I had a Bosch 500 at my last house and really liked it. My Bosch replaced a Jenn Air that didn't clean well, which replaced a KitchenAid that was nothing but trouble.

My Miele as well as my friends are rock solid excellent cleaning machines for years. I think the NYT group is correct. No experience with service or warranty.

I wrote up a simple review so to speak on Bosch, here for people new to Bosch or want to upgrade.

500 series seems like a winner, but for the money I chose a 300 and got a great deal to boot!

Both clean the same, but 500 has air dry feature, and most have kids, so hidden top panel comes in handy. I think all 500 series have top panels. Which made us limited on 300 or 800 models.

We had a 20 year old Frigidaire quiet clean dishwasher until it became too noisey and old. It had a heating element, and did a good job with our dishes.

The new Bosch models are better than ever right down the line. They upgraded the door springs, and made the racks better than ever. I suggest looking at my post, it covers 2019 on up models.

The 300 cleans better and is hotter than our older dishwasher ever had been, and loads more, and is more versatile, and a wee quieter at 44dba. If you can't find one your looking for, you may find in scratch and dent sales... they come by them a bit now these days at large distributers. Ours only had a mark on the top of the lid and a wee dent in the inside. Nothing to effect function, as we have had ours for a month now. The best purchase in the last 15 years, outside of our car and tv, we have made.

I loved our Bosch. It easily held the most dishes of any machine I have ever used, though I removed the cutlery tray and used the third rack exclusively. It does best with silverware. Utensils and other small items don’t get enough spray from below. I would place these in the second rack without issues. The Auto cycle is better than Normal by a clear margin. So, considering the article tests with the Auto cycle, I am not shocked in the performance. The Heavy cycle isn’t much better, though is faster. Drying performance wasn’t horrible, but improves with the Sanitize option. As mentioned, if you pop the door open at the end of the cycle, drying does improve. It was a very quiet and fairly solid machine. What sold me on it over a KitchenAid was cycle time and reliability.

I've had both - I prefer my current Bosch 800.

Of coarse the 800 series has the best drying feature. Though 2019 on up 300, 500, and 800 are a lot better compared previous years. They all have better door springs, adjustable racks, and if your model does not include options, the optional flexible split flatware basket and flexible 3rd rack can be added. I picked up scratched and dent parts online, and made my new 300 like a mini 800 at a total cost less than a 500. I bumped the drying mode and use sanitize with door cracking in the last 20 minutes and get everything dry. Also use H1 (food grade) dry lubricant coating on all interior plastic 3rd rack, baskets, and the coated steel racks, to keep water from pooling and driping, allowing it to dry out quicker too. Could have upgraded to myway rack, but it is not adjustable, but is better at drying, especially when a 3rd rack is loaded.

Bosch has been my "go to" for 2+ decades.

I got my Bosch 500 last February. I would have probably gotten the 300, but the 500 was all they had, so lucky me! It has been great for the last year.

I got my Bosch 800+ last May. Best cleaning dishwasher I've had in 45 years. Takes off crusty crock pot liner stuff without batting an eye. Same with scrambled eggs on a SS skillet. Use Finish Quantum for those type of loads and Auto Wash with Sanitize and Crystal Dry.

I had a Bosch 500 series in our last home--I loved it!

Fast forward a year--we just bought a new home & replaced the existing dishwasher with a Kitchen Aid. It cleans circles around our Bosch, and the 3rd rack has much more usable space. Kitchen Aid for the win, as far as my experience goes!

I just got a bosch 300 and I love it except for the tines layout in the bottom rack. Drives me INSANE. Its fine for plates but if you use bowls they don't fit in the rack in any logical way. I end up only fitting a couple and handwashing the rest. I prefer my previous kenmore rack layout!

