Bosch (part of the BSH Group)
General Bosch Information
Bosch, as a long-established company and a key part of the Bosch Siemens Home Appliances (BSH) Group, makes induction units that can be expected to share at least some qualities and
features with those of their sister brands: Balay, Constructa, Gaggenau, Lynx, Neff, Siemens, and Thermador. Bosch itself, considered over its full international spectrum of operations,
makes literally dozens of units (last time we counted, seven dozen), which may safely be assumed to comprise numerous minor national or trim variations on a small number of base model
types.
In the U.S., Bosch offers three fairly similar lines--the 300, the 500, and the 800--each with the usual 30-inch and 36-inch units (well, almost: the 300 line presently has no 36-inch unit). Here is a breakdown of the key differences between the lines:
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Distinctive Features: |
| 300 |
· no edge trim
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| 500 |
· stainless-steel edge trim front & back
· "clean lock" (prevents inadvertent settings changes while cleaning spills)
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| 800 |
· stainless-steel edge trim front & back
· "clean lock" (prevents inadvertent settings changes while cleaning spills)
· AutoChef™ sensor (maintains exact frying temperature)
· SteelTouch™ controls (built into front steel trim bar)
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Also, while both the 30-inch models (the x065 units) and the 36-inch models (the x665 units) have an 11-inch element, on the wider units it is dual-zone and capable of 4.4 kW when boosted (on the smaller models, it boosts to 3.6-kW and is a single-zone element).
Those seeking information on Bosch units available elsewhere can go to the Bosch national-sites list and click on the appropriate nation.
As always in these listings, we give these standard general--
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Important notes on these data:
We have spent a lot of time hunting these data--often in several places for each individual unit--but we cannot and do not guarantee any datum to be correct
(indeed, we often found conflicting data at different sources). Caveat emptor! For those units we offer for sale, the prices shown are never over an hour old. For other items, the prices shown are the lowest we found with moderate but not fanatic
searching; moreover, they are not updated very often and are only intended as a rough guide to comparative unit values in cost/power terms. Most "Features" are not terribly important, and are nearly standard among roughly similar units, regardless of brand name. If some "feature"--shown or omitted--is especially
important to you, check on it, because we did not take great pains over the "Features" data. Dimensions given here are, as the makers themselves warn, only to be used as guidelines in planning--never do anything (such as cutting a countertop) till you have your
actual unit to hand. A very important unit datum is the "MaxPower" value. Many units show individual-element powers that add up to impressive totals that the unit cannot really supply.
That is not a defect or some form of cheating: it is "power sharing", a clever and
useful feature; but, unless the maker is unusually open about data, one can easily be misled into believeing that the unit as a whole is more powerful than it is. Your dollars are buying
cooking power, and you need to be well aware of just what you are paying for in actual cost/power terms for the unit as a whole. Similar to power sharing (though less flexible) is the "power boost" feature many
units have on some or all of their elements. (That feature allows a "boosted" element to temporarily, for some short period--rarely specified, but typically 10 minutes or so--run at some
set level well over its nominal power, to help with tasks like getting large pots of water to boiling.) As with true power sharing, if one is not careful, one can get an incorrect
impression of the true total power capability of the unit as a whole, which, as we just said, is basically what your dollars are buying.
(For much fuller information on power, read our page Kitchen Electricity
101.)
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Bosch Induction-Unit Data
We found 5 Bosch models available in the U.S.:
Bosch NIT3065UC
Do we sell it? Yes! - click on the unit name above for the "buy" page.
