I wouldn't call it junk..
I bought a Bosch dishwasher about 3 months ago and so far everyone here thinks highly of it, every dish has always been spotless. It is the Bosch 100 Series Premium, the lowest priced model that had controls on top, the large handle and the third rack on top for the silverware. With the basket on the bottom rack too it holds a lot of silverware which I like. Even so, it cost nearly $900. I liked the style of the unit, the KitchenAids seemed too "funky' for the kitchen and Consumer Reports, the first 10 units are Bosch.
The Bosch is a bit small so you are right about capacity but with only 2 or 3 people in the house it works fine for us. Some of the plastic items are a bit wet but they were for every dishwasher we ever had. I don't understand how the drying is supposed to work, the water is supposed to condense on the walls but there is an insulation blanket to keep heat inside the machine so how can that work? It does though.
The Speed 60 cycle is what I use the most and it is enough most of the time. If there is something like a lasagna pan I use Auto which takes longer but I know it will be clean. I find I can barely hear the dishwasher with just a rumble most of the time.
My gripes are that I wish it would light green when it is finished (just has a red light that goes off when finished) and even thought I read the manual I still can't figure out the racks when loading. Have to play a guessing game how, I guess German cups and glasses are smaller.
Bosch replaced the previous dishwasher, GE Artistry which had a failed heating element. This failure caused that dishwasher to smell and there was scum growing in the filter which did not before. It also had broken racks, rust on the outside, and noise when draining, after about 6 years so that was the end of its life. It was also flimsier than the Bosch is.
