Bosch - 800 Series 24" Top Control Built-In Dishwasher with CrystalDry, Stainless Steel Tub, 3rd Rack, 40 dBa - Stainless steel

Tp preface this review, we had to replace a dishwasher that was less than 5 years old that we purposely put a warranty on as we bought it as an open box price item and received less than stellar performance from it. The warranty allowed to replace into this much better dishwasher from which we expect superior performance that we wanted in the first place. Moral of the story: start with a Bosch.

I have owned a number of high end dishwashers over the years. Without a doubt, this Bosch is my all time favorite. It is like an electric car - It is so quiet you literally have to look a the red signal light at the bottom to tell if it is on. The dishes come out immaculate with no spots due to the “Crystal Dry” feature. This is really amazing as I live in an area with unbelievably hard water. My outside house windows are always water-marked. I am so happy I ordered this and was definately worth the 6 week wait.

I previously had Kitchen Aid dishwashers which I enjoyed greatly but thought the cleaning power could be a little better so I decided to give this Bosch a try since I hear rave reviews about how much better the European cleaning cycle is. Well, its not any better from what I've used so far but drying performance is definitely better. Overall though the competitors seem to have caught up and well surpassed the Bosch while they seem to have not changed their design at all. Definitely not a bad dishwasher but I feel there are better models out there. Pros: - Exterior door fields really sturdy and nice to open/close. This is probably the best part about this dishwasher. - Zeolite "CrystalDry" means I don't have to worry about bottom plastic items melting. I can put plastics on any rack! - 40 dBA this thing IS silent and more quiet than my previous 44 dBa KitchenAid KDTM384E (another home) Neutral: - Roller rack design is VERY sticky/rough and hard to slide in and out compared to competitor glide in/outs. I noticed it in the store demo models too but was hoping it was a demo issue. Nope its exact same in my brand new one. After 3 months of usage this has loosened up a bit. - Stemware loading pattern is not obvious with 3rd rack installed. Cons: - "drying" I still get puddles of water on top of cups so it doesn't get it all out. - No interior lighting for a $1500 dishwasher. - This the highest end model with the new "3rd rack design" but racking layout / tines is okay but feel it can be better optimized when you have a variety of tall/medium bottles. - Lacks any type of bottle wash - Washer spray pattern is lacking. Top spray is just a little spigot with an impeller type spray, middle spray only sprays up with few holes in the bottom. Bottom spray pattern is the same as middle. All spray arms feel cheap. - You have to manually turn on and off the dishwasher at the start of a cycle or at the end, vs. just pressing a cycling letting it finish and closing. Otherwise it beeps at you constantly. What is this the 90s? - My parents has a early 2000s Bosch 300 series model and its literally the same thing, I'd expect this out of a $300-500 dishwasher not a 2020 $1500 model. - No "Finish light" only has a red light when it is working. Wish it was a dual light design (Red for working, White or Blue for finished cycle). There's no way to tell that its done. - 21st century and no WiFi, no IoT connectivity. Every other appliance in my home has WiFi, but not this. Come-on Bosch.

We spent the extra money on the better model and the top rack has not open correctly since the day we got it. The top rack opens half way if we pull; However, gets stuck and falls off the track if we push it in. There was also a broken piece of plastic we found in the bottom oh the washer the day it was installed. This washer is a waste of our money! We’re completely unsatisfied with this purchase and would not recommend to anyone buying one.

Working great! A little tricky starting. Sometimes the start button is slow to respond. Still getting used to it. So quiet.

Super quiet and cleans dishes great. I love the third rack for laying down large utensils, knives, etc. I also like that there is no exposed heating element on the bottom of the dishwasher so you can put plastic items on lower rack without worrying about them melting.

Excellent dishwasher. Cleans so much better than our old one. Very quiet. Took a while to adjust to a new washer, but I now really like the new configuration. We can load the dishwasher with more items, don’t have to scrub them first and it’s very quiet.

I love the Bosch products. I am disappointed that the display goes off during the wash cycle and all you get is a little red light while it is washing. You have to open the door to see how much longer the wash cycle has on it. I do like the fact that it is very quiet. The selection controls for this model are unduly cumbersome. They were not created with the user in mind!!!