Bosch Serie 8 Compact Ovens

We acquired five esteemed Bosch kitchen appliances for my newly established kitchen, including a Steam Combi Oven, a Pyrolytic Oven, a Built-In Coffee Machine, and two Warming Drawers. Of these items, the only one that functions correctly is the warming drawers; though we seldom use one, we hold it in high regard. The oven, mainly its steam… Read more

function, has seen minimal usage. The coffee machine we utilise daily was the first to exhibit a touchscreen malfunction and was subsequently replaced under warranty. I was dissatisfied with paying an additional $800 to account for the price difference, as the original unit was no longer available, resulting in a disjointed colour scheme. Nevertheless, I am grateful to have my cherished coffee machine operational again. The second item that experienced a failure was the touchscreen of the Combi Oven. It was repaired under warranty just before the expiration of that warranty; despite my questions about what seemed to be a common issue with the touchscreens, I was assured it would work perfectly. Regrettably, shortly thereafter, it malfunctioned again, restricting our usage to only a few options as one side of the touchscreen became unresponsive. The Concierge Gold Service denied my claim, stating that the warranty had lapsed. Furthermore, our pyrolytic oven's touchscreen has failed, making it inoperable and now out of warranty. All five items were purchased on November 6, 2018, and I find it profoundly disappointing and distressing that they have not operated correctly for a minimum of ten years. The reason we chose Bosch was for the said quality and engineering. It is alarming that three of the highly rated, German-engineered Bosch units we acquired have all malfunctioned similarly; why has a known product recall not been initiated? Would someone be able to help us?

Avoid at all costs. This product is a lemon!!! – Wish I had read reviews before buying this oven. I bought this oven recently and installed it in my brand new home. It's never worked from day one. The touch screen doesn't work. I contacted Bosch who told me this is a known issue with this model. Why is Bosch selling products with known issues? This is a recent purchase. The front panel was… Read more

replaced to fix the touch screen and the new touch screen also broken. Will not work at all. Zero customer support to resolve this issue. It's an absolute disgrace and I'll never buy another Bosch product again.

Inner door exploded – Inner glass suddenly exploded. Oven is 7 years old, close to $500 to replace through Bosch. Clearly a product fault however they will not take ownership. Most major appliances work for decades without faults but not Bosch. So much for German quality. Avoid this brand at all costs Show details

Control Panel Issues - Bosch have gone above and beyond to rectify my issues – I purchased a CSG656RS1A Compact Steam Oven and a HRG6767S2A Pyro Steam Oven just over 3 years ago and neither has been heavily used. The Control panel on the Compact Steam Oven started to play up late last year not allowing some options to be selected on the touch panel. This has become progressively worse over time to the point that I now can't… Read more ·  3

select anything and use the oven or even set the clock. In recent weeks the main oven HRG6767S2A which has the same control panel has started to play up and it now appears heading down the same path and getting worse. I have had other Bosch products in the past and purchased these as they were made in Germany and appeared good value. It would appear there is some design fault given these are both having the same issues and it is very disappointing and appears to have been a very bad choice on my behalf as i would have preferred to pay considerably more for a reliable appliance that would last. While these are out of warranty I would have expected a far longer service life and if the panels need replacing the risk of the problem re-occurring may not be worth the cost. I will see if this issue can be resolved reasonably with customer service before make a more comprehensive review on the two products.

Avoid - unless you want to be driven mad! – It may actually work well, but as the thing is so complex to operate we may never know. Badly written instructions booklet is unclear and confused. The much-vaunted control ring is a joke; like something found on an ancient videotape recorder. It sometimes works… and sometimes it doesn't. Tip: try slightly wetting your finger before using.… Read more

Frankly, I will probably never buy a Bosch appliance again. This piece of over-complex nonsense has destroyed my faith in a once excellent brand.

Fast and easy to use, excellent results every time – Program in your cooking temprature and cooking time and it does the rest. No more guesswork required. Easy oven cleaning program. Excellent results everytime. Makes cooking a delite allover again. Easy to set up features and cooking guide. Perfecty cooked through every time. Staying home and cooking is easier than going out and being disappointed. Show details ·  1

If buying a Bosch wall oven be sure to buy the self cleaning option – My oven turns out as new every time I clean it. Preparation time before using the function is minimal ( you just need to remove all internal racks) and the results are outstanding. I'm so glad I didn't listen to the salesman who attempted to talk me out of buying the self cleaning option  Show details ·  1

Broken from day 1 – Error code E6200 from initial start up. Bosch refuse to replace as it is a "repairable" problem. Now have to wait for the parts to arrive from overseas. Ridiculous for a brand new appliance. Terrible customer service, not helpful at all. I didn't buy a brand new product for it to be faulty and have its parts replaced. LEMON  Show details

I would give 5 starts if the cooling fan and the beeps were quieter! – It's so good having a single unit doing both microwave oven and anything that a normal electric oven does while saving cabinet space. However the fan is noisy and annoying, I bought BOSCH ovens exactly for quietness but the combination oven has something poorly engineered on it. I also have a Serie 8 HBG633BS1A Built-in Oven and you can't barely… Read more

hear the fan in any condition even under high temperatures - and this is my reference, both ovens are "Series 8" so you expect both having similar performance, specially the specs are nearly identical between both ovens.

We also found the beeps at the end of heating cycle too loud. It beeps 5 times LOUD. There are so many different options at the LCD menu, would be great to have the ability to reduce/increase the beep volume.

The drying fan also stays on too long after using the microwave, simply a waste of energy. If you heat milk for example for 30 seconds it drying fan stays on for minutes...No idea why, if there is no steam why waste energy with that silly fan? There is a option to reduce the "drying time" but it is not enough.

The positive side is, the normal electric oven is great (apart from the noisy fan!) it cooks evenly and the temperature control is also very good.

If I would recommend it? Hummm maybe not. BOSCH should release a firmware update and fix these little issues first. I'd look for a different brand until they give us the option to adjust what really matters.

The Best – We have this microwave oven combination. Which as the name suggests is a microwave and an oven. We have it as well as the Bosch 60cm pyrolytic wall oven rather than a double oven. Cooks well, both microwave and oven features work well. Easy to use and and navigate the features. It is the most frequently used appliance in our kitchen. Looks great… Read more ·  1

and prevents us from wastingbspave having a delegate microwave.

Definitely recommend this microwave oven combo!

perfect! – This microwave oven is the best! it is best of both worlds and stacks so nicely on top of the Bosch oven when putting together. i love that you can use it as a warmer or oven or microwave, it has so much more settings than your everyday microwave and does a nicer defrost without cooking something on the outside and freezing in the middle!  Show details ·  1