When I bought this place in '97 it had an old, leaky (rusted out) GE dishwasher in Harvest Gold. Replaced that with a Frigidaire Gallery that turned out to be a poorly made nightmare. Mostly because the debris screen at the bottom would warp and fail to screen out debris, which would eventually clog the spray arms. Hated that thing. But since I got it from Costco, when it finally failed, was able to return it for a refund (!).
After that, got a Bosch dishwasher which I've had for the past 15 years or so. Haven't looked back. It is slightly smaller inside than the others, but that is not a deal breaker for me. What I really like is the high final temp and the flash drying. I did have to replace the drain pump a few years ago, but since then it's been fairly reliable, although sometimes it doesn't seem to drain completely. I think part of the problem is that I have it hooked up to an air gap at the back of the sink. I surmise it doesn't really need that air gap, since the drain hose loops up to the top of the dishwasher in the back, which should prevent siphoning of sink/disposer dirty water back into the DW. I guess one day I'll try bypassing the air gap and see how that works. As it is, whenever I start the DW I'll wait and listen for the sound of the initial drain sucking air. If it seems to be draining too long, I'll hit a button combo to force a full drain, which usually works.
Meanwhile I have a couple three vintage KA/Hobart dishwashers in the collection, one of which could easily fit in where the Bosch is in the main kitchen. Some day. I remember when I purchased the KA Superba under-counter unit used off Craigslist, the husband of the couple I bought it from was clearly reluctant to part with it, but had to go along with his wife's kitchen remodeling agenda. LOL. I'm sure it's noisier, and more water/energy consuming than the Bosch, but it might be a better unit overall.
