The Best Kitchen Appliances of 2023: Here Are This Year's Test Winners & Design Award Winners
What are the best kitchen appliances of 2023? In the Mykitchens magazine, we present the test winners & award recipients in the areas of ovens, cooktops, fridges, and dishwashers.
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When looking for a new kitchen appliance, you are faced with a long list of different models and manufacturers. So, how do you find the best kitchen appliance? Our tip is to trust the opinion of experts. New products and even brands are regularly examined by independent specialists, experts, and critics. The best are awarded and honored with prizes. The most well-known are probably the test winners of Stiftung Warentest and award recipients of famous design prizes, such as the Red Dot Design Award. To find out which kitchen appliances were test winners in 2023 and received one of the coveted awards, read on in the Mykitchens magazine. We've compiled the best appliances for you in a (relatively) clear list.
Test Winners 2023: These Kitchen Appliances Are Trending
2023 is the year of Artificial Intelligence (AI), steam appliances, and energy-saving technology. All of these kitchen trends 2023 can, of course, also be found in the list of the best kitchen appliances. Which kitchen appliances are trending, particularly stylish, and well-designed?
The Best Cooktops of 2023
- Bosch Series 6 accentline
- Miele KM 7897 Diamond
- Miele KMDA Silence
- Berbel Downline Infinity
The Best Ovens of 2023
- Siemens iQ700 studioLine Oven with Browning Sensor
- Bosch Series 8 accentline Oven
- Gorenje G650 Oven
- Smeg Galileo Omnichef Oven
The Best Fridges of 2023
- Siemens iQ500 Built-In Fridge XXL
- Siemens iQ500 French Door Fridge
- Liebherr Autodoor Fridge
- Bauknecht Total NoFrost
The Best Dishwashers of 2023
- Miele AutoDos Dishwasher G 7465 SCVi XXL
- Gorenje UltraClean G650 Dishwasher
- Bauknecht MaxiSpace Dishwasher
The Best Cooktop of 2023
Cooking and frying this year is a very quiet, durable, and elegant affair. Easy-to-clean and scratch-resistant cooktops, as well as particularly quiet cooktop hoods, are the test winners of 2023.
Berbel Downline Infinity
Two years in a row: The Berbel Downline Infinity Cooktop with Range Hood was already a cooktop test winner in 2022. In 2023, it was also awarded for its design by the German Design Award.
Miele KM 7897 Diamond
Miele Diamond induction cooktops are extremely durable and resistant. They are equipped with a special ceramic glass coating, making them almost resistant to scratches. The Miele KM 7897 Diamond model was awarded the iF Design Award 2023 and the Red Dot Award 2023.
Miele KMDA Silence
The Miele KMDA Silence is an exceptionally quiet cooktop hood that ensures clean air while cooking with minimal noise. The models KMDA 7473 and KMDA 7272 were awarded the iF Design Award 2023 and the Red Dot Award.
Bosch Serie 6 accent line
Particularly elegant is the cooktop hood from the Bosch Serie 6 accentline. The cooktop with integrated range hood received the iF Design Award 2023 and impressed, among other things, with its integrated air quality sensor PerfectAir. This sensor measures the air and automatically adjusts its performance according to the cooking behavior.
The Best Oven of 2023
In the baking sector, we find Artificial Intelligence in 2023. Leading the way is a truly special innovation from Siemens, which will definitely become irreplaceable in the kitchen! Here is an overview of the oven test winners of 2023.
Smeg Galileo Omnichef Oven
This multifunctional oven combines three devices in one: a classic oven, a steamer, and a microwave. With 150 automatic programs, a 68-liter capacity, and excellent energy efficiency (A++ rating), it is a complete package. The Smeg Galileo Omnichef oven was awarded the BMK Innovation Prize 2023* by the German Association of Medium-Sized Kitchen Retailers.
Siemens iQ700 studioLine Oven
The new Siemens oven from the studioLine 2023. An AI device with a browning sensor and automatic programs. It’s no surprise that this high-tech kitchen appliance is the best kitchen device of 2023. Awarded the iF Design Award 2023.
Best Fridge 2023
This year, we want to keep food fresh for longer, save as much energy as possible, and still have extra space. Here is an overview of the fridge test winners of 2023.
