Bosch - 800 Series 24" Top Control Smart Built-In Stainless Steel Tub Dishwasher with 3rd Rack, 42 dBA - White

My previous dishwasher was a 2 year old Whirlpool that came with our new house. At 50 dBA both my husband and I felt it was way too noisy. It also didn’t have a third shelf and was the wrong color. I shopped at the BestBuy Marysville, WA Store with excellent Customer Service. I thought I’d splurge on a new dishwasher made by Bosch. Bosch seems to occupy several top spots in Consumer Reports. I ended up buying this model. **Positives: The white color matches my white kitchen cabinets really well. The door is staying clean, no fingerprints. The third shelf is well designed and much appreciated. * Loading: For the first time in decades I’m stumped. Even after watching the video from the company I’m still having problems loading this thing. It’s the most awkward arrangement of tines I’ve ever come across. I have to load and reload…. and load and reload! Who ever came up with this array needs lessons in practicality. * Cleaning: dishes come out very clean, but not as clean as Bosch would like you to believe. Occasionally there’s a bit stuck to my cereal bowl and also a bit of egg yolk on the plate. That’s not a big deal and easy enough to fix. I continue to pre-rinse. Amazingly enough I find the short 60 min cycle to be as efficient as the much longer cycles. No need to overdo it! * Noise: Previous reviewers mentioned how quiet this dishwasher is at 42 dBA. I however, can hear this dishwasher across the room. It’s quieter than the Whirlpool I owned before, but not by much. I’ve owned other brands in the past that were quieter than this Bosch. Big disappointment! * Drying: When the cycle is done (any cycle) the dishes are not dry, and the inside of the door is still sopping wet. I then open up the dishwasher, shake all the water off the plastics, wipe down the edges of the rails, wipe down the door, and then prop the door open with a long rubber spoon. The reason I have to prop the door open to let steam escape is because the door stays in 2 positions only: wide open, or shut. If you try to stop anywhere in between, the door will snap shut. Generally the dishes are pretty dry 30 minutes after I prop the door open. * Wi-Fi: if you want to connect to Wifi you need to first download the HomeConnect app. If you plan on doing that, please read the “Data protection and privacy Information“ chapter very very carefully. You have to “volunteer” an awful lot of your private info in order to run this app. It definitely isn’t worth the convenience you get by using wifi. This isn’t just disappointing, it’s appalling. I deleted the app, I never connected it. I feel so ripped off! I feel a customer should be able to run an app without info being collected about how you use the dishwasher, how hard your water is, how often you use the cycles, etc etc. Providing all that info should be optional, not mandatory! **Final words: The rating I am giving this is 2.5. All in all I consider this dishwasher to be an engineering design failure. It takes much more time to load than any other dishwasher I’ve owned. Drying is so mediocre that it takes a medium size dish drying cloth to sop up the leftover water. Since I value my privacy I can’t run the WiFi option. The negatives outweigh the positives, and therefore I can’t recommend this dishwasher.

This is my first Bosch dishwasher. Previously, I had a KitchenAid and had 5 years. Looking at each, my Kitchenaid had 7 years and still had more features and just spent $1,299 on this Bosch.. Ok, I went with the Bosch only because I have seen two people over the year have in their kitchens. I reviewed them and seen the good reviews on them. I am very dissapointed with KitchenAid.. why? Style, design, features, cleaning… nope it has it all! However had issues with pump, motor and replaced and repaired myself and I am not handy. I replaced at 3 or 4 years and now I think both shot! So far, this Bosch is good.. it is solid. I don’t want to give the most amazing review because I want to be honest. The best thing is the cleaning and it does power pots and pans and powdered coated cast iron enameled pans incredible. The bad.. I don’t know when this dishwasher is over. When the cycle ends.. the light just shuts off. The kitchen aid had a red light ..a tiny dot which lit on door to say done. The Wi-Fi is a good feature with Bosch and it sends an alert when it is done and can check where it is in cycle. How useful.. well I actually like this and know dishes clean! I give it a 4.5 but rating to a 5 here because someone needs to review after mine to give honest review also. This dishwasher just came out so it is an update of the previous. I am impressed but seriously… is it that great! Maybe it is and better and simpler than KitchenAid in ways and I believe that right! Please give your own review. I am independent and let’s see.. love to see others give this machine more time but again I am impressed but.. how much! Time and comments will tell and hope helps people

So far our new Bosch dishwasher has functioned well and it is so quiet! We are pleased with our purchase.