Eight essential features of a smart kitchen.

The greatest benefit of having a connected kitchen today is more than just the innovation it brings to your home. It is the comfort, convenience and efficiency that smart kitchen technology like Bosch Home Appliances with Home Connect provides to your daily lifestyle that makes a world of difference — effortless living at your fingertips.

Here are eight of the greatest benefits you can enjoy with Home Connect.

Ever made a trip to the supermarket only to realise that you forgot your grocery list? Or has there been an occasion where you are stuck in a traffic jam, leaving you with little time to get dinner ready for your kids coming home from school?

Thanks to Bosch home appliances with Home Connect, you can start your wash cycle, set your oven to the precise heat and duration, and view the contents of your fridge while you are on the go, with just a few taps on your smartphone or tablet no matter where you are, giving you that extra time to take a breather and unwind until dinner is ready to be served.

Unsure where the dairy should go in your fridge? Your Bosch fridges with Home Connect comes with Storage Guide that automatically detects your food, and gives you storage suggestions so that your food is always in the right compartment. Food wastage at home can also be reduced with Inventory List — it keeps track of expiration dates, so you will know when the contents of your fridge are about to go bad. Need to stock up? Grocery shopping just got easier with strategically placed in-fridge cameras, so you can see inside of your chiller and know what you need at the supermarket from your phone.

Bringing your imagination to life in the kitchen is now made easier, thanks to Home Connect. Your oven gets the best recipes around the world from Gusto — our ever-growing library of cookbooks and recipes. Save your favourite recipes, and send their settings straight to your Bosch oven with Home Connect to kickstart your culinary adventures.

Coffee lovers also have an extra reason to smile. Through the Home Connect app, access a large beverage library from CoffeeWorld, and learn more about your favourite beverages via Coffee Know-how: it contains a wealth of information on roasting techniques and coffee growing to take your caffeine appreciation to the next level.

With Home Connect, cleaning is now a breeze. Your dishwasher, washing machine, and dryer with Home Connect all come with Easy Start, a programme that always recommends the optimal settings for your load so you can be assured of a perfect and efficient wash. Need a reminder to refill your dishwashing tablets? Simply enter the information into the Tablet Counter when you open a fresh pack, and you will receive a push notification after 45 cycles, reminding you to stock up.

Have a particular taste for your favourite brew? MyCoffee lets you save your preferences, so you can always get the perfect cup with just a tap on the Home Connect app. Meanwhile, let your guests put in their coffee orders with Coffee Playlist, so they can enjoy their favourite cuppa, while you save the memory work.

With Home Connect, your kitchen automatically keeps an eye on itself. Your hood notifies you when it is time to replace the filters, while your dishwasher lets you know when your tablets are about to run out, and when it is time to run a maintenance.

Appliances that are often used together, such as the hob and hood operate in perfect synergy. When the hob is in use, the hood automatically provides optimal ventilation, and eliminates odour in the process with just a few taps on the Home Connect app. Designed as an open platform, Home Connect is also ready to work with an ever-growing number of smart devices and services, such as Google Home and Amazon Echo.

Have a last-minute emergency? The Home Connect app provides remote diagnostics to link you up with our Bosch service ambassadors who will help you identify and resolve the issue, or send a technician over to your home.

* All appliances shown above are for illustration purposes only. Please check locally for product availability.