Siemens XL Fridge iQ500
An XL fridge for built-in installation. The Siemens iQ500 built-in fridge impresses with up to 39% more volume from a width of 70 cm (this impressed not only the jury of the iF Design Award 2023 but also that of the Red Dot Award 2023).
Siemens iQ500 French Door
Elegant BlackSteel design combined with extra space: The Siemens iQ500 French Door fridge is a large fridge-freezer combination that has impressed us and the experts of the German Design Award 2023.
Bauknecht Total NoFrost
Up to 15 days of extended freshness – that's what the Bauknecht Total NoFrost fridge promises. The fridge-freezer combination was awarded the Kitchen Innovation Award 2023, particularly due to its innovative Ultra Fresh Zone+ drawer with moisture control, where fruits and vegetables stay fresh for longer.
The Best Dishwasher of 2023
The best dishwashers of 2023 are sustainable and save resources.
Miele G 7250 SCVi AutoDos
Test winner of Stiftung Warentest (issue 08/2023): The Miele G 7250 SCVi, a fully integrated dishwasher with AutoDos. It impresses with its efficient energy and water consumption, as well as excellent cleaning performance. Also among the award-winning models: The partially integrated dishwasher G 7200 SCi.
Miele G 7465 SCVi XXL AutoDos
It received the "green" award for sustainability and resource conservation from the Green Product Award 2023: The fully integrated Miele dishwasher G 7465 SCVi XXL with AutoDos. This top kitchen appliance of 2023 impressed with its excellent consumption values and transparency. The app shows how much water has been used or how often a program has been run.
Bauknecht MaxiSpace Dishwasher
Up to 10% more capacity with the same external dimensions – the Bauknecht MaxiSpace dishwasher now fits even more dishes. We were also impressed by the innovative SpaceClean drawer. In the third drawer, in addition to cutlery, glasses, bowls, and cups with a height of up to 13 cm can also be stored. All of this also convinced the iF Design Award 2023.
The Best Home Appliance Brands of 2023
Not only kitchen appliances are regularly scrutinized and awarded for design and functionality. The home appliance brands of 2023 also receive awards and recognitions. These typically focus on customer trust and satisfaction.
The Bosch Brand
As in the previous year, the Bosch brand is once again among the Most Trusted Brands of 2023 in Germany.
The Bauknecht Brand
The Bauknecht brand was awarded the Kitchen Innovation Award 2023 as the favorite brand for home appliances.
About the Test Reports, Design Awards & Foundations
This praise is nice and all, but it doesn’t say much if you don’t know who’s behind the product tests. That’s why here’s a quick overview of the most important competitions and foundations that have awarded our winners and top kitchen appliances of 2023.
Stiftung Warentest
Every year, Stiftung Warentest publishes several market overviews and reports. For this, the independent foundation of civil law examines thousands of products. The results, especially the Stiftung Warentest test winners, are an important purchase criterion or benchmark for many consumers when buying new kitchen appliances and other products.
Red Dot Design Award
The Red Dot Design Award is an international competition that honors products for their design. Both product design, brand design, and design concept are considered.
Plus X Award
The Plus X Award is a competition for newly developed and innovative technologies, also focusing on exceptional design and intelligent control techniques.
iF Design Award
The iF Design Award is a competition that recognizes products for their design. Since 1954, nearly 100 independent design experts have gathered to discuss products from renowned brands, which are awarded in various design categories.
Good Design Award
The Good Design Award is an international competition that recognizes products for their design, technology, and usefulness. It has been awarded since 1950, making it one of the oldest design competitions in the world.
Kitchen Innovation Award
The Kitchen Innovation Award is a consumer award, where products are recognized by consumers themselves. This sets it apart from other design competitions, which are typically awarded by an expert jury.
Most Trusted Brand
The "Most Trusted Brand" awards have been determined by the publisher Reader's Digest since 2001. The results are based on an online survey of a representative group of people with an average age of 50, who are asked to name their favorite brand (without predefined brand names).
German Brand Award
The German Brand Award is a German industry award for brands, presented annually since 2016. The award is given by the German Brand Institute (founded by the Council of Form and GMK Brand Consulting).