I don’t remember what the dishwasher guy said but I think it helps the machine function better! If someone watches the video, please report back 
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He just said it helps with spots. That’s about it. It’s a surfactant, I remember he said that. Then he explained how that worked but I already forgot that part. 
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The technical explanation is that it slicks things up so that stuff slides off the dishes.
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I think maybe also the dishes dry better?
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Yep. Technically speaking, water slides off the dishes better too.
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I am the 10th person who is obsessed with their Bosch dishwasher, though any new dishwasher should work as well. I really really like the 3rd rack. Lowe’s will have them in their open box section sometimes (where my parents got theirs, you can negotiate price), and I got mine in a shady Craigslist deal, so they can be had for cheaper.
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Bosch dishwashers have the heating element outside of the drum. The good news is that you can put plastic stuff in the bottom rack and it won’t melt. The bad news is that things don’t come out completely dry sometimes.
Rinse aid helps a lot and if you use it your cycle will be noticeably shorter.
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I’ve never had every single thing come out of the dishwasher completely dry. Most of it will be dry but the plastic containers with corners and the cups that are upside down cup water on top (bottom?) of them. Is this common or is it a “You’re in Florida with all the humidity even if you’re in air conditioning” thing?
Usually we run our dishwasher after dinner so I try to be good about remembering (sometimes with phone reminder assistance) to open the dishwasher and pull the drawers out, then drape a towel on the top rack as a visual “These are clean, do not add dirty dishes to this” signal. Or if pots and pans are still drying on the counter, shaking out the plastic stuff over the sink and adding them to the counter top dishes at night means they’ll definitely be dry in the morning. (All of this is because the little drips annoy me so much, not because I’m a paragon of adulting.)
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This is my experience even in winter in less humid places than Florida. But I almost never use the dry cycle on a dishwasher.
My Bosch dishwasher has a third rack and Auto Air, which means it pops open when it’s done so things can start air drying. Absolutely spectacular for overnight dishes.
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Canadians, where do you buy appliances? Home depot, best buy, Rona…?
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It’s a universal thing, not just Florida. Happens to me in crackling dry winter weather too. Plastic doesn’t retain heat as well as metal, ceramic, glass, etc. so it doesn’t stay warm long enough for surface water to evaporate. Apparently there are some newer dishwashers that use extra fans or crystals to absorb moisture at the end. And that Auto Dry / crack open the door feature sounds so simple and effective.
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We bought stuff from goemans because they will price match. We also bought our washer and dryer from sears. I am absolutely no help to you.
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I don’t have much plastic and everything else comes out steamy, but dry.
But there is a noticeable difference between Bosch and other brands in terms of dryness. I’m more likely to run the dishwasher after breakfast, though.
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Sketchy facebook marketplace sellers
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I live in the driest place in the world (maybe slight exaggeration but not a lot) and have a fancy dishwasher and many things come out wet! So not just Florida
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Someone on Kijiji has a dishwasher for $50 that allegedly works. If it doesn’t I’ll use it for dishes storage while I build the kitchen, since there are no lower cabinets for a while.
Or I get kidnapped and murdered for a cheap sketchy dishwasher.
It could go either way.
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Worth a shot.
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Hello, Universe? I vote for option 1.
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Okay all this talk of dishwasher optimization inspired me to clean my dishwasher (clean out filter, run a vinegar wash). Now things are starting to come out visibly dirty. This is the opposite of what I intended… I wonder (hope?) if I just put it back together wrong.
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I would suspect the filter!
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