Shopping for a new dishwasher
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Comments (1)Don't have a picture, but cleanup is not a problem (actually doesn't get very dirty to start with). I use Guardsman SS spray on all my SS, both here & in my previous kitchen. Does a great job....See MoreDishwasher advice
Comments (7)Lowes sells a geat Bosch that I would have bought if I hadn't needed a panel ready model (was selling for $1079 -- don't know if that's in your range, but it would be very quiet and have most features you could want on it). The one I got is pretty similar in the features other than finish. I am still learning how to best load the third rack configuration (have run it about 4 times), but I am very happy with how quiet it is and how well it cleans. That isn't true about the adjustable tines on more than one rack. There are adjustable tines on top and bottom starting at least in the 800 series if not the 500 (I had a chart I found online that compareed all the models, but I can't find it again). The every-other tine fold down on part of the lower rack tines is something that is only offered on the Benchmark 9 and the Thermador Star Sapphire (I could be wrong about the Sapphire, but I think it is only the very top model in each line). There are also two different size tubs in the Bosch DWs. As I had it explained to me, the tall tub or Euro tub is the one in the Benchmark 9 and has a 14 place setting capacity. The Deep Tall Tub is the one with a 15 or 16 place setting capacity and the tines. The tub and the overall DW dimensions are 1-2 inches deeper than the other styles. The salesman called that the American tub and said the tines are spaced more widely apart....See MoreDishwashers with self cleaning filter?
Comments (9)Alexia -- the new mid-range and up KitchenAid models have the kind of self-cleaning filters you are interested in. You might find it helpful to read this blog/article on the sweethome-NYTimes-wirecutter site if you have not already seen it: sweethome:dishwashers. AFAIK, the function of filters as well as "grinders" (aka "masticators") is to try to prevent redeposit of washed-off food stuff while washer water is being cycled and sprayed during washing. Filters are better at preventing redeposit. I would not say that the "yuck" in a manual-clean filter is an entirely imaginary problem. Most folks do find checking and cleaning the filter as easy as freidajune and Kim said. I certainly do. However, we've had threads here on various problems with yuck in filters. Some of those problems were solved by changing to a detergent better suited to the local water chemistry, btw. I do not know if self-cleaning filters would have this problem or not, and, if they did, how you would discover it without a filter you can pull out and look at. (I did not find any discussion of problems with self-cleaning filters when I was shopping for a new dishwasher a couple of months ago but then the models are rather new to the market.) While I would say "yuck" is the exception rather than the rule, I recognize that what seems trivial to me might strike you as an annoyance if not sheer brink of hell . :>). Check on the Kitchenaid and let us know what you decide....See MoreRecommendations for quiet dishwasher
Comments (37)I was initially dismayed with my mid level Bosch due to wet dishes. I blamed the lack of a heated drying element. Customer service advised me to do some 'programming' which I can't recall. It was a series of depressing cycle buttons. It did something to raise final temps. Along with that and always using rinse aid, my dishes dry well. The plastics food containers never do, and mug indentations hold a bit of water. I only run it when I'm home, so when there is half an hour or less left in my Auto cycle, I dab the mugs and remove the Gladware. I leave the dishes in for a while after the cycle for added residual drying. Love this QUIET DW and will buy again. Top rack silverware leaves extra space: will never go back to basket!...See Moreolychick
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