If your Bosch is older than 2019, a good chance your comparing apples with oranges. My 300 has adjustable tines top and bottom. You can obtain a newer 500 or even better 800 series rack and toss your old one. Have yet to find a need, since adjustability works fine for me. You can find distributors that sell new good parts removed from shipment damaged bosch dishwashers, at resonable prices. Also bosch has direct sales, if you seach a part from a better model, you can order it directly. One wee secret. Two like models will have a price difference, just because the other model is higher priced. Example, the 800 series combination blower fan and dryer module only on 800 series is double the price, over that of a lower cost 800. 250 compared to 450. Same units, identical installation and function. You must make a list of machine part numbers and compare prices as you go.

My bottom rack has adjustable tines in one section. I find the angle and spacing insufficient for putting in a series of bowls. It's kind of crazy they make you buy more racks instead of designing them well.

Ah, well then the cheapest upgrade from bottom rack that you have. Is the 500 series, having half tine up front and a single rear long adjustable tine near the rear. It is half way to the 800 series. Bosch made their series price, based on versatility morr than cleaning ability. Pretty much all models clean the same, but options are what drives costs.

I admit whole heartedly the options with racks is a waste of resources. They were smart in making all models based on a great design, but interior changes to racks is the driving point to sell higher end models. The 800 series top rack has ball bearing rollers. To me its not worth the additional cost, for just a wee bit more smoothness. All the other racks don't have bearing rollers, so 1 of 3 racks is your upgrade. Oh well.

Like I stated, there are a few big distributors, who have resorted to salvaging new but damaged washers for replacement parts, due to supply chain. Interior parts are being sold at discount rates, because there is hardly any requests for them. You may find spending an extra $50 or so for a better lower rack for your needs, more worth while than dealing with how to stack with bowls. It may not be a need now option, but something to think about later on.

Oddly enough low teir and top teir racks are made the same, just non adjustable tines are not added to the construction for higher level racks, for room to install adjustable tines. I found you can move the fold down cup and wine glass shelves on the top rack, one level down, for normal sized cups, and move the rear one to the opposite side up front. Makes room for both cereal / salad bowls and cups to be cleaned on the same rack. Though having the shelves split, limits to just 4 cups, from the 6 that could have shared between the shelves.

I am thinking of modification of the racks, if I come accross a need. The top rack can easly add extra tines, but you need to know how to remove the non adjustable tines for snapping in the adjustable ones. I have a rotory cutter, so its not difficult too do for me. I looked into the cost of all the tines and components to snap them in, as it is cheaper than buying just one top basket, to have both be fully adjustable, like the top models.

I liked my Bosch 500 series until it just died at 8. I’m replacing it with a comparable KitchenAid because Bosch availability is 8-14 months out, if then. The store I prefer has its own delivery, installation m/haul and repair personnel, which for me is peace of mind. I’m sure I could find a Bosch somewhere within 100 miles, but I’ve been very happy with my KA refrigerator and Speed Queens, so I’m giving it a go on their recommendation.

I really love the AutoAir feature on the Bosch 500, where the DW door pops open to enhance further drying. A bonus is that the open door signals when dishes are clean and need to be put away. No more wondering if the dishes are clean or dirty. The Bosch interior layout fits my dishes and cookware perfectly.

Yeah, i am wondering why some state tine issues with thick bowels and plates. The new models have two options, with thin or thicker plates and bowels. In fact our thick plates have more room to fit than the old Kitchenaide which I had to bend some tines for room with glasses. As for wondering if plates are clean or dirty, each model is different, mostly because many buy hidden panel models. Having the pocket handel with angled display and real buttons on the 300 and 800 series has the option to keep dishwasher on or off, when completed. If dishwasher is off, we know the dishes are yet to be cleaned. I usually set sanitize to do the drying better. Knowing I have between 10 to 20 minutes, time frame to open door, if a lot of plastics are loaded. Other than that everything does seems clean and dry when normal is set only. Don't need to dance with tamborine, in selecting other options to get a decent wash. Though damp plastics dry by the time I have completely unloaded the dishwasher. This drying plastics issue is more over rated than it should be. I do recommend adjusting Jetdry feature and spraying H1 dry lubricant coating on all plastic interior pieces, like cutlery baskets and poly coated racks.