# Dishwashers- What do you think of Bosch? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [November 13, 2022, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dishwashers-what-do-you-think-of-bosch/974867 "2022-11-13T20:58:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2022, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dishwashers-what-do-you-think-of-bosch/974867/61 "2022-11-30T03:21:05Z")
I never use the heat option. It’s a ‘Funny Smell Generator’. ---
**Author:** ![scabpicker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scabpicker/32/8268_2.png) [@scabpicker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scabpicker)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2022, 6:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dishwashers-what-do-you-think-of-bosch/974867/62 "2022-11-30T06:29:41Z")
Or, in our Bosch it was the “melt the plastic dishes” setting. We didn’t use it much after that, and were sure to put anything plastic on the upper racks if we did. ---
**Author:** ![Whack-a-Mole](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/whack-a-mole/32/141_2.png) [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2022, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dishwashers-what-do-you-think-of-bosch/974867/63 "2022-11-30T21:32:25Z")
My Bosch dishwasher has a drying cycle and it does it well. I am ~~still mystified how it does it (I see no heating element)~~ (the link below explains it) but everything is dry when I remove the dishes. Here’s their page on it and they note in big letters that it dries plastics and things can be uncomfortably hot if you empty as soon as the cycle ends: > **[CrystalDry™ Dishwasher Technology | 60% Drier Dishes | Bosch](https://www.bosch-home.com/us/experience-bosch/crystaldry)** > > Our new CrystalDry™ technology delivers 60% better drying for your dishes - including plastics! Click to see how this new patented technology from Bosch transforms moisture into heat to get the dishes drier! I will add that, by default, the drying process is turned off. I need to press a button every time I run a cycle if I want the drying to happen. No biggie but I kinda wish I could set that default. ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2022, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dishwashers-what-do-you-think-of-bosch/974867/64 "2022-11-30T21:49:46Z")
Oh, interesting. I have the same model. I should try turning on the drying cycle! Do you happen to know if there’s a way to cancel/drain if i start a cycle by mistake? ---
**Author:** ![Whack-a-Mole](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/whack-a-mole/32/141_2.png) [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2022, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dishwashers-what-do-you-think-of-bosch/974867/65 "2022-11-30T21:51:28Z")
> [@puzzlegal](#): > > Do you happen to know if there’s a way to cancel/drain if i start a cycle by mistake? I’ve never tried. I assume the choice is turn it off and on again to clear the current cycle and start over. If you don’t it will just continue. Not sure if you can turn on the drying thing mid-cycle since it adds it to the end of the process. Worth a try, for science. ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2022, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dishwashers-what-do-you-think-of-bosch/974867/66 "2022-11-30T21:54:56Z")
I don’t have any need to turn on the drying cycle after i start the machine. But i did once start it by mistake, and i couldn’t fit the life of me figure out how to cancel the cycle and drain it – a function that’s been a clearly labeled button on every other dishwasher I’ve ever owned. After we had water sitting in the bottom for several hours, i gave up and let it finish the (incredibly long) cleaning cycle with no soap and about 4 dishes. ---
**Author:** ![Whack-a-Mole](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/whack-a-mole/32/141_2.png) [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2022, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dishwashers-what-do-you-think-of-bosch/974867/67 "2022-11-30T22:03:24Z")
[This WikiHow article](https://www.wikihow.com/Reset-a-Bosch-Dishwasher) suggests that just opening the door during a cycle will make the water drain (it may take a minute or more). Pressing and holding the START button for three seconds will cancel the cycle entirely. I’ve never tried it so grain of salt and all that. I checked the manual for my unit and it says: > Terminating the wash cycle (Reset) Terminating the wash cycle > > 1. Press and hold Start button for approximately 3 seconds until the display reads 0:01; > 2. Wait about 1 minute while the dishwasher drains. > 3. Press On/Off button (. You may now power the dishwasher back on and begin a new cycle if desired. Of course, your unit may work differently (although a manufacturer usually standardizes these things on their product line but you never know). ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2022, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dishwashers-what-do-you-think-of-bosch/974867/68 "2022-12-01T15:51:52Z")
