Old DW was a noisy old thing so decided to look for those with good quiet noise ratings and read Bosch were very quiet in general. We had a KA in a previous house and found it did a great job of cleaning and drying but was not quiet enough for the new house due to proximity of kitchen to the family room and bedrooms. Our son has a Kenmore Elite at the house they recently bought and it is very quiet - so we looked at Kenmores, KAs and the Bosch. After a good deal of research, we decided on this model for several reasons - the sloped silverware tray aids in washing and drying, the height adjustable middle tray is helpful for different height items, the adjustable supports in the trays help to add flexibility in supporting different types of dishes, bowls, etc, stainless liner for long life and durability, no exposed handle to stick out from face of cabinet, front facing control panel allows for seeing progress at a glance, large removable utensil bin and it was within our price limit and best buy offered free delivery within 3 days. Honestly, Kenmore and KA both have very comparable machines. Lowes has the same basic model at same price but theirs is a specially modified version that takes swaps out the 60 min cycle with a 30 min cycle. Frankly, we did not feel a 30 min cycle would be useful where this one with 60 min cycle seems much more realistically useful for small loads. Only thing I needed for installation was the water inlet fitting and a section of flexible supply line. The old drain and power cord were re-usable. The height and level adjustments were easy, all done from the front. It fit perfectly into the old space and the under counter tabs fit pretty close to the previous. So far it has performed well. I agree with others who complained of the odor - definitely a musty odor from water used for testing before shipping and/or certain plastic parts. After several uses now, the odor seems to have dissipated. I'd say the extra dry cycle is pretty regularly used - it seems energy conservation may limt the heating power of newer machines - our old KA seemed to heat up much more. But then its not a big deal and probably safer in the long run for plastic utensils. Our old machine did ruin a plastic burger press that said it was dishwasher safe but apparently not safe from those that put out more heat. We have not tried all cycles - the 60 min and auto seem to be working fine for our needs. In general with only the two of us, we run it once a week. Since dishes tend to sit for a while, I tend to rinse them well in the sink first to avoid having stuff dry on and be difficult to wash off. Of course there are times we crank out more dishes and are less fussy about rinsing when we know we will be running it that night. In all occasions so far, it has performed well.

Overall, this has been a decent dishwasher so far for the few months that we've had it. I would recommend it if you can get it on sale, but I would not recommend it for full price. Pros: easy to install, cleans and sanitizes dishes well (the most important thing!), very quiet, very easy to use, has a third rack at the top, reasonably priced since we got it on sale Cons: does not dry dishes at all, even when using rinse aid and the "Extra Dry" setting, our previous Bosch dishwasher had all metal fittings, but this one has some plastic fittings and attachments which has me concerned about the long-term durability, it was missing multiple parts that the installation instructions said would be included and that we had to go out and buy, there is not much space between the bottom rack and the spray arm or between the middle rack and the top rack, which makes it difficult to fit even normal sized plates on the bottom rack or larger glasses on the middle rack

This is the best dishwasher I've ever had. My dishes are much cleaner and sparkle even when I don't use a rinse aid. I love the stainless steel interior.and the spaciousness between the bottom rack and the second one. The thirid shelf works wonderfully for lids, utensils, scrub brushes and sponges. It is so quite and fits nice and flush with the counter top. The wash and extra dry features are wonderful I will never buy another brand.

This dishwasher really cleans well. However, it doesn’t quite get everything dry unless, you a rinsing fluid. Even then you may find moisture on your Tupperware or Rubbermaid products. It is very intuitive. My Bestbuy delivery guys left the manual in the washer and put it through its first wash cycle. My wife and were able figure the system out without manual. I did download one. This has got to be the quietest washer we have ever had. You barely notice it is on

300 Series 24" Recessed Handle Dishwasher with Stainless Steel Tub - Stainless steel. I have had my Bosch dishwasher for about a month. I had a great high end LG before: however, it did not last more than 5 years. This Bosch is so much quieter and is easy to operate. Can not believe how clean even on a short cycle. Love the rinse cycle and the extra shelf.