I have had the Miele Optima since 2006. "Semi integrated". It is paneled, but the control panel shows---which we like. That way we know what it is doing, and we found the controls are easier to use than our prior kitchen aid which had the controls hidden at the top inside of the door. After all, if your gonna spend "ALL THAT MONEY" on a Miele, then why hide the freakin" thing (Inquiring minds want to know)!!! Anyway the door does not auto open like some of the fancier models, and no steam comes out---so you don't need that "Stainless Steel protection plate" with it. Both the panels on the Miele DW as well as the surrounding cabinetry look just as good as they did when first installed. 6 years ago. Now to be fair to Kitchenaid---we had 3 of them and all were trouble free for at least 9 years each. One poster posted a complaint about the venting of the kitcheaid and it's kinda been like the "Chicken pox" here in Garden webb. There was definitely something wrong with that "Particular" (IE Hers) that is not wrong with many of the same models. That vent is not supposed to open for 6 hours yet hers does but we have seen post from other folks with exactly the same model and NO venting Problems, NONE!! So it's getting a bad rap as folks here seem to recall only that post and not the others with the same exact model and NO Problems with theirs. The Kitcheaids are slightly deeper than the Euro Models so it will require a slightly deeper cabinet than would a Miele. There are many posts about this here in Garden web and how to resolve this problem IE more cabinet depth. Good luck with your decision, You really don't need to spend the money on the fancy door opener and in fact, (To Me), your panels and adjacent cabinetry are safer without it! HTH's Gary

I have the KDTE404, (couple years old). Works great! No complaints, quiet, and love the heated dry. Yes, everything comes out clean and dry!

@hallettco I used an Amish cabinet maker - just measured and the finish height is 34 1/2" but the toe kick is only 3 3/4" - so that's the discrepancy. Apparently these are the specs he always uses, but they don't make sense when trying to have a dishwasher that coordinates with the cabinets and toe kicks. I'm surprised he didn't run into issues before, even with dishwashers that aren't panel ready the toe kicks of the cabinets and dishwasher wouldn't align. Or other clients didn't care or notice... Didn't think I needed to specify the toe kick height with him since that's typically standardized. What type of filler did you use on that dishwasher? I did a google search but mostly ran across fillers for ranges. Or I need to track down those sliding hinges. That seems like a decent option if I can find them. Thanks for the help!

Well, I'll take a wild guess that she wants a 24" wide, approx. 33.875" tall panel-ready dishwasher. In stock at Appliances Connection: Blomberg DWT51600FBI24 Inch Panel Ready Built-In Fully Integrated Dishwasher Smeg STU864924 Inch Panel Ready Built-In Fully Integrated Dishwasher Three racks: Beko DIT38530 24 Inch Panel Ready Built-In Fully Integrated Dishwasher Smeg STU864724 Inch Panel Ready Built-In Fully Integrated Dishwasher Fulgor Milano F6DWT24SS2Distinto Series 24 Inch Stainless Steel Built-In Fully Integrated Dishwasher