Bosch Evolution 500 Series 24

We bought the Bosch to replace a 10-year old Maytag that still worked quite well. The racks on the Maytag had rusted enough though that we couldn't repair anymore. We visited a local parts store and found out that the replacement cost for the two racks was $300.00 - ouch! So we opted to buy a new dishwasher and the Bosch was on sale. We ended up paying $525 - and what a great buy that was. There are many pros: * Super quiet - you have to experience it to believe it. We have an open kitchen design and with the old dishwasher, we could NEVER use it while watching TV or generally on the first floor. The loudest it gets is way at the beginning of the cycle for about 10 minutes. After that, you can't even tell that it's on. * All stainless steel tub. Just looks nice every time we open it. It's also super clean and not prone to discoloration as with white interiors. * No heating element. This was another major reason we liked the Bosch. The old dishwasher had an exposed heating element ... Read more

Just got this unit a week ago. Seems to clean very well and it's MUCH quieter than our 10-year old Kitchenaid. The old machine did have something we miss - little clips in the top rack to hold plastic lids/tupperware. The Bosch sprays these things around and turns them upside down, filling them with water every time. Also, the child lock is only "half-useful". It can only be activated after you've started a cycle, not before. So you can't prevent children from turning it on, just playing with it after it's already running. Also I find the "on/off" button a bit strange for a dishwasher. Don't think I've seen that before.

We actually bought this Bosch dishwasher model SHE45M06UC at Lowes with a 10% discount for a total of about $635 in January 2008. It is superb! We originally were looking at the Kenmore and Whirpool lines in the $500 range. But after examining the Bosch we went ahead and spent another $135 to get it. I think we could easily have been happy with the kenmore or Whirlpool models, but we are glad we bought the Bosch SHE45 instead. We are very pleased with it even at the premium price. Significant features: - All stainless steel interior and nylon coated racks (not likely to wear through and rust) - Opti-Clean dirt sensor to automatically adjust cleaning time - Regular, pot scrubber and half wash - Time delay - 51 db (super quiet) - Qualifies for an Oregon State engery savings tax credit - No heater coils exposed so you can place plastic items on lower rack PROS: Every Bosch is much quieter that any most other brand because it does not have a food grinder built in. It jus... Read more