Thermador (part of the BSH Group)
General Thermador Information
Thermador is another component company of the Bosch Siemens Home Appliances (BSH) Group, so its induction units can be expected to share at least some qualities and features with those of
their sister brands: Bosch, Gaggenau, Neff, and Siemens. Unlike the Bosch and Siemens lines, for which North America is getting a single unit each in the 30- and the 36-inch widths,
Thermador is also providing a "domino" unit and some exotic style variations (shiny metallic surfaces); but the basics seem much the same.
(We couldn't resist including the image at the left, a remarkable conceit from the Mighty Minds at whoever directs Thermador's marketing efforts. Don't you wish you or
your lady--as appropriate--looked like that in the kitchen? No? Oh well . . . . Maybe you'd like the Whirlpool lady better.)
Besides the units we list, Thermador has two "hybrid" units, half induction and half radiant; our opinion of "hybrid" part-induction units is that if you don't know what you want,
roast your food on a stick over a campfire. Half radiant: yuck.
Thermador is joining a small but growing group of makers producing their products in an optional "metallic" look. We suppose that this is the next fad in kitchen styling, possibly in
time to replace today's thirst for "hi-etch" all-black, which replaced the "wheat" look which replaced the 'coppertone" look which replaced&nbps;.&nbps;.&nbps;.&nbps;wll, who can remember,
and who cares? Anyway, if you like it enough to pay for it, it's there to be had.
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 till you have your actual unit to hand. A very important datum is the "MaxPower" value. Many units show individual-element powers that add up to impressive totals that the unit cannot really supply.
For example, a unit with 4 elements each listed as "2.4 kW" might have a true unit maximum power of 7.2 kW: that means that you could, in this example, run up to three elements at
their full power, but if you tried to run all four at full power, each would only be putting out 75% of its nominal maximum (7.2 kW divided 4 ways is 1.8 kW per element, which is 75%
of that nominal "2.4 kW"). That is not necessarily a flaw or defect or misrepresentation--there are good reasons for that approach--but you should be well aware of just what
you are paying for in actual cost/power terms for the unit as a whole. Many units nowadays offer a "power boost" feature for 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 well over its nominal power, to help--for example--get large pots of water to boiling. There are no free lunches: if the unit as a
whole is running at its maximum, "boost" works by diverting power from the other elements. In the example above, if you were to "boost" one element to, for example, 3.2 kW, there
would be a maximum of 4.0 kW left (7.2 kW total maximum minus the 3.2 kW being used by the boosted element) for all the three other elements to use; you could run one other at full
power, or two others at 83% of nominal, or all three others each at 75% of nominal during the "boost" period--be aware, though, that different makers arrange their "thefts"
differently. (This, too, has valid reasons behind it, but--again--you need to know how much true, steady-state power you are really buying with your money.)
(For much fuller information on power, read our page Kitchen Electricity
101.)
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Thermador Induction-Unit Data
We found three Thermador all-induction-cooking induction-cooking models:
Thermador CIT151DS
Do we sell it? Yes! - click on the unit name above for the "buy" page.
Thermador CIT151DS
(maker's product page)
- Elements: 1
- Boosted: see note below
- Powers:
· 3.6 kW - 11-inch diameter
(if pan size is 7" or under, element acts as 1.8 kW with "boost" to 2.4 kW )
- Max Power: 3.6 kW = 100% [no power sharing]
- Levels: 20
- Controls: touchpad
- Timer/s: 1 ("alarm clock" - does not control any elements)
- Induction Elements Made By: Bosch Siemens
- Features:
· pot recognition
· auto-safety switchoff
· residual-heat indicators
· keep-warm function
· childproof lockout
· installs flush to countertop
- Size: 16" wide x 21" deep
- Cutout: 14 wide" x 20" deep x 3-5/8" under
- Color: black
- Trim: stainless steel
- Voltage: 240
- Load: 20 Amperes
- Maker's Warranty:
· labor - 1 year
· parts - 5 years
· surface & trim - "limited"
- Online documents:
· Installation Instructions (PDF file)
· Care & Use (PDF file)
· Warranty
- Price: US $1749.00
- Cost/Kilowatt: US $486
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Thermador CIT304ES
Do we sell it? Yes! - or we will as soon as it's actually available at retail.
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Thermador CIT365DS
Do we sell it? Yes! - click on the unit name above for the "buy" page.
Thermador CIT365DS
(maker's product page)
- Elements: 5
- Boosted: 5
- Powers:
· 1.8 kW (boost to 2.5 kW) - left front, 7"
· 1.8 kW (boost to 2.5 kW) - left back, 7"
· 3.6 kW - center, 11"
(if pan size is 7" or under, element acts as 1.8 kW with "boost" to 2.4 kW )
· 2.2 kW (boost to 3.3 kW) - right front, 8¼"
· 1.4 kW (boost to 1.8 kW) - right back, 6"
- Max Power: 10.8 kW = 100%
- Levels: 20
- Controls: touchpad
- Timer/s: 1 ("alarm clock" - does not control any elements)
- Induction Elements Made By: Bosch Siemens
- Features:
· pot recognition
· auto-safety switchoff
· residual-heat indicators
· keep-warm function
· childproof lockout
· installs flush to countertop
- Size: 36" wide x 21" deep
- Cutout: 34-3/4" wide" x 20" deep x 3-5/8" under
- Color: black
- Trim: stainless steel
- Voltage: 240
- Load: 50 Amperes
- Maker's Warranty:
· labor - 1 year
· parts - 5 years
· surface & trim - "limited"
- Online documents:
· Installation Instructions (PDF file)
· Care & Use (PDF file) (PDF file)
· Warranty
- Price: US $2999.00
- Cost/Kilowatt: US $278
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