I have a KA, not sure of the model number off the top of my head, but I am extremely happy with it. It is their basic model with only a heavy and normal cycle. I can also choose extra heat in the wash cycle, and whether to heat dry or not. It has a stainless interior, and also comes with stainless exterior if you want. I got basic white because I am not enchanted with stainless appliances. I was tired of the unreliability of many dishwashers that have all the bells and whistles, and found I only used a couple of the cycles anyway. This has been the best one I've used, and was right around the price range you mentioned. My dishes come out totally clean. I don't find it to be particularly noisy. It sounds like a dishwasher. Sandy

OT, but We have had a PGM365 at the lake house about a year now. Likes: 1) Looks good. Nice stainless finish, cool blue LED's on control knobs, reasonably hefty feel to grid. 2) Cooks well. It's not a BlueStar, but the one 15K burner is hot enough to sear stuff reasonably well. The 11K burner is also good for most day to day cooking. The other burners are fine for more mundane tasks 3) the two dual ring simmer burners are quite good, can go very low. Nice for polenta, grits etc. 4) the "shot peened" stainless finish (around the burners only, the finish around the control knobs is a more conventional stainless finish) is nice in not showing fingerprints and dirt as much (but see below) Dislikes (none are major) 1) Wish the 15K burner were front and center, rather than front and left. Hood ventilation would be better if it were centered under the hood. As it is, with a 600 cfm VAH hood running on full I get just a touch of smoke spillover when really cooking hard 2) the shotpeened finish is certainly not stain proof, and may even be harder to clean with some stains. Early on we neglected to wipe up some spattered oil before going on to use the adjacent burner. It baked the oil onto the surface and nothing we tried including abrasive cleansers (wince) worked. Finally on the advice of Dacor we used oven cleaner and it came right up, with no residual damage. So--looks nice but no panacea Can't comment on reliability after only a year but no probs to date and Dacor was reasonably responsive with our one inquiry. Price I thought was pretty good. Hope this helps.

Looks like the 60/40 proportions are reversed ... a matter of preference on which side you want the bigger bowl.

We need more information from you. We have a "Layout Help" FAQ that will be helpful. I'll summarize the main points here and link to the FAQ for further reading. We also have a set of Kitchen Design Best Practices/Guidelines that will help you understand the comments/questions you will be getting. We need a fully-measured layout of the spaces under consideration (in your case, Kitchen & Dining Room) and a sketch of the entire floor the Kitchen is on. Layout...While you did include the KD's 2D view, what's missing is the information telling us where the doors lead. Sketch...The sketch of the entire floor lets us see how the Kitchen relates to the rest of the home. It doesn't have to be to-scale, but it should accurately show how the rooms all relate to each other and should include all interior & exterior doors (or how to get to them if they're on a separate floor). In addition, it will help us see how traffic flows in, around, and through the Kitchen. Include the front entry and family entry, if different. The family entry is usually a garage or side entry, but it might not be. It's helpful to know which door you use to bring in groceries. Other questions... Tell us about you and your family and how you plan to use your Kitchen. All-adults? Empty Nesters? Children (now or in the future)? What appliances (& their sizes) do you plan to have? Where are you flexible? Can walls/windows/doors/doorways change (move, change size, add, delete)? The above and more are discussed in the Layout Help FAQ. Layout Help FAQ: https://www.houzz.com/discussions/5500789/faq-how-do-i-ask-for-layout-help-what-information-should-i-include Ice.Water.Stone.Fire, a humorous discussion of Kitchen design: https://www.houzz.com/discussions/2699918/looking-for-layout-help-memorize-this-first Also see... Work Zones, What Are They?: https://www.gardenweb.com/discussions/5500762/faq-kitchen-work-zones-what-are-they Aisles Widths, Seating Overhangs, etc.: https://www.gardenweb.com/discussions/5500771/faq-aisle-widths-walkways-seating-overhangs-work-landing-space-etc Storage Planning: https://www.gardenweb.com/discussions/5500787/faq-how-do-i-plan-for-storage