Do Bosch Dishwashers have a heating element, are they able to heat dry dishes?
You are correct, Bosch does not have a heating element in the tub. It uses what they call “condensation drying”. I am buying a dishwasher too and found a store that had working demos on the floor…basically, if you have any plastics, they will come out wet…metals and ceramics will dry fine with this type of drying technique, although they still were a bit drippy in spots. I am going with a different brand for that reason since we have polycarbonate drinking cups (restaurant cups). Do keep in mind that some stores employees (Sears, Lowes, etc) are on commission. I know that employees at Lowes make less money on commission from Bosch appliances than other brands, so they tend to steer people away from them. But bottom line, Bosch cleans very well, but the no heated dry cycle has kept me from buying one. It does have a heating element that is NOT in the tub which heats the water.
