CanGrow - these posts were made with tongue firmly planted in cheek. We are not a deceptive, conniving, or greedy group of people. We are gardeners who love growing and nurturing plants - most of us find it very rewarding to see our hard work bloom beautifully, and most of us have spouses that really do encourage us and appreciate what we make. Sometimes we go a bit overboard, or get a bit silly, but who hasn't done that once or twice. At the end of a long winter we sometimes need a good laugh and we know we can joke with others that know us and understand our obsession with plants. I'm sorry that you did not see the humor in these posts, but if you get to know us a bit better, hopefully you will see that your comments are not an accurate description of us. BP

My KD has an Asko and really likes it, so I'm not knocking them. I looked at them but went with Thermador, which is a Bosch with a different name plate and probably one cycle or feature different that the comp Bosch model. And inthe panel ready model, it was running $100-150 less per DW when we bought it. Since we got 2, we went with Thermador. I probably would have bought Bosch twice before if I hadn't been told by salesmen that the filter trap had to be cleaned every time you ran it. Baloney. I rinsed them a couple of times when I had something stuck in my disposal and was trying to figure out where the smell was coming from. I think I have emptied a chunck of something out of it once or twice in over a year of using each daily or every other day. The Bosch are quiet and clean well. I ususally use the light cycle and have only used the normal cycle a few times. I'm not 100% sure if I have even used the heavy duty setting. I can tell you that a light cycle may not remove baked on egg, but that doesn't surprise me either. I'm not sure anyone's would. I have read complaints that they don't dry well, but mine dry as well as any other DW I have had. Some plastic pieces or pieces with a rim will need a wipe with a towel, although letting them sit until they have cooled does most of the job. I've had no problems with the controls and dont see how you can stain the stainless tub. Haven't noticed any stains on any of the seals or plastic parts either, and our boys are heavy on ketchup and tomato based foods. Oh, any of the upper model lines will have a light that shines on the floor until the cycle is completed. My firneds and family have asked about the little red light shining onthe floor -- even after they talked to me while I finished loading and starting the DW. They didn't realize it was running. :_) The only thing I can tell you is that you might save a few dollars getting the Thermador if you are going to cover the front with a panel. Worth checking if you have that option.

arapaho, here are a few pictures of the moulding which also was purchased from Norcraft. As you can see, the sides of the cabinets are not finished. Once we were able to move back into the kitchen--two years ago!--our DIY project slowed to just picking away at it. Just last weekend my husband did the apron trim under the windows. I certainly wanted to be able to post our kitchen but wanted to wait until it was just a little more done. I'll give it an objective eye this weekend and see if I can force myself to commit it to the internet:) We mistakenly placed the cabinets too high, forgetting we had the trim. Not only did DH have to rip the trim down he had to do it at an angle to account for this very crooked house and the very crooked ceiling. It looks fine but I was sooooo mad at me for the placement. I just knew it seemed too high, but at least it's not claustrophobic at my counter area! You can see the difference when you look at the two ends. There was a LOT that got ripped off. The appliances are all GE, purchased from a local store in their scratch and dent room because that's what the budget allowed.

I just posted this on the "Which Dishwasher" post but probably wouldn't hurt to put it here as well. *** We have a Bosch Evolution SHE56C05UC and would never buy it again. While it's extremely quiet and cleans pretty good, we're currently having trouble with bits of something stuck on everything, this may mean we need to add more Jet Dry, I don't know. Here are my complaints: 1. The stainless steel interior had a strong chemical smell for over two years (we've had it for three). It's still there but not as offensive. When I Googled the problem, I found I wasn't alone. 2. You have to use Jet Dry for your dishes to dry without spots. I don't like appliances that need extra stuff to do their job properly. 3. It is impossible on my particular model to turn off the annoying beep when the clean cycle is done. What's the purpose of having a super quiet dishwasher that beeps insistently when it's done. We discovered early on, we couldn't start a load of dishes and then go to bed, entertain guest or get comfy on the sofa without being interrupted with the irritating beep ... beep ... beep every few seconds. If it beeped just once, I'd be fine with it. I've contacted Bosch several times about the problem (which happens with our Bosch microwave and oven as well) and sent them screen shots of the exact model and they couldn't help me with the dishwasher. When I finally figured out how to turn the beep off the microwave I discovered the hard way that it also turns off the timer sound. How did I discover this? By the smoke pouring out of my kitchen when I used the timer while boiling something on the stove. Ugh. I hate being a slave to my kitchen and my appliances. That's my 10â on the Bosch Evolution SHE56C05UC dishwasher. Your mileage may vary. Love, love, love the clean Euro looks of it though. Jodi-