We purchased a Bosch 500 series refrigerator just prior to Thanksgiving. Imagine having a turkey dinner ready to cook, the entire family about to arrive but no working refrigerator! Fortunately, we had an old dorm room table top frig to move the food into and avoid disaster. Out we went to find a replacement ASAP. We considered many brands to replace the defunct unit. We wanted a stainless finish, ice and water dispenser accessible on the outside, and the refrigerator had to fit our counter depth cabinet design. After looking at a number of brands, Bosch was the winner for a number of reasons. First was the quality. The stainless finish was superior to less expensive brands. Most pother brands had a stainless front and sides that seemed flimsy and a nonstainless back panel. The Bosch has a full stainless steel back, more substatnial doors and handles, adjustable interior LED lighting, and a configuration of shelves, drawers and door space was perfect for our needs. We are amazed at how quiet the Bosch is compared to the 4 brands we owned previously. The design of the freezer compartment is very practical. The space is configurable and the freezer door opens and closes smoothly. I was initially wary of the wifi connection that sends alerts about "door is opened a long time" or "change water filter" because, we already have message overload from our car, furnace, security cameras, thermostat and children (OK, we are glad to get messages from the children). The Bosch only bothers us if it really needs to. There are few downsides to this refrigerator. The long bottom drawer is useful but it has a bump in the middle that can get in the way. The water dispenser tends to spash a bit if you are trying to fill a small glass but it works perfectly on normal sized glasses, a thermose or mugs. This is a great product and we are very happy that we made the purchase.

Although this is a review of my wonderful new refrigerator, it all started when I bought a Bosch dishwasher. I was tired, at the age of 74, to having to wash my dishes before I put them in the dishwasher so after reading some reviews I purchased the Bosch dishwasher. Other than scraping large pieces of food off the plates, they don't even need to be lightly rinsed. AND, I don't run the dishwasher but once of twice a week. Everything comes out sparkling! Now, about that refrigerator -- it's a great design starting with an exterior that doesn't get fingerprints. The water and icemaker on the outside takes up little room on the inside the operates smoothly. Inside are easy to clean glass shelves that are adjustable, drawers that keep my fresh vegetables fresh and space in the doors for large drink containers and other items you might access frequently. I've lived in four states, had homes built and several different brands of kitchen appliances. I'm only sorry I didn't find Bosch first!