Miele's first products were a cream separator, butter churn, and tub washing machine, under the Meteor brand.

Carl Miele supervised manufacturing personally, and Reinhard Zinkann apprenticed and handled finances and sales.

A survey by the Süddeutsche Zeitung, one of Germany's leading daily newspapers, found that the "i" alone was sufficient to identify the Miele brand.

Most products are made in Germany or Switzerland, Austria, the Czech Republic and Romania, there are ten showrooms in the United States.

Source:[2] Miele produces domestic appliances including laundry appliances; vacuum cleaners; dishwashers; rotary irons; built-in convection, steam, and speed ovens; hobs (cooker hoods, cook tops); free-standing and built-in refrigerators, freezers, and wine coolers; and coffee systems.

It competes against brands such as Sub-Zero, Wolf & Cove, Gaggenau, Fulgor, Viking Range, Dacor, Asko, JennAir, and Thermador.