Thermador Selected to Bring Cooking Innovation, Power and Performance to the 2014 New American Home


IRVINE, CA--(Marketwired - Jan 21, 2014) - Thermador, the American luxury kitchen appliance brand that offers real innovations for real cooks, was selected to provide the appliances for the heart of the 2014 New American Home. Thermador appliances offer the ultimate in design and true cooking performance -- making this kitchen ideal for today's culinary enthusiasts. The New American Home, now in its 31st year, is the annual show home for the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB), highlighting the latest concepts in residential architecture, construction, products and lifestyle trends. The home, located in the Sky Terrace community in the foothills overlooking Las Vegas, will open its doors during the International Builders Show from Feb. 4-6, 2014.

"As the iconic American kitchen appliance brand, it is a perfect fit for Thermador appliances to be featured in The New American Home's showcase of the best building and design practices for today's homes," said Zach Elkin, director, brand marketing, for Thermador. "We are proud to feature appliances from our Masterpiece® Series line in the kitchen, which is our line of cooking and refrigeration appliances that offers a sleek design, digital controls and flush installation to seamlessly blend into today's contemporary and transitional kitchens while providing outstanding performance."

The New American Home demonstrates builders' best practices, concepts, materials, designs and construction techniques that can be replicated in housing built across America. The 6,700-square-foot 2014 New American Home features cutting-edge energy efficiency, sustainability and a stunning desert contemporary style with transitional interior designs.

Thermador appliances featured in the well-appointed kitchen include:

  • Two 36-Inch Freedom® Induction Cooktops, the first full-surface induction appliance with the flexibility of a natural-mapping user interface that intelligently recognizes cookware size, shape and position to deliver heat without boundaries.
  • Masterpiece® Series Built-In Steam and Convection Oven, which offers the health and flavor benefits of cooking with steam combined with the power of convection.
  • Masterpiece® Built-in Single Convection Oven, featuring Thermador exclusive features such as superfast preheat in just seven minutes, no-preheat Speed Convection, fastest self-clean at just two hours, and SoftClose® doors.
  • Two 30" Freedom® Collection Built-In Fresh Food Columns and a 30" Built-In Freezer Column, from the award-winning line of built-in modular refrigeration that allows flexibility to move freezer columns and fresh food columns anywhere in the kitchen
  • Two 24" Star-Sapphire™ Dishwashers, which offer StarSpeed®, the industry's fastest full-wash hot cycle at just 20 minutes.
  • Two 36" Masterpiece® Series Custom Hood Inserts, which are seamlessly fitted into a stunning artistic hood that serves as a dramatic focal point in the kitchen. Features of the inserts include halogen lighting, three fan speeds and a powerful -- yet quiet -- ventilation system.

Additionally, the home features the Masterpiece® Series Convection Warming Drawer, two Built-In MicroDrawer® Microwaves, and a Built-In Fully Automatic Coffee Machine.

Tours of the home are complimentary for registered attendees of the International Builders Show, the Kitchen & Bath Industry Show or the International Window Coverings Expo, and complimentary shuttle busses are provided from the Las Vegas Convention Center (LVCC). Tickets are required and can be picked up from The New American Home booth in the Central Concourse of the LVCC between 7:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. February 4-6, 2014.

About Thermador
Thermador has been providing real innovations for real cooks for nearly 100 years. The iconic line of cooking, cleaning, refrigeration and ventilation products remains committed to empowering culinary enthusiasts to be their best through continuous innovation breakthroughs -- from the world's first wall ovens and gas cooktops with the patented Star® Burner to the Freedom® Induction Cooktop, the first full-surface induction appliance, and the Freedom® Collection, the first modular built-in fresh food, freezer and wine preservation columns.

Thermador is part of BSH Home Appliances Corporation, a fully-owned subsidiary of Bosch and Siemens Home Appliance Group, the third largest appliance manufacturer in the world. For more information, visit www.thermador.com or follow us on Facebook and Twitter at www.facebook.com/thermador and @Thermador, respectively. For Thermador customer service, call 1-800-735-4328.