Product review (5 stars): Is this thing on....?
We bought this dishwasher to replace a decades old model that required hand washing first to get the job done, needless to say any dishwasher would have been any upgrade for us. I was a bit apprehensive to get this (or any) Bosch model since at least half the reviews I read talked about a "terrible smell" that never goes away. When I read that I kept imagining a rotten food smell or a baby's diaper when she starts eating solid foods, well it's far from that but it does have a bit of an odor. This is random but if you want to know what it smells like head to the house slipper section at REI, open a box of KEEN Howser II moccasins and smell the sole, that's exactly what it smells like, not terrible at all, you can't smell it when it's closed and after about 10 washes ours has disappeared. As a professionally trained chef I have a very strong nose and I just have to say, really.... what's all the fuss about?

Now on to the good stuff!
-This thing is quiet, so quiet that there's a red light that shines on the ground so you know it's on.
-It has three racks, all of which are adjustable in some way.
-The Finish tabs get thrown in the basket on the front of the middle rack, a lot easier than bending down and opening the little door.
-It'll clean just about anything you put it in. I put a lasagna casserole dish in without pre-soaking it and the thing came out spotless.
-The controls are on the top spine so your kids can't mess with them and they're out of sight.
-The middle rack is removable for large sheet trays, platters or hood filters, also comes with a special spray attachment for this purpose.
-Has a heating element, unlike some of the other Bosch dishwashers that just drip dry.
-It was a breeze to install, I got it in under half hour.
-It's a perfect match to our 800 series stainless steel Bosch fridge.
-Also it'll hold a magnet (like our fridge)!

Not so good..
-No grinder so if there are heavy food chunks they're saved in a little basket which must be emptied, never had one so not really missing anything here, personally I don't need to put a whole cake in the dishwasher just because I can.
-Has a new car tire like odor to it in the beginning, it goes away. I suspect this smell comes from what looks like a recycled rubber layer around the outside of the dishwasher, that's what keeps your dishwasher so quiet. Even if the smell never went away I would definitely trade that for a dishwasher I can't hear at all.