National, November 16, 2022: BSH Home Appliances, one of the world’s leading home appliance companies, has announced its entry into the freestanding cooktop category. The Bosch tabletop hob was designed based on extensive domestic consumer research and manufactured in-house at BSH India’s Chennai facility. Spacious glass cooker with patented ’tilt stop stay’ mechanism for easy cleaning of kitchen worktops. These are India’s first and only stoves with Sabaf brass burners, with prices starting at INR 13,900.
In line with BSH Home Appliance’s Make in India initiative, the company has opened a new manufacturing facility at its Chennai facility. Run by an all-female team, the production line is equipped to produce at least 1,000 units per shift.
Neeraj Bahl, his MD and CEO of BSH Home Appliances (India & SAARC) said of the product launch: “This line of products offers the highest levels of safety and quality at an affordable price and was developed based on extensive consumer research conducted in his seven cities with over 700 consumers. Over the past decade, we have maintained a consistent leadership position in the kitchen category. Leveraging this market expertise and understanding of Indian culinary needs to unlock the growth of the mass freestanding stovetop market. The cooking category is the largest contributor to BSH business sales globally and is targeting similar growth in India. We are confident that this new product will bring us closer to our goal of becoming part of every Indian household. What makes this even more special is the all-female team driving the production of this series at our Chennai facility”.
Promising the highest standards of quality and safety, Bosch tabletop hobs boast several unique features, many of which are firsts in India.
Constructed with sturdy, long-lasting Sabaf brass burners for even heat distribution for perfect cooking results.
RoHS compliant, ensuring the highest level of user safety
Kickstand (patent): With your legs extended, lift the front edge of the oven to clear the platform below
Manifold coatings are tested to last twice his hob life without corrosion (salt spray test – ISO 9227:
2017)
Durable glass enamel coating (flame retardant and non-corrosive)
XXL cooking space:
Extra large cooking space between burners allows large cookware to be used at the same time
It is a sustainable choice as it is made from 80% recyclable materials.
In recent years, BSH has significantly expanded its manufacturing capacity in India, aiming for 75% localization by 2025. As well as investments in manufacturing, the company has devoted eight years of intensive research and development to ensure that its product offerings and innovations meet the needs of Indian consumers.