General Miele Information
Miele is a real rarity today, a major appliance company (and one with an excellent reputation) that is not (so far!) a part of some chain of conglomerates. Even within the
trade, their reputation is for relentlessly high quality (though typically with a corresponding price tag). Service, however, seems to be a price issue, in that Miele closely guards its
information and only authorized Miele agents can do repairs. That's not too serious, though, in that even their appliances of the sort more liable to problems--dishwahers, for example, with
numerous moving parts--last a lot longer than most, and one would expect something as passive as an all-electronic hob to last a very long time even from an average maker.
Miele has recently come out with a whole new line of induction units, the KM5700 line, with a dozen units; of those, seven are available in the U.K., two in the U.S., and the rest
elsewhere around the world.
(Note carefully that in various nations Miele is offering different units under the same model numbers--that is, the U.S. version of, say, the KM 5773 is
not identical to, say, the Australian version of the exact same model number; it is crucial to be sure you are looking at model specifications specific to your country. Why Miele
is doing such an insane thing is between them and their God.)
Miele also has a line of various build-in modular domino units, the "Combi" units, several members of which are induction units, including a wok. Most of these are designated "CS"
something-or-other, but in some nations are listed as "KMxxx" (where xxx is whatever); these may be an older version of the line (or they may be a newer one, but that's not what's
on the German site, presumably the "home base").
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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Miele Induction-Unit Data
We found 17 Miele all-induction models:
U.S. & Worldwide Availability:
(Be sure to mind the indented note a little above about national variations!)
Miele KM 5753
Do we sell it? Yes! - click on the unit name above for the "buy" page.
Miele KM 5753
(maker's
product page)
- Elements: 4
- Boosted: 4
- Powers:
· 2.5 kW (boosts to 3.10 / 3.85 kW) - center, 11-inch diameter
· 1.45 kW (boost to 1.9 kW) - back left, 6-5/16-inch diameter
· 1.95 kW (boost to 2.6 kW) - front right, 7-7/8-inch diameter
· 1.95 kW (boost to 2.6 kW) - back right, 7-7/8-inch diameter
- Max Power: 7.7 kW = 98%
- Levels: 9
- Controls: touchpad
- Timer/s: 4 (true timers--will shut off elements)
- Induction Elements Made By: Miele?
- Features:
· pan-size recognition
· spill detection
· safety lock
· residual-heat indicators
· overtime auto-shutoff
· memory (can store up to 5 "procedures")
· "stop and go" mode (temporarily reduces all settings to low)
· overheating detection
- Size: 31-1/4" wide x 20-1/4" deep
- Cutout: 30-11/16" wide x 19-11/16" deep x 1-3/4" under
- Color: black
- Trim: stainless steel
- Voltage: 240
- Load: 40 Amperes
- Maker's Warranty:
· parts & labor - 1 year
(2 years if installed by a Miele-authorized installer)
- Online documents:
· Dimensions (PDF file)
· Operating Instructions (PDF file)
· Warranty Booklet
(PDF file)
- Price: $2499.00
- Cost/Kilowatt: $325
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Miele KM 5773
Do we sell it? Yes! - click on the unit name above for the "buy" page.
Miele KM 5773
(maker's
product page)
- Elements: 5
- Boosted: 5
- Powers:
· 2.4 kW (boost to 3.35 kW) - front left, 9-inch diameter
· 1.45 kW (boost to 1.9 kW) - back left, 6-5/16-inch diameter
· 2.5 kW (boosts to 3.10 / 3.85 kW) - center, 11-inch diameter
· 2.4 kW (boost to 3.35 kW) - front right, 9-inch diameter
· 1.45 kW (boost to 1.9 kW) - back right, 6-5/16-inch diameter
(center element has two boost levels: 3.1 or 3.85)
(maximum 3 boosts running at one time)
- Max Power: 10.2 kW
- Levels: 12
- Controls: touchpad
- Timer/s: 5 (true timers--will shut off elements)
- Induction Elements Made By: Miele?
- Features:
· pan-size recognition
· spill detection
· safety lock
· residual-heat indicators
· overtime auto-shutoff
· memory (can store up to 5 "procedures")
· "stop and go" mode (temporarily reduces all settings to low)
· overheating detection
- Size: 36-5/8" wide x 20-1/4" deep
- Cutout: 36-1/16" wide x 19-11/16" deep x 1-3/4" under
- Color: black
- Trim: stainless steel
- Voltage: 240
- Load: 50 Amperes
- Maker's Warranty:
· parts & labor - 1 year
(2 years if installed by a Miele-authorized installer)
- Online documents:
· Dimensions (PDF file)
· Operating Instructions (PDF file)
· Warranty Booklet
(PDF file)
- Price: $2999.00
- Cost/Kilowatt: $278
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Miele CS 1221 I
Do we sell it? Yes! - click on the unit name above for the "buy" page.
Miele CS1221I
(maker's product page)
- Elements: 1
- Boosted: 1
- Powers: 2.4 kW (boost to 3.7 kW) - 11¾-inch diameter
- Max Power: 2.4 kW = 100% [10-minute "boost" available]
- Levels: 9
- Controls: knob
- Timer/s: 0
- Induction Elements Made By: Miele?
- Features:
· "keep-warm" setting
· pot recognition
· residual-heat indicator
· child-safety lock
· auto-safety switchoff
- Size: 14-15/16" wide x 20½" deep
- Cutout: 14-15/16" wide x 19-11/16" deep x 3-1/16" under
- Color: black
- Trim: stainless steel
- Voltage: 240
- Load: 20 Amperes
- Maker's Warranty:
· parts & labor - 1 year
(2 years if installed by a Miele-authorized installer)
- Online documents:
· Operating & Installation Manual (PDF file)
· Warranty Booklet
(PDF file)
- Price: US $1249.00
- Cost/Kilowatt: US $520
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U.K. Availability:
The three units listed above are also available in the U.K., as well as those listed below.
- KM 5722 (4 elements, 7.4 kW, 574 mm)
- KM 5731 (4 elements, 7.4 kW, 614 mm)
- KM 5736 (4 elements, 7.4 kW, 700 mm)
- KM 5755 (4 elements, 7.4 kW, 890 mm)
- KM 5757 (4 elements, 7.4 kW, 764 mm)
- KM 5775 (4 elements, 7.4 kW, 916 mm)
- CS 1212 I ("Combi" module, 2 elements front-to-back, 3.7 kW, 288 mm)
- CS 1223 I ("Combi" module, wok, 3.2 kW, 380 mm)
Australian Availability:
Which may include New Zealand, too--all we know is that these are on the Miele Australia web site.
- KM 5733 (3 elements, 6.9 kW, 574 mm)
- KM 418 ("Combi" module, 2 elements
front-to-back, 3.6 kW, 288 mm)
Availabile Elsewhere:
These item listings were gleaned from the German Miele site, presumably their "home base".
- KM 5732 (4 elements, 7.4 kW, 574 mm)
- KM 5737 (4 elements, 7.4 kW, 596 mm)
- KM 5752 (4 elements, 7.4 kW, 764 mm)
- CS 1234 I ("Combi" module, 4 elements, 7.4 kW, 576 mm)
front-to-back, 3.6 kW, 288 mm)
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