Bosch NIT3065UC
(maker's product page)
similar models: NIT5065UC &
NIT8065UC
- Elements: 4
- Boosted: 4
- Powers:
· 2.2 kW (boost to 2.5 kW) - front left, 9-inch diameter
· 1.4 kW (boost to 2.5 kW) - back left, 6-inch diameter
· 2.4 kW (boost to 3.6 kW) - center, 11-inch diameter
· 1.4 kW (boost to 1.8 kW) - right, 6-inch diameter
- Max Power: 7.2 kW—per Bosch, though elements add to 7.4 kW
- Levels: 17
- Controls: touchpad
- Timer/s: 4 (true timers--shut off elements)
- Induction Elements Made By: Bosch Siemens
- Features:
· pan recognition
· pan-size detection
· childproof lockout
· keep-warm function
· residual-heat indicators
· overheat shutoff
· spill-detect shutoff
- Size: 31" wide x 21-1/4" deep; requires 4-1/8" clearance below surface
- Color: black
- Trim: none
- Voltage: 240
- Load: 40 Amperes
- Maker's Warranty:
· labor & amp; - 1 year
- Online documents:
· User Manual
(PDF file)
· Installation
(PDF file)
· CAD Drawings (ZIP file)
- Price: US $1447.00
- Cost/Kilowatt: US $201
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Bosch NIT5065UC
Do we sell it? Yes! - click on the unit name above for the "buy" page.
Bosch NIT5065UC
(maker's product page)
similar models: NIT3065UC &
NIT8065UC
- Elements: 4
- Boosted: 4
- Powers:
· 2.2 kW (boost to 2.5 kW) - front left, 9-inch diameter
· 1.4 kW (boost to 2.5 kW) - back left, 6-inch diameter
· 2.4 kW (boost to 3.6 kW) - center, 11-inch diameter
· 1.4 kW (boost to 1.8 kW) - right, 6-inch diameter
- Max Power: 7.2 kW—per Bosch, though elements add to 7.4 kW
- Levels: 17
- Controls: touchpad
- Timer/s: 4 (true timers--shut off elements)
- Induction Elements Made By: Bosch Siemens
- Features:
· pan recognition
· pan-size detection
· keep-warm function
· "clean lock" (prevents inadvertent settings changes while cleaning spills)
· childproof lockout
· overheat shutoff
· residual-heat indicators
· spill-detect shutoff
- Size: 31" wide x 21-1/4" deep; requires 4-1/4" clearance below surface
- Color: black
- Trim: stainless steel
- Voltage: 240
- Load: 40 Amperes
- Maker's Warranty:
· labor & amp; - 1 year
- Online documents:
· User Manual
(PDF file)
· Installation
(PDF file)
· CAD Drawings (ZIP file)
- Price: US $1701.00
- Cost/Kilowatt: US $236
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Bosch NIT8065UC
Do we sell it? Yes! - click on the unit name above for the "buy" page.
Bosch NIT8065UC
(maker's product page)
similar models: NIT3065UC &
NIT5065UC
- Elements: 4
- Boosted: 4
- Powers:
· 2.2 kW (boost to 2.5 kW) - front left, 9-inch diameter
· 1.4 kW (boost to 2.5 kW) - back left, 6-inch diameter
· 2.4 kW (boost to 3.6 kW) - center, 11-inch diameter
· 1.4 kW (boost to 1.8 kW) - right, 6-inch diameter
- Max Power: 7.2 kW—per Bosch, though elements add to 7.4 kW
- Levels: 17
- Controls: touchpad
- Timer/s: 4 (true timers--shut off elements)
- Induction Elements Made By: Bosch Siemens
- Features:
· pan recognition
· pan-size detection
· SteelTouch™ controls (built into front steel trim bar)
· keep-warm function
· AutoChef™ sensor (maintains exact frying temperature)
· "clean lock" (prevents inadvertent settings changes while cleaning spills)
· childproof lockout
· overheat shutoff
· residual-heat indicators
· spill-detect shutoff
- Size: 31" wide x 21-1/4" deep; requires 4-1/4" clearance below surface
- Color: black
- Trim: stainless steel
- Voltage: 240
- Load: 40 Amperes
- Maker's Warranty:
· labor & amp; - 1 year
- Online documents:
· User Manual
(PDF file)
· Installation
(PDF file)
· CAD Drawings (ZIP file)
- Price: US $2127.00
- Cost/Kilowatt: US $295
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Bosch NIT5665UC
Do we sell it? Yes! - click on the unit name above for the "buy" page.
