Smart Cooking Starts with Amazon Alexa

Control Your Kitchen with Ease

Thermador appliances with Home Connect® integrate seamlessly with Amazon Alexa, allowing you to control your kitchen with simple voice commands. From easy setup to creating custom routines, everything you need for a smarter, hands-free cooking experience is at your fingertips.

Activate Remote Start

Step 1: Pair

Pair your appliance with the Home Connect® App.

Step 2: Activate

Make sure remote start is activated on your appliance to use this skill.

Step 3: Log in

Log into your Amazon account via the Amazon Alexa app or website. Make sure your Amazon Echo is connected to your account to sync it with your Thermador appliance.

Step 4: Enable

To get started be sure to enable Amazon Alexa skills. You can enable Amazon Alexa skills directly in the Home Connect® app here.

If you have any issues with the skill, try re-enabling it on the Amazon Alexa app.

Supported Voice Commands

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Ovens

  • “Alexa, tell my Oven to start.”
  • “Alexa, tell my Oven to start fast preheat.”
  • “Alexa, tell my Oven to start bake for 10 minutes.”
  • “Alexa, tell my Oven to add ten minutes.”
  • “Alexa, ask my Oven when dinner is ready.”
  • “Alexa, tell my Oven to stop beeping.”
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Coffee Machines

  • “Alexa, start my Coffee Machine.”
  • “Alexa, tell my Coffee Machine to prepare a small, strong espresso
  • “Alexa, ask/tell my Coffee Machine to prepare/make/I want a/{Fill quantity}, {Bean amount}, {program}.”
  • “Alexa, ask/tell my Coffee Machine to assist me.”
    This prompt then will than ask you:

    i. what would you like? {program}
    ii. How strong? {Bean amount}
    iii. Which size? {Fill quantity}
  • “Alexa, ask my Coffee Machine when should I clean it.”
  • “Alexa, tell my Coffee Machine to make my favorite beverage.”

Thermador Coffee Machines do need to rinse after switching on in order to prepare a coffee, you need to wait until the appliance has finished rinsing and place your cup before coffee preparation can start.

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Ranges

  • “Alexa, tell my Oven to start.”
  • “Alexa, tell my Oven to start fast preheat.”
  • “Alexa, tell my Oven to start bake for 10 minutes.”
  • “Alexa, tell my Oven to add ten minutes.”
  • “Alexa, ask my Oven when dinner is ready.”
  • “Alexa, tell my Oven to stop beeping.”
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Dishwashers

  • “Alexa, tell my Dishwasher to start/run {program_name}.”
  • “Alexa, tell my  Dishwasher to assist me.”
  • “Alexa, tell me Dishwasher to start/run in {relative time} or at {absolute time}.”
  • “Alexa, tell my Dishwasher to stop.”
  • “Alexa, ask my Dishwasher for status.”
  • “Alexa, tell my Dishwasher to power off/on or to turn off/on.”
  • “Alexa, tell my Dishwasher to turn on/off notifications.”
  • “Alexa, tell my Dishwasher to reset the current program.”
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Refrigeration

  • “Alexa, set my Refrigerator to 38 degrees.”
  • “Alexa, set my Freezer to 2 degrees.”
  • “Alexa, turn on Super Freeze on my Freezer.”
  • “Alexa, turn on Super Cooling on my Refrigerator.”
  • “Alexa, turn on (Vacation, Eco, Fresh, Sabbath) Mode on my Refrigerator.”
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Ventilation

  • “Alexa, tell my Hood to turn on/off.”
  • “Alexa, tell my Hood to activate Automatic Mode.”
  • “Alexa, tell my Hood to switch on/off functional light.”
  • “Alexa, tell my Hood to use {fan speed} 1, 2, 3, 4.”

Create Routines with Amazon Alexa

Upgrade Your Everyday Experience

Amazon Alexa routines let you automate multiple tasks with a single command—whether it’s voice, schedule, device, location, or alarm. These smart routines simplify your daily kitchen tasks, seamlessly coordinating your Thermador appliances for an experience that’s as efficient as it is personalized.

