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be reliable . please help this article by looking for better more reliable sources . unreliable citations may be challenged or deleted . august 2012 learn how and when to remove this template message learn how and when to remove this template message thermador type subsidiary industry kitchen appliances founded 1916 headquarters huntington beach calif. products ranges rangetops ovens cooktops ventilation warming drawers microwaves built in coffee machine refrigerators and dishwashers website www.thermador.com thermador is part of bsh home appliances corporation a fully owned subsidiary of bsh hausger te gmbh the third largest appliance manufacturer in the world . 1 the thermador brand specialize in cooking appliance equipment such as ovens ranges cooktops refrigerators and dishwashers . thermador competes with products made by sub zero refrigerator viking range dacor kitchen appliances ge monogram jenn air kitchenaid and miele . history edit thermador was founded in 1916 by william e. cranston and began as a manufacturer of electric items most notably portable and built in heaters . in 1932 thermador established its appliance manufacturing as cranston merged with business owner h.h. fogwell to form the thermador electric manufacturing company . 2 in 1947 thermador invented the first wall oven and cooktop and introduced stainless steel to home appliances . citation needed by 1948 thermador introduced the first pro range for residential use . citation needed patterned after commercial restaurant equipment thermador developed the first home version warming drawer in 1952 a handy kitchen appliance that keeps dishes and foods warm while the oven is being used . thermador continued to improve on kitchen appliances with the first self cleaning oven in 1963 . during the 1970s thermador continued to introduce kitchen appliance firsts citation needed including the first smooth top cooktop using material developed by corning incorporated in 1970 . also notable personalities such as julia child used thermador oven in her critically acclaimed pbs tv series and alice from the brady bunch cooked with thermador appliances . in 1976 thermador introduced the first speedcooking oven which combined thermal heat with microwave energy to cook up to 35 percent faster than conventional ovens . in 1978 thermador introduced the first retractable pop up downdraft ventilations system . thermador continued to set industry standards with the first high power super burner offering 11 500 btus output an unmatched achievement at the time . in 1987 thermador introduced the sealed gas burner with automatic reignition . in the 1990s thermador further refined gas burner technology with the exclusive extralow burner which cycle the flame on and off to maintain heat output as low as 200 btus per hour . in 1998 thermador launched its patented star burner for professional ranges and cooktops that offer 56 percent more heat coverage area than traditional round burners of the same size . also in 1998 100 % of thermador assets were acquired by bsh bosch und siemens hausger te gmbh from u.s. parent masco corp headquartered in taylor mi . 3 in 2001 julia child s kitchen was inducted into the smithsonian institution national museum of american history at the kenneth e. behring center featuring a thermador oven . thermador produced the first domestic jet impingement oven in 2002 . this technology improved speedcooking by using 60 mph variable directed jets of air along with microwave radiation to reduce cooking time by 75 percent . in 2006 thermador announced the freedom collection refrigerators a new modular concept of built in food freezer and wine preservation column refrigerators . 2006 also marks the first introduction of the convection warming drawer . in 2008 and 2009 thermador added sensor dome technology to its electric and induction cooktops . sensor dome uses infrared light to automatically measure the temperature of the cookware and uses the information to adjust cooking temperature and time . in 2009 thermador unveiled the sapphire dishwasher that offers the largest wine glass capacity on the market . 2010 saw the launch of the award winning freedom induction cooktop 4 references edit bsh home appliances corporation google finance thermador heritage http www.thefreelibrary.com bsh bosch und siemens hausgerate gmbh bsh acquires us corporation ... a020788523 2011 excellence in design awards thermador steam & convection oven external links edit thermador official site retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title thermador & oldid 728440288 categories cooking appliance brandsluxury brandshidden categories wikipedia articles with possible conflicts of interest from august 2012articles that may contain original research from august 2012all articles that may contain original researcharticles needing additional references from august 2012all articles needing additional referencesarticles lacking reliable references from august 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