500 Series 24 in. 1.6 cu. ft. Built-in Convection Speed Microwave in Stainless Steel with SpeedChef Cooking

1) In 6 years of ownership, one of the door switches has melted 5 times, leaving char marks and melted plastic (see photo) and rendering the oven unusable. This time it failed two days before Thanksgiving. 2) Since we bought the oven, the turntable has randomly turned or not turned while cooking - not such a big deal in convection cooking, but microwaved items get scorched in one spot. 3) If we turn the oven temperature to 450 degrees, the oven often gives an error code and has to be unplugged and plugged back in to reset it. 4) The convection mode heats up barely faster, if at all, than our full-sized electric oven. 5) The microwave is not as powerful as I'd like. I miss our reliable 1200 watt countertop microwave (from another manufacturer).

Do not buy! The warranty is only valid for a year and the door switches burn out in a little more than a year. Already replaced it twice in less than 3 years of usage, and this last time it cost $321. I even replaced all three switches each time, since the additional parts cost vs labor was not that much more. Never buying a Bosch anything again!

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I had to have this Speed Oven for our house remodel. The concept makes perfect sense, micro and a high end toaster oven all in one; and in the wall to boot. I purchased it a couple of years ago, prior to the pandemic; and with those delays we finally moved in, November 2021. In September 2022, the thing blew the circuit breaker, and continues to do so immediately after resetting the breaker. Of course no longer in warranty. It appears this is a common problem based upon other reviews. Please Help Bosch

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I bought this oven as part of our kitchen remodel, in order to get rid of a counter top microwave and have an extra small oven. I am thoroughly enjoying using it. The microwave, sensor cook, speed chef, and convection modes all work well. Love the pull down door feature.

We have had this almost one year. It is really, really good. The microwave puts out more power than other microwaves I have used, so I’ve needed to shorten cooking/reheating times a bit. For example, warming up a large hungry man soup in 2 1/2 to 3 mins instead of 4 to 4 1/2 mins. I find the turntable works well and the turntable tray is very solid and easy to clean. Convection bake and broil smaller items works great. I paired it with a regular 220v larger wall oven (also Bosch - works great) for bigger things and regular baking. Very pleased RIH operation and gives the kitchen that gourmet chef look for sure. Love it.

New unit!!!! The CLOCK button is installed with an upside down SETTINGS button!!! An expensive unit for a stupid mistake. Funny but not. $$$ How do you make this right?

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Excellent!!! better impossible easy to use save space in small kitchen to use the bet of two oven convention and microwave , very good quality and works fast and perfect

We have had this installed for about three months and really like the product. Well made, great features, built with the expected german quality and performance. The big miss on this product is the difficulty of cleaning. The heating elements for the convection function are not removable and they are very difficult to clean around. I had an egg explode in the microwave and the clean up took more than 30 min. I had to use a shop vacuum with a brush attachment to remove the food from around the elements. If you purchase this make sure you tightly cover anything you are cooking.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] This oven, along the 24" electric convection oven, represented a huge upgrade for us, replacing a countertop Neanderthal microwave that was loud and an oven that was about 40 years old. I didn't know it was possible to be so excited about an appliance. The oven is sleek, efficient and we love it; however, when I did the initial set-up and added the shelf so that we could use it as an oven, one of the pegs broke off (see attached). It was virtually impossible to identify from the drawings what the part number was and I couldn't see any part like it. Eventually I found what I thought was the correct part but I was sent a part that didn't even seem to go with the oven. It was a big disappointment to have this happen before I could even use it, and the shelf isn't really stable enough to cook on it with only three supports. So it is really only being used as a microwave (and a rather expensive one at that). I need to call Bosch and see if they can help me figure out what the part number is. Disappointing that the pegs are so flimsy. Guess one might need to have extras around the house. I look forward to being able to use all of its functions.

I bought this oven along with a Bosch wall oven to replace my 30+ year old ovens that were the old common 24" size. Not so easy to find now a days! I've been using my new Bosch 500 24 in. Convection/Microwave oven now for a few weeks. I am still learning the various options and intricacies to this oven. I like it a lot so far. I use the microwave option for normal microwave stuff. My 9 yr. old great nephew loves to use the "soften ice cream" option. I've used the Convection option a few times and I can see that it will be a great addition to my kitchen. Didn't have room for a big double oven configuration so this is at least another oven allowing more flexibility in preparing big meals. Most of the control panel is understandable without too much reading. However, the timer "bell" is so soft and subtle it simply gets lost in the noise of the fan. Even after checking to see that the "volume" was set at high. Don't like not having a timer alert that can't be heard. I really think the timer/delay start/set end times are confusing at best. Not that easy to get a handle on. I actually ordered a digital timer that has number keys and a loud alert as my work around. Not that I won't use some of the auto timing features it's just that right now it seems like too much effort to figure out how it works. I set the timer for what I thought was 15 minutes in my first attempt and 15 hours later it went off. I just accidentally heard it. Another thing that is difficult for me is the printing on the control panel is so dim and small my old eyes (even with my glasses) can barely read the panel. I enlarged the panel display pages in the user guide and printed a copy to keep near by. One last thing I'm having trouble adjusting to is that the door pulls down instead of opening out. It's the only microwave I've ever had that didn't have a side opening door. I'll get use to it but it is harder to remove larger items as I'm short and so are my arms. :-) In spite of my little dislikes the oven has been great and I would buy it again if I didn't already have it. One last thing is that when I bought this along with a Bosch wall oven the openings were slightly different so I had to order a custom trim kit so that the ovens appear perfectly built in. Bosch or Home Depot did not have any trim kits available for these ovens. The company that makes the custom trim kits is Micro Trim in California. They were expensive but great!