Yes, washing the pan by hand is much easier/quicker/cheaper than messing around with having to clean the dishwasher. Takes only a few minutes.

But, no, it is not normal for a dishwasher to stink after cleaning pots with egg residue. But possibly the water in the dishwasher is overcooking the egg residue?

I found this on a cooking site:

First, let’s look at what causes eggs to smell so bad. Egg yolks have trace amounts of iron, and egg whites have sulfur compounds. Now, with properly cooked eggs,
you won’t get a major stink. But as you heat an egg over 140°F, sulfur
atoms become free from the albumen proteins and start looking for
trouble. That trouble doesn’t start to really get stinky until you heat
your eggs past 180°F. Once they're above 180°F, the hydrogen sulfide
aroma compounds begin to form rapidly and produce that distinct smell we
all know and despise.

Dishwashers nowadays rarely heat the water to 180°F. There were a few years ago that heated to 180°F on a Sani-Rinse option but nowadays 160°Fs is the typical maximum. Regular cycles are maybe 140°F to 150°F for the last rinse. Wash temperature may be less than 120°F to accommodate enzyme detergents, unless a High-Temp option is selected.

The dishes in both my Bosch and Miele smell like "wet dog" if anything has egg residue on it. I usually do a short wash followed by a normal wash when we have lots of egg dishes. Otherwise, I was them by hand. This didn't use to be the case, I noticed it around 10 years ago. My theory is that it's the enzymes in the new detergents.

Thanks everyone. We wash them by hand when we can, but with a baby and a toddler we have very little time. I just wanted to know if it was normal. I'm finding that the dishwasher rinse water seems to be dirty. I have a technician coming out today to see what might be causing that. Obviously if it's rinsing with dirty water then drying, it's basically baking nasty water onto everything. Fingers crossed that it's an easy fix. This dishwasher is only 4 months old, but seems to have been doing this the whole time.
@cheri127, this is a Miele as well. I thought I was paying for something that would last, but I don't care if it lasts if it's going to make all my dishes stink! This happens on every setting, including sanitize which supposedly rinses 3x instead of the usual 2. That's an interesting theory. In my case I think it's mostly the dirty rinse water, but I will experiment with detergents as well. There's a diy recipe I've been wanting to try.

It turns out the machine had been accidentally programmed to use the amount of water a smaller machine uses. Hopefully that will solve the problem or at least help a lot. He said it could also be the airgap. CA code requires it, but Miele machines don't need it. He said if there's any dirty water in the hose still, it can go back down to the machine. He recommended bypassing that if the problem continues.

phoebe Zajac, has the problem been resolved? I have had this same problem since switching 2 houses and 2 dishwashers ago to Bosch with stainless steel interior. I HATE it and would love to know if you've found a fix!

@noelleweiler it was a little better after he changed the programing to use the proper amount of water, but we still had issues. There were a couple other things he said he could try if we called him back for another visit, but unfortunately we've been evacuated for 2.5 months now after a wildfire and are waiting to have smoke damage cleaned. I'm sure the smell has gotten worse after sitting for that long. That being said, trying out different detergents seemed to be changing things a little before we left. I had been resorting to using an afresh dishwasher cleaning tablet (or 1/2) every two cycles or every other cycle. We try to use non toxic products when we can, so I'm not sure if that was part of it. I was about to try making my own detergent before we evacuated. I'm about to have a birthday dinner, so I have to go, but there's a few other things about the filter I'll comment on when I get a moment. Does your dishwasher have a grinder or do you have to clean the filter?

Have you tried other detergents? I found tablets to contain too much detergent and caused my dishes to stink. I use about 1.5 tablespoons of powder detergent and have no more issues. I'm currently using Seventh Generation powder and find it cleans and rinses really well. My dishes are clean and shiny and my glasses are spotless and smooth.

I vaguely remember researching this issue when we were having similar problems with my new Bosch, and it had something to do with hot water reacting with egg protein and “baking” it on to dishes, causing the smell. I have since started rinsing out my egg/mayo dishes with cold (!) water - letting it soak if I need to, and it seems to have helped. If I understand correctly this is somehow more of an issue with European machines in the US - in Europe they fill with cold water that gradually gets heated by an internal heater, and this prevents the residue from reacting with hot water.

It’s a well known issue. There is no problem with your dishwasher, nor with your detergent. When I used to wash the dishes by hand, that was an issue as well. Only solution I know is to add a few drops of chlorine in the water or in the dishwasher at the beginning. Then the problem solved! :)

Oh, by the way I am from Europe. So it’s not an American issue either.

I always hand wash any dish ware with eggs, and never have issues with dishwasher smells❣️

@HU-37672579 interesting you say that. We recently moved and are no longer on a well. The city water has chlorine and we have far less issues with odor. Sometimes I will have to rinse a load again, but it's far, far better. I did also read that my old dishwasher did have some weird odor issues in some units due to being tested and flushed with water that was a little funky and then sitting in a hot shipping container for a while. Not sure if that was true, but they seemed to have insider knowledge.

As a previous commenter stated, spray a bit of bleach before starting the dish washer, no more egg smell. If you rather try a more natural method, pour a 1 cup of vinegar in the base of the dishwasher and then run it. If that doesn’t help, resort to a few sprays of bleach all over the dishes.

I'm really glad I'm not the only one who has this problem. Its one of those super annoying things... For example. You make this amazing dinner... Then, as you take your first bite, you realize its on a plate with the egg smell, snd youre eating the dish with utensils that also have it. I say, 😖😖!!!

I have the same problem it never used to happen. i washed the pans thoroughly before hand, but it still smells. I found that it wasnt the pans, but the bowls or plates. i have an expensive set of table wear that has a matt finish. Eggs seem to penetrate these dishes with smell. Pain. I now soak them for 10 minutes with a drop of bleach before putting them in the dishwasher.

Grab powdered koolaid mix. The small pouches with no sugar. Lemonade flavor. Just add it in the bottom of your dishwasher before starting. Not only will it smell better , your dishwasher will sparke!