Product review (2 stars): Like many others here
Like many others here, we purchased the Bosch SHE3ARblahblahblah Ascenta on the strength of Consumer Reports (a company frequently wrong about computers and now dishwashers), and also the recommendation of our local shop.

It is quiet. It does circulate water throughout the compartment and produce clean dishes. It doesn't come to life and attack the family. It's shiny. That's about everything I can say about it that I like.

Whomever designed the inside of the dishwasher has simply never used one. Standard-sized dishes cannot be placed next to one another; the "back angle" placement of the main racks on the bottom compartment ensures that space is grievously wasted; forget about putting in large anythings; bowls pretty much are restricted to a single size (are there special Bosch bowls that one can buy for use with this dishwasher?) and, uh, you cannot load wine glasses.

Let me repeat that last one for people who drink wine: YOU CANNOT WASH WINE GLASSES IN THERE. This dishwasher will load the tiny sherry or port glasses, but that's it. Anything larger will need to be hand-washed or you risk breaking them, especially since the bottom tray basically falls out of the unit rather than glides out as was the case for all my previous dishwashers.

Also, it smells weird, and it is a pretty strong odor. This might go away after many washed (we have used it three times so far with a variety of kitchenware), but maybe not. A friend of mine anecdotally told me that stainless steel dishwashers can retain an odor.

Anyway, it is terrible. This is the dishwasher I would build on my first-ever try (I am not handy with tools). To think it was researched and pored over by Bosch technicians makes this an actual insult. There are a thousand dishwashers out there: stay clear of this one.