Hello, I'll chime in on the Miele dishwasher...of the Futura series (newest), the Dimension seems to be the best bang for buck with features in terms of cost. The Classic is the entry level nd the Diamond I believe is the most expensive. We have two, a Dimension as our primary and a Classic for overflow. Love the both! Good luck! Here is a link that might be useful: miele dishwashers

We are going to start the remodel of our kitchen soon and are researching appliances right now. We need a new slide-in range, microhood and dishwasher. We cook mainly Indian food - so we get ALOT of use from the stove; we hardly use our oven (in fact, I think I've used it like 2-3 times in the past 3 years). Unfortunately, I don't have the budget to redesign my entire kitchen to fit a good cooktop. Can you guys recommend a good slide in range that can fit our needs? Also, I need a microhood and a very good dishwasher - we run almost 2 loads a day (1 baby and 1 toddler...go figure...).

I'm still waiting for my stove. I had husband call to see how order was doing, and the store never put the order in. They told him, I would get the stove in Jan. My husband told them that he can build a car faster than that. I am so upset. I was hoping I could make my cookies for xmas in my new stove. I did get to see the new model. They got it in a store in my town. It is pretty cool........... And I just want to make it very clear, that Viking has been really great to us. We've been calling them,asking different questions. They even gave us their trainer's number to call him. I spent a hour on the phone with him. He even invited me to see a presentation that he was teaching with the new range..

"I heard the ranges in Canada are not made in Germany rather are made in North America." AFAIK only the top of line Bosch 800+ dishwashers ,built-in coffee, and euro-size laundry sold in North America is made in Germany. Everything else is "engineered in Germany, American value" or some other marketing mumbo jumbo. Free standing refrigerators are made in Mexico and built-in refrigeration is made in Turkey. In the sub $2k class I would look at GE, Frigidaire, and Bosch. Bosch only makes the 700 series gas ranges the lower priced ones are made by Frigidaire for Bosch.