods, and coolGlass, which prevents burns from touching the outside of the oven.

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Much like the dishwashers, Siemens and Bosch Combi-Steam ovens feature little differences, and is more up to personal preference. Bosch HRG6769S6B does feature pyrolytic cleaning, a more advanced form of cleaning for your oven, and has more settings for cooking options, meaning it is a more versatile option. However, Siemens HR678GES6B presents a much sleeker design, and helps elevate the design of your kitchen to a new level.

Induction hobs are now a must-have in any contemporary kitchen. Not only are they more energy efficient, but are also easier to clean and also safer to use. Siemens and Bosch both produce high-quality induction hobs, with newest innovations and sleek designs.

Bosch PXX875D34E Induction Hob is a new approach to typical hob designs, with an integrated ventilation module in the center of the hob, allowing for efficient ventilation during cooking. The PerfectAir sensor allows for automatic control for maximum extractor performance, and the FlexInduction Zone means you can combine cooking zones into bigger areas for different cookware sizes. DirectSelect also allows for simple selection of cooking zones, power, and any additional functions, with minimal effort. The Bosch PXX875D34E provides the newest technologies and an innovative hob layout for your kitchen.

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Siemens EZ977KZY1E Induction Hob provides a more open-space design, with a matching extractor hood sold separately. The freeInduction Plus 90cm provides more space than Bosch, with up to 6 pans allowed to be placed anywhere on the hob. With cookingSensor Plus, you have more control over temperature, with a system that prevents overboiling of liquids. powerMove Pro also allows for more control of heat application through power level using only movement of the cookware, and additional TFT-Touchdisplay is available for easy control with just a touch of your finger.

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Bosch and Siemens induction hobs present very different designs and functions, to help better suit your kitchen needs. While Bosch PXX875D34E offers a safer and cleaner layout with the innovative hob design featuring integrated ventilation, Siemens EZ977KZY1E allows a more traditional design, with more versatility for your cooking needs.

Despite both being owned by the same conglomerate, and sharing several technologies in their products, both Bosch and Siemens bring different elements to the appliances market – Bosch through their product reliability, and Siemens through their contemporary design elements. The decision between appliances is simply up to personal choice, as both companies provide an innovative edge to their products, that places them at the forefront of the market, and have both created individual legacies that they still maintain today.

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Gaggenau’s

selection of products. Run under the same conglomerate as Bosch and Siemens, Gaggenau follows a similar design theory – however, it’s unique technologies and manufacturing details set it at a whole other level of luxury kitchen appliances. The unique brand provides newer innovations and technologies, and close attention to luxury home appliance design, which ensures every product is manufactured to perfection.

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