Product review (5 stars): Love it so far...takes some getting used to though...
When we moved into our 5 year old house there was a GE dishwasher installed (I assume it was the original one that was put in when the house was built).  It was terrible...was loud enough that you could hear it in every room of the house and running it on the auto cycle resulted in dirty dishes without fail.  We had to load it in a very specific way and also activate several of the 'optional' cycles (heated start, heated wash and sanitize) in order to get clean dishes...this resulted in a run time of about 3 1/2 hours.  We finally decided to replace it...read a bunch of reviews, talked to a family member who had recently replaced her dishwasher and finally decided on this model.  Overall I'm very happy we did!  Very quiet (though not totally 'silent' as some have said), super clean dishes, really nice looking on the inside and out, versatile rack design (that takes some getting used to..more on that later).

I figured I'd just address a couple of the common complaints that I've seen about this dishwasher...

1.  First off, yes, It's smaller than what I'm used to.  I have seen a couple different reasons for this but we were told by a sales person that a normal dishwasher has a heating element in the bottom that is used for heating the water and also drying the dishes.  Bosch on the other hand has what could be compared to a tankless water heater built in and that this takes up some space...therefore a smaller interior.  While I agree that it's smaller, I have not found that this actually results in fewer dishes fitting in.  The racks hold many of the items closer together than what I'm used to so I can fit just as many plates, for example, into a smaller space and they still get completely clean.  The top rack has these flip down plastic things along one side so I can fill up the rack with coffee cups, for example, flip the plastic racks down and then put in another row of coffee cups.  So in that spot it's actually holding almost double what I'd be able to do in the past.  And even doubled up like that, everything still gets clean.  Another plus is that plastic items can be put on the bottom rack without fear that they'll melt due to the heat of the element in the bottom.

2.  Wet dishes...I have not experienced this any more than any other dishwasher I've ever used.  Plastic items often still have water on them but in my experience this is pretty standard in a dishwasher.  They don't come out any wetter than dishwashers we've had that use a heating element to dry.  And as for everything else (regular ceramic dishes, metal bowls, silverware, glasses, etc.) they are totally dry, even when I open the dishwasher immediately after the cycle has completed.  And this is without using the sanitize cycle, which I know some people use to aid in drying.  I've read on a couple different repair sites that if your Bosch dishwasher isn't drying or is having a stagnant water problem then there is most likely something wrong with your drain hose.

3.  Long run time...I've seen people complain about the long run time...well, I don't know what you're comparing the Bosch to, but I know that in our case we went from a 3 1/2 hour run time on the old dishwasher to about 1 1/2 hour run time on the Bosch.  So as far as that goes, I'm extremely happy!  Again, I'm not using the sanitize cycle (which would make a longer run time) as I see no need for it.

4.  No food grinder/disposal...in my experience these seem like a good idea but in actual practice are useless.  My reasoning is that in a regular dishwasher, it fills with water that then gets recirculated over and over as it blasts your dishes.  When it drains, the disposal grinds up the washed away food before dumping the water down the drain.  Problem is, much of the food coming off the dishes also ends up getting recirculated which, I think, is the main reason that you may find little bits of food stuck to dishes that never originally had that food on them.  The Bosch on the other hand, uses this excellent filter system which helps make sure that food isn't getting redeposited onto your dishes.  Our installer told us to check the filter once a month (he suggested checking it when we have to refill the rinse aid compartment which, when filled, should last for 30-40 washes) and clean it if we see any visible food particles.

Ok so now a couple tips on this thing...

1.  Cram it full with dirty dishes.  Scrape off any big chunks but don't rinse.  Every single study or review I've seen says the same thing.  Quit rinsing the dishes before you put them in.  I guess there are a couple reasons for this...that newer dishwashing detergents work better when there is a lot of food particles to attach to, that the soil sensors that most dishwashers have work more accurately when the dishes are dirtier.  I don't really know about all that...but I know that it's been true.  Chunks of food are put in the garbage, compost or disposal and the dirty dish goes into the dishwasher.  This basically goes against the way I've used a dishwasher for my whole life.  But I load up the Bosch as tightly as I can fit the dishes in, with food crud all over them, and in some cases leave them sitting there for a day or two and everything comes out perfectly clean and dry.

2.  Don't worry so much about where everything goes.  I'm used to having kind of a set way of loading...glasses, top rack, right and left sides.  Plates, bottom rack, loading from right and left sides and working inward.  Etc.  With the Bosch I just put stuff wherever there is a space.  I realized that it works so well that I don't have to worry much about the particular way everything goes.  The only thing I have to think about are small, usually plastic items.  I think the Bosch must have a much higher water pressure that what I've experienced before so small, lightweight items tend to go flying.  I've ordered 2 packs of their 'small item' accessory clips to help with this (we have a baby and the bits and pieces of her bottles often get flipped over in the wash) so hopefully those will fix the problem.

3.  Find the right detergent for your water.  I don't think that there is a universal dishwasher detergent that works for everyone in every dishwasher.  I think the type of water you have makes a huge difference.  In our case, we tried Finish tablets with Jet Dry rinse aid because this was suggested by Bosch and have been very happy with that combination.  But I know that in a previous home, we had overly soft water and the tablets would not have worked well because they wouldn't have dissolved all the way.

Anyhow...sorry to be so overly wordy.  Again...great dishwasher, best I've ever had.  Clean, dry dishes.  No pre-rinsing needed.  Quick cycle.  Quiet.  Nice looking.  Would totally buy it again.