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Example Routines

  • Turn on your Dishwasher with your morning routine so it’s ready to use.
  • Make sure your Ventilation is turned off when you go out by adding it to your leaving home routine.
  • Create a routine to start your Oven with your preferred program.
  • Adjust the temperature on your Refrigerator to prepare for guests by adding it to a party routine.
  • Add your Refrigerator appliance to your Sabbath routine to make sure all devices are in Sabbath mode.
  • Let Alexa put your Refrigerator in vacation mode when you head out by adding it to your vacation routine.
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Coffee Machines Example Routines

  • Turn on/off the Coffee Machine
  • To prepare a beverage, the machine must be on, either already or through the routine. If you include both turning it on and preparing a beverage, add a wait time of at least 55 seconds for rinsing.
  • Set it to turn on with your morning routine (“Alexa, good morning”) so it’s ready when you arrive.
  • Add it to your bedtime routine to ensure it’s off at night (“Alexa, I’m going out”)
  •  Create a coffee break routine to make your favorite beverage (”Alexa, make me a coffee”)

Amazon Smart Reorder

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Never Run Out of Dish Tabs

Get notified when your Dishwasher tabs are running low and you want to reorder new tabs with smart reorders via the Amazon Alexa app. Activate Amazon Alexa Smart Reorder to automatically replenish dish tabs.

ACTIVATE SMART REORDER

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Efficiency at Your Fingertips

Smart reorders is supported by appliances equipped with the UltraClarityPro® filters. Activate Amazon Alexa Smart Reorder to automatically order water filter on select Refrigeration models.*

*Applies to Models:
T36FT820NS, T36FT810NS, T36IT100NP, T36BT110NS, T36BT120NS, T36IB100SP, T36BB110SS, T36BB120SS, T42IT100NP, T42BT110NS, T42BT120NS, T48IT100NP, T48BT110NS, T48BT120NS

ACTIVATE SMART REORDER

How to Name Your Appliance

To rename your appliance, assign a new name to it in the Home Connect® app. When giving voice commands, use the name you've chosen along with “my [appliance].” For example, if you've named your oven “Oscar,” you would say, “Alexa, tell My Oscar to start.” For shorter commands, you can omit “my” and just use the appliance's name.

If Alexa has trouble recognizing your appliance's name, try simplifying it. You could name your main oven “Oven” and any additional ovens as “Oven Two” or “Oven Three” in the Home Connect® app.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What can I do if Alexa doesn't understand what I'm saying?

Communication with Alexa is based on a couple of basic rules. When you launch a skill, for instance, phrases such as "my Home Connect oven" can lead to errors. It is therefore better to play it safe by selecting a direct command (e.g. "Alexa, start Home Connect oven").

Sometimes you may use words or phrases that are not yet saved in the system. Simply rephrase your request and try again. However, in the background, we are continually updating and improving the system with each new version.

Can I say "oven" or "dishwasher" instead of "Home Connect oven" or "Home Connect Dishwasher"?

If you want to give a voice command to your washer, you can say, for instance, "Alexa, ask My Dishwasher for status." Your Amazon Echo needs the word "Alexa" to wake up, while in this case "My Dishwasher" is the keyword for addressing your Thermador dishwasher with Home Connect.

Accordingly, you can use voice commands for “My Coffee Machine”"My Oven"“My Dishwasher” and “My Hood”. One possible voice command is for example: "Alexa, tell My Coffee Machine to prepare a large extra strong Cappuccino and start now."

Can I use another Amazon device to control my home appliances with Home Connect?

In short – yes. For example Amazon Echo Show or Amazon Echo Dot offer the same voice interaction function as Amazon Echo: All of these devices use the Amazon Alexa voice service.

Can I prepare my favorite coffee with an Alexa Routine?

Thermador Coffee Machines do need to rinse after switching on in order to prepare a coffee, you need to wait until the appliance has finished rinsing and place your cup before coffee preparation can start.

Do I need an Echo device to use smart reorders via the Amazon Alexa app?

No, you just need the Amazon Alexa app, then activate the Home Connect dishwasher skill in the respective Alexa skill store and set up the service. You will be notified then via mail when dishwasher tabs are running low

How do I set up smart reorder with Amazon Alexa?

To set up smart reorder you make all settings directly in the Amazon Alexa app. Each step is explained here.

Please make sure that you have a registered Home Connect account and paired connected dishwasher.

How does smart reorder work?

After set up in the Amazon Alexa app, Amazon knows how many dishwasher tabs are left for your Home Connect dishwasher and automatically reorder more through Amazon marketplace when you are running low. You can select your preferred dishwasher tabs from the Amazon marketplace with the same low prices, great selection, and convenient delivery that can be found on the marketplace.