Miele's Innovative Steam Convection Oven Has Been Awarded "Product of the Day" By Homeportfolio.com

    Princeton, NJ - December 2006 - HomePortfolio.com has selected Miele's Steam Convection Oven as "Product of the Day" for Wednesday, December 27, 2006. HomePortfolio.com offers affluent consumers and design professionals hundreds of thousands of home design choices. Editors then pick one special product each day to feature as "Product of the Day" bringing extra recognition and attention to distinctive products and brands.

    A convection steam oven that cooks using only the healthy power of steam.

    "Miele is honored and delighted that HomePortfolio.com has chosen the steam convection oven as the "Product of the Day" for Wednesday, December 27th. The Miele MasterChef Collection steam oven is a professional cooking tool that helps cooks, at any experience level, dramatically expand their menu range," stated Paul McCormack, Senior Marketing Manager for Miele, Inc.

    About the Miele Convection Steam Oven
    Miele is the first appliance company to innovate a convection steam oven that cooks using only the healthy power of steam. The Miele steam oven has a unique, easy-to-use food-driven menu system offering hundreds of selections, including exceptionally delicious omelets, stews, pasta dishes, poultry and desserts. Using solely the power of steam, the Miele oven seals in all of the succulent flavor, vitamins and minerals without the need to add unhealthy fat or salt. Large capacity, multi-level cooking allows complete meals to be prepared fast, usually in less than 30 minutes.

    The steam oven also quickly reheats food while retaining its moisture, so that it tastes the same as the day you prepared it. The convection fan rotates air rapidly so there's no flavor transfer. Clean up is as easy as a quick wipe to pick up any residual moisture. Nothing ever burns or bakes on in a steam oven.

    Miele's revolutionary and proprietary Navitronic™ smart technology makes navigating the expansive menu system fast and easy. A light touch to the interactive control pad or knob engages Miele's unique MasterChef menu, an innovative program that helps gourmets at any expertise level effortlessly create outstanding meals.

    About HomePortfolio.com
    With 350,000 registered users, 27 percent of whom are design professionals, HomePortfolio has a powerful, design-savvy audience. The HomePortfolio.com web site attracts 2.9 million unique visitors annually.

    About Miele
    Long a household name in Germany and throughout Europe, Miele is exploding onto the scene in the United States with its sleek design, superior engineering and unparalleled service. Founded in 1899 on a promise of Immer Besser, a German phrase meaning Forever Better, Miele has distinguished itself in the appliance market with a century-long resume of major patented innovations.

    As the world's largest family-owned and operated appliance company, Miele is immovably committed to the highest quality, performance and environmental standards. The firm's innovative heritage, state-of-the-art design and engineering aesthetic have inspired comparison to other German brands synonymous with innovation: Mercedes Benz and BMW.

    Miele's range of exceptional consumer appliances includes: vacuum cleaners, laundry systems, rotary irons, dishwashers, built-in convection, speed and steam ovens, cooktops, ventilation hoods and coffee systems. In addition, Miele Professional offers commercial cleaning equipment such as laboratory glassware washers, industrial parts cleaning systems, dental disinfectors and commercial wet cleaning systems.

    For more information, consumers and design professionals can call 800-843-7231, log on at www.miele.com or visit one of Miele's modern product showrooms in Beverly Hills, CA; Boca Raton, FL; Chicago, IL; Dallas, TX; Denver, CO; Princeton, NJ; Wellesley, MA; Salt Lake City, UT; San Francisco, CA; and Seattle, WA. New York City showroom to open Spring 2007 in the Architects and Designers Building (150 East 58th Street)