Bosch NIT5665UC
(maker's product page)
similar model: NIT8665UC
- Elements: 5
- Boosted: 5
- Powers:
· 1.8 kW (boost to ? kW) - front left, 7-inch diameter
· 1.8 kW (boost to ? kW) - back left, 7-inch diameter
· dual-zone center: 1.8 kW (boost to ? kW), 7-inch diameter / 2.8 kW (boost to 4.4 kW), 11-inch diameter
· 2.2 kW (boost to ? kW) - front right, 9-inch diameter
· 1.4 kW (boost to ? kW) - right, 6-inch diameter
- Max Power: 10.0 kW—element sum, though per Bosch, 10.8
- Levels: 17
- Controls: touchpad
- Timer/s: 5 (true timers--shut off elements)
- Induction Elements Made By: Bosch Siemens
- Features:
· pan recognition
· pan-size detection
· keep-warm function
· "clean lock" (prevents inadvertent settings changes while cleaning spills)
· childproof lockout
· overheat shutoff
· residual-heat indicators
· spill-detect shutoff
- Size: 37" wide x 21-1/4" deep; requires 4-1/4" clearance below surface
- Color: black
- Trim: stainless steel
- Voltage: 240
- Load: 50 Amperes
- Maker's Warranty:
· labor & amp; - 1 year
- Online documents:
· User Manual
(PDF file)
· Installation
(PDF file)
· CAD Drawings (ZIP file)
- Price: US $2127.00
- Cost/Kilowatt: US $209
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Bosch NIT8665UC
Do we sell it? Yes! - click on the unit name above for the "buy" page.
Bosch NIT8665UC
(maker's product page)
similar model: NIT5665UC
- Elements: 5
- Boosted: 5
- Powers:
· 1.8 kW (boost to ? kW) - front left, 7-inch diameter
· 1.8 kW (boost to ? kW) - back left, 7-inch diameter
· dual-zone center: 1.8 kW (boost to ? kW), 7-inch diameter / 2.8 kW (boost to 4.4 kW), 11-inch diameter
· 2.2 kW (boost to ? kW) - front right, 9-inch diameter
· 1.4 kW (boost to ? kW) - right, 6-inch diameter
- Max Power: 10.0 kW—element sum, though per Bosch, 10.8
- Levels: 17
- Controls: touchpad
- Timer/s: 5 (true timers--shut off elements)
- Induction Elements Made By: Bosch Siemens
- Features:
· pan recognition
· pan-size detection
· SteelTouch™ controls (built into front steel trim bar)
· keep-warm function
· AutoChef™ sensor (maintains exact frying temperature)
· "clean lock" (prevents inadvertent settings changes while cleaning spills)
· childproof lockout
· overheat shutoff
· residual-heat indicators
· spill-detect shutoff
- Size: 37" wide x 21-1/4" deep; requires 4-1/4" clearance below surface
- Color: black
- Trim: stainless steel
- Voltage: 240
- Load: 50 Amperes
- Maker's Warranty:
· labor & amp; - 1 year
- Online documents:
· User Manual
(PDF file)
· Installation
(PDF file)
· CAD Drawings (ZIP file)
- Price: US $2553.00
- Cost/Kilowatt: US $250
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Other Bosch Units:
- PIS640E01E
(3 elements, 7.2 kW, 591 mm)
- PIE640E01E
(4 elements, 7.2 kW, 588 mm)
- PIE645T01E
(4 elements, 7.2 kW, 575 mm)
- PIE646T01E
(4 elements, 7.2 kW, 575 mm)
- PIK845T01E
(4 elements, 7.2 kW, 803 mm)
- PIK870E01E
(4 elements, 7.2 kW, 803 mm)
- HLN448250B
(range, induction top, 4 elements, ??? kW, 600 mm)
- HLN658250B
(range, induction top, 4 elements, ??? kW, 600 mm)
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