Am I reading that article correctly? That a Bosch dishwasher will not stop its cycle when you open the door? That seems … odd. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2022, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dishwashers-what-do-you-think-of-bosch/974867/69 "2022-12-01T16:03:44Z")
^They should name that particular model “Maddie”. ---
**Author:** ![Whack-a-Mole](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/whack-a-mole/32/141_2.png) [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2022, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dishwashers-what-do-you-think-of-bosch/974867/70 "2022-12-01T16:33:59Z")
I saw the same thing. I can say mine stops. I am surprised that there would be some that keep going. Not sure what happened there. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2022, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dishwashers-what-do-you-think-of-bosch/974867/71 "2022-12-01T16:37:28Z")
I was wondering if WikiHow was the DIY website that has been notoriously unreliable for me, but it’s eHow that I was thinking of. Seems WikiHow is fairly well-regarded, so I don’t know. ---
**Author:** ![Whack-a-Mole](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/whack-a-mole/32/141_2.png) [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2022, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dishwashers-what-do-you-think-of-bosch/974867/72 "2022-12-01T16:40:21Z")
I’d think it is dishwasher-101 that the washer stops if the door is opened. I have never seen one that doesn’t. I can only assume that was bad writing. That said, never say never. Maybe there are some. That would surprise me though. ---
**Author:** ![bump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7c8e57/32.png) [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2022, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dishwashers-what-do-you-think-of-bosch/974867/73 "2022-12-01T18:31:58Z")
Is there a transcription or synopsis or something? I don’t have the time or interest to sit through 48 minutes of some dorky guy talking about detergent when he could sum it up in a couple of paragraphs of exposition and a concluding paragraph. ---
**Author:** ![commasense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/commasense/32/3017_2.png) [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2022, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dishwashers-what-do-you-think-of-bosch/974867/74 "2022-12-01T19:38:54Z")
> [@Need dishwasher advice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-dishwasher-advice/971324/11): > > These two videos by one of my favorite YouTubers touch on a bunch of important points about how dishwashers work, how best to use them, what not to do, etc. If you don’t care to spend about 80 minutes in the subject, here is my TL;DW: The normal cycle on most dishwashers includes a prewash, and for best results you should put some detergent in the prewash cup. If your DW doesn’t have one (cough, cough, Bosch), just pour a little extra detergent on the door before you close it. Don’t use d… ---
**Author:** ![Sunny\_Daze](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunny_daze/32/438_2.png) [@Sunny\_Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Daze)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2022, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dishwashers-what-do-you-think-of-bosch/974867/75 "2022-12-01T20:25:07Z")
Most of the dishwashers I’ve had will interrupt the cycle when you open the door and re-start it once you shut the door, the caveat being that you do it quickly. If I leave the door open too long, it will then end the cycle. I’ve had no issues popping in a dish that I wanted to add at the last moment. For the record, I still haven’t gotten that dishwasher. ---
**Author:** ![commasense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/commasense/32/3017_2.png) [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2022, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dishwashers-what-do-you-think-of-bosch/974867/76 "2022-12-01T20:32:12Z")
With the Bosch, if you open it after starting it, you have to push the Start button again. If you don’t, it just beeps. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2022, 10:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dishwashers-what-do-you-think-of-bosch/974867/77 "2022-12-02T10:09:19Z")
My Kitchenaid is the same way: Opening the door will stop it, but you have to hit Start/Resume and close it to continue, otherwise you get blinking lights and possibly beeping (can’t remember.) ---
**Author:** ![DavidNRockies](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidnrockies/32/6279_2.png) [@DavidNRockies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DavidNRockies)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2022, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dishwashers-what-do-you-think-of-bosch/974867/78 "2022-12-02T16:01:04Z")
Which, as we all know, is the first step on the path to Appliance Anarchy. Or, at the very least, kitchen cacophony. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dishwashers-what-do-you-think-of-bosch/974867.md?page=3)