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Bosch steam oven with features to cook meat crispy on the outside and juicy on the inside

Keep flavours and vitamins.

A Bosch steam oven is one of the healthiest way to prepare food. Steam cooks your food gently, which means that valuable vitamins and minerals are preserved. Flavours are able to develop and vegetables retain their full colour. In short: our steam ovens are the first choice for people who like to eat healthily.

Discover innovative functions within each steam appliance, such as pre-set automatic programmes which allow you to prepare up to 20 dishes perfectly. With BoschAssist, the optimal type of heat, temperature and time for countless dishes is already preset. EcoClean Direct and an automatic descaling feature means that almost no cleaning is necessary after use. And because all Bosch steam ovens are equipped with their own water tank, you don't even need a water connection.

What is the difference between a steamer and a steam oven?
Bosch steam cooker with its own water container

Steamers

A steam cooker prepares your food with water vapour. Thus, your food is treated very gently and all the flavour, vitamins and minerals are retained. Since Bosch steam cookers have their own water container, they do not need a separate water connection. With a steamer, you can prepare your food very gently and retain all the flavour, vitamins and minerals.

Bosch steam oven

Steam ovens

Steam ovens are steam appliances that you can use to bake or steam. Or both at the same time. They use gentle water vapour with an additional hot air supply.

Where can I install a steamer or a steam oven?
Diagram of Bosch steam cooker installation for tall cupboards or high-level units

Steam cookers or steam ovens can be installed in 550 mm deep tall cupboards or in 300 mm deep high-level units. If they are installed in a tall cupboard, you need an appliance that is 45 cm high (38 litres capacity). If you wish to install your steamer appliance in a high-level unit, choose one that is 38 cm high (22 litres capacity).

What should be noted when building in a steam cooker or steam oven?
Bosch steam cookers and steam ovens

Steam cookers and steam ovens should always be installed next to or above an oven or other appliance, not underneath. In this way, the steam can escape freely upwards when it is opened.

Are the different smells transferred if you are cooking several different foods?
Bosch steam appliance cooking several different foods

Individual side dishes or complete meals can be prepared in a steam appliance – without smell transference.

What is the perfect appliance to go with a steam device?
Diagram of Bosch steam cooker and warming drawer installation

Steam ovens and steam cookers with 45 cm installation height can be ideally combined with a 14 cm warming drawer. The combination has the same recess dimensions as a 60 cm oven.

What makes a steam appliance different from a microwave when it comes to thawing foods?
Bosch microwave thawing food

A microwave can be used to thaw out frozen foods especially quickly. A steamer retains more of the vitamins and flavour when it thaws your food, which is healthier.

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