Bosch 13 Place Settings Dishwasher (SMS66GW01I, White)

I’ve been using this machine for over an year and I consider myself qualified enough to write a proper review. This machine is a boon for any Indian household who wants to wash loads of utensils without irking their house helps. Whatever the load, how many times a day, it never complains.

The major pros-
It cleans well, with the correct combination of utensils and cleaning agents
Saves you a lot of hard work. I’ve done my share of dishwashing during the lockdown and hostel days and I know
Hygienic with hot water and steam
Worry free and fuss free. In the last one year I haven’t faced a single issue relating to water hardness, voltage fluctuations or filter clogging. I’m not using any additional filter or stabilizer
Need not worry about your house help turning up or complaining about load. And it cleans better than any average house help

Cons-
Loading and unloading can become tedious
You HAVE to pre-rinse. Directly putting utensils doesn’t always produce desired results
I use Finish dishwashing tablets, which can be quite costly at times at around ₹22/ load
EB power is mandatory, this doesn’t run on DG backup as heating water is required
Steel or glass utensils ONLY. It doesn’t clean iron kadai or iron skillets or aluminium that well and leaves a white residue. I’ve invested in steel utensils to negate this

Overall, this machine is a fantastic buy. The loading and unloading exercise is nothing compared to the dishwashing you have to do. If your budget and kitchen space permit, this is a must have for every Indian household and no longer a luxury for-show item for the privileged!

What an amazing product. does its job perfectly given that you know how to use it properly, that is knowing what utensils should go in, type of water supply, electric supply.
Dishes come out sparkling clean everytime and i do not have to worry about hiring an external help to clean my dishes.

avoid putting copper bottom utensils, thin aluminium vessels, soft plastic things, cheap glass wares. if you put any of these, there are high chances that there will be some unpleasant marks and erosion of material on ur utensils. i had 1 cheap glass bowl received it free with some product, its surface become slightly rough after wash.. that too in quick wash cycle where temp was 45 C.

Machine has 6 programs, just different temperatures at which water is heated and utensils are washed with it.
i mainly use ECO and quick modes for washing, as the name suggests,

ECO mode saves on electricity and water, it washes your dishes at 50 C heated water. here you can put aluminium kadahi given that it is heavy quality and not a weak smaller one. i personally use 2 aluminium kadahi to wash at this temp, one is large sized and other is medium sized, along with it i usually put 4-5 plates, 3 big ones and 2 medium sized on the bottom rack. for the top rack i arrange as many smaller steel utensils like spoons forks plates tea plates, tea cups, mixer chutney jar and as such. i also put plastic tea strainers and steel strainers too, but on the top right smaller rack, they come out clean, you also put knives there, idea is to get the delicate items washed but also keep it slightly away from the intense jet spray of heated water. For some reason, my tea saucepan steel utensil always come out like 80% cleaned, there are marks on sides of utensil, i guess it has to do with the quality of the utensil i have, because the other steel suacepan always come out clean and it is a bit heavy than this one.

Quick mode washes your dishes at 45 C temprature, this is best suited for your glass wares and slightly soiled dishes.

intensive kadahi mode, as it says washes the dishes at highest temprature, 70 C, personally i have not used it and i do not intend to use it either, reason higher elec consumption and for me dishes come out clean at ECO 50C and Express Sparkle 65 C programs.

Auto mode chooses automatically chooses the right amount of temp for wash, inbuilt sensor.

there are 3 modes to the left of the panel, vario eco, reduces electricity by about 40% i guess but wash cycle is longer, 3 hours 30 minutes to be exact, extra dry makes sure your dishes are perfectly dried and ready to put in cupboard, personally i dont use this too either, after wash cycle i just let the dishes sit in dishwasher for 10-15 minutes, they get dried eventually. half load, just put the utensils on bottom rack, saves water.

make sure you have soft water supply, i would recommend avoid using untreated borewell water directly with the machine, even though you are supposed to use salt which should take care of it but, it might damage the water softening mechanism inside the machine.

you place it stationery in one place only and use it. You can also use a stand with wheels and move it when you want in case you need to place the machine away from tap due to space constraints or other reason.

water inlet pipe is small, you can extend it if you want, or you can also use the inlet pipe of your full auto washing machine, personally i use my washing machine inlet pipe and have the machine on wheels and move it near tap whenever i need to use it.

you are supposed to use only dishwasher detergent, dishwasher salt and rinse aid. personally i use fortune dishwasher detergent, fortune dishwasher salt and finish rinse aid. this trio is much more economical for me to use than combo tablets.

WHEN YOU RECEIVE YOUR PRODUCT.
in case you want to wait for your technician to arrive and unbox everything for you, give you demo and install it, you can definitely wait.

BUT for the impatient ones like me.. read ahead..
open the box and check for any shipping damages, bents or anything as such. take machine out of foam cover and place it on stand or floor. opening the door for first time can be intimidating, place your hand in the groove and other hand on top, and gently pull the door towards you, you will hear a strong click sound.
check the inside properly for any manufacturing defect, spray arms are moving properly or not.
check the salt bay, filters at the bottom,
salt should be empty and dry while there would be some water in the filter area, dont worry, it comes from factory like this, prepared for first use.
for filling up salt, open the cover of salt bay, pour 1 litre of drinking water/ soft water into it, and then pour either entire 1 kg packet or as you require, personally i poured about 80% of the packet.
place the outlet pipe and inlet pipe and you are ready to go.

For the first time usage, i would recommend using ECO mode, takes 1 hour and 30 minutes. see the results for yourself and then decide which wash cycle would suit your needs.

Prerinse cycle just rinses your dishes with cold water in 15 minutes to wash off any dirt that has settled on your utensils, this program will not wash your dishes, just a spray of cold water to put off dirt.