Is Miele Fading Away?

[mrb627]

Miele on the Way!

Well, I got word this afternoon that my Miele Excella should be in by the end of the week. Plan to take delivery early next week.

Malcolm

 

[retropia]

Congrats!

Let us know how you like it.

 

[favorit]

Congrats Malcolm

Basically it's a La Perla without touch controls. Just wondering where Miele USA marketing dept has learned to load pots ....... maybe they were former Whirlpool employees, so they guessed also Miele has the power clean module ?? ;-)

 

[mrb627]

Pots and Pans

I'm not sure what is going on with the pot on the lower rack in the picture above. It would seem that the open space in the front right quadrant of the lower basket would be a better spot to lay that thing down in.

I'm sure loading this machine will be night and day from loading the Bosch that I have now.

Malcolm

 

[passatdoc]

my Bosch loads ok

I wish it had the split cutlery basket for more flexibility. Given that my DW is a basic Integra design (only three cycles, basic racks) I can't really complain. Tines are fairly wide apart, so its capacity is lower than high end racks, on the other hand everything washes up nice and clean, maybe due to the wide spaces between tines!!

A side-hugging KA-style cutlery basket--to save space in the middle of the lower rack-- would be nice, but ah well. I got superb cleaning and a high-end feature (controls hidden in door edge) for $599. Nine years later, works great and no service problems, ever.

Favorit, not sure why the large pot is loaded like that, but there is a strong probability they were making pasta!! Unfortunately we cannot determine from the photograph what type of sauce they used.

If I had to choose again, I might trade Integra design for more features and just get a model with front panel controls. Bosch charges over $100 more for comparable models in their Integra line. For the price of a basic Integra, you can get an Evolution mid-range machine with more options and better racks. Actually, the three cycles on my current DW (PowerSCrubPlus, Normal, Quick Wash) meet my needs, but it would be nice to have better insulation/lower dB, better racks, and maybe their Eco cycle for light loads to save water and energy.

 

[rayjay]

Malcolm. Congrats. Let us know how you like it. I too have heard complaints about the loading from two of our friends that have one.

The Excela is an excellent choice. I was told in the Miele showroom in Princenton, NJ that this is only one step down from the La Perla. The Excela does almost everything that the La Perla does.

 

[mrb627]

LaPerlla

I would have easily ordered the LaPerla but it only comes in stainless. I needed black, otherwise I would have been on the road to replace all appliances with stainless to match. And that is not in the cards...

Counting the hours till it is delivered.

Malcolm

 

[rayjay]

La Perla II

Malcolm, I could be wrong, but the check the Mieleusa website. I think....maybe it does come in black? As I said I could be wrong.

let me know

Ray

 

[passatdoc]

As far as I know, LaPerla is not sold in pre-finished black in USA. One version of it does accept custom panels, so one could fit a black panel to that model at additional cost.

The link below shows the model, and a black panel can be added, at a cost of over $200.

http://www.universal-akb.com/g2872scvi.html

 

[neptuneguy27]

Door Panels

You can indeed order your La Perla with a black, white, or stainless steel panel but as it was said before, you do have to pay extra for them. I purchased mine with a stainless steel panel. You are going to love your Miele Dishwasher!

Chris

 

[hunter]

I don't have a Miele dishwasher,

but I did have an Asko. It did after SIX YEARS. (I expected more like 20 ).

I think I had high voltage and it was that which did it in.

I do, however, have a Miele oven. WOW! I've never seen something cook so good. I have nothing but good things to say about it. (It had been a demo model in a kitchen appliance store -- it lacks a lot of the electronic "Mastercook" stuff which is exactly the way I wanted it. I'm thrilled, especially since I paid 20% of the retail for a "new" one!)

Hunter

 

[whirlcool]

We have the split silverware basket in our Maytag. It can be used split or put together as one big one. It really is versatile, you can put it anywhere you have space. And the silverware always comes out perfectly clean.