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That even the most bewitching beauty is only skin deep.
That even the most bewitching beauty is only skin deep.
My next door neighbors had one of those:
When I was growing up. We had a KA KDP-20. I always thought that the KA sounded much more powerful when washing and the TD racks seemed strange to me. I also found it strange that the TD did not seem to have a pump filter whereas the KA had a massive one.
WK78
When I was growing up. We had a KA KDP-20. I always thought that the KA sounded much more powerful when washing and the TD racks seemed strange to me. I also found it strange that the TD did not seem to have a pump filter whereas the KA had a massive one.
WK78
Right you are, Whirlykenmore78. The stuff that would wind up in the holes of the wash arms reminded me of the nostrils of a baby that did not know how to blow its nose. Peas were the worst.
Thermidor dishwasher?
To me that will always be a waste king and the first name says it all, enough said.
John
To me that will always be a waste king and the first name says it all, enough said.
John
and yet
I'd still prefer this beautiful and useful machine to 95% of the overpriced crap being sold new today that take hours to complete a cycle, are all clones of each other and are unbelievably unimaginative examples of industrial design.
Unlike many of my bone-head wealthy friends and acquaintances who put two identical dishwashers in their fancy-schmancy kitchens .Two different machines will have the advantage of different strengths and different weaknesses. Same reason that instead of spending 15K on a Sub-Zero I'd buy two or three different refrigerators that are easier and cheaper to replace and where I could set at different temperatures for different contents. As they used to say in the St. Charles cabinet brochures, "Kitchens are, basically, meal-making factories". Some of us aren't interested in keeping up with the Joneses.
If I were to put a Hobart under-counter Hot machine with a vintage KitchenAid dishwasher, I'd have one machine for fast washing and sanitizing of large pots and pans and a second machine for conventional china, cups, saucers and flatware. If I were one of my rich friends who spend big bucks on Riedel wine glasses I might choose a Miele with all the fancy glass inserts for those expensive goblets.
As with most things the Waste King/Thermador dishwashers had pluses and minuses(maybe more of one than the other). Some of the pluses were capacious racks with secure tines that were easily removable, truly hot Steam and sanitizing cycles and timeless styling if that was desirable.
I'd still prefer this beautiful and useful machine to 95% of the overpriced crap being sold new today that take hours to complete a cycle, are all clones of each other and are unbelievably unimaginative examples of industrial design.
Unlike many of my bone-head wealthy friends and acquaintances who put two identical dishwashers in their fancy-schmancy kitchens .Two different machines will have the advantage of different strengths and different weaknesses. Same reason that instead of spending 15K on a Sub-Zero I'd buy two or three different refrigerators that are easier and cheaper to replace and where I could set at different temperatures for different contents. As they used to say in the St. Charles cabinet brochures, "Kitchens are, basically, meal-making factories". Some of us aren't interested in keeping up with the Joneses.
If I were to put a Hobart under-counter Hot machine with a vintage KitchenAid dishwasher, I'd have one machine for fast washing and sanitizing of large pots and pans and a second machine for conventional china, cups, saucers and flatware. If I were one of my rich friends who spend big bucks on Riedel wine glasses I might choose a Miele with all the fancy glass inserts for those expensive goblets.
As with most things the Waste King/Thermador dishwashers had pluses and minuses(maybe more of one than the other). Some of the pluses were capacious racks with secure tines that were easily removable, truly hot Steam and sanitizing cycles and timeless styling if that was desirable.
Ken, I fully agree with you.
Waste king dishwashers
We’re no better than D&M Dishwashers they had most of the same problems. They had a lot of rust problems because the tank wasn’t even made of stainless steel at constant pump and motor problems. They had no filter in them and they had a propensity to leak.
There isn’t a dishwasher built today that doesn’t do a better job than a waste king dishwasher. And there’s probably none that are less reliable either.
How many of you guys have a waste king dishwasher in your kitchen as a daily driver?
John
We’re no better than D&M Dishwashers they had most of the same problems. They had a lot of rust problems because the tank wasn’t even made of stainless steel at constant pump and motor problems. They had no filter in them and they had a propensity to leak.
There isn’t a dishwasher built today that doesn’t do a better job than a waste king dishwasher. And there’s probably none that are less reliable either.
How many of you guys have a waste king dishwasher in your kitchen as a daily driver?
John
Mixing old and new
<span style="font-family: helvetica;">I agree with the concept of an older and newer dishwasher serving two purposes. We have a Bosch 800 series and a KitchenAid KDS17A both installed and I use the KA for quick loads of things that do not have crusty baked on food soils. When it comes to the baked on crusty, really greasy stuff nothing beats the Bosch. It really cleans the hell out of everything.</span>
<span style="font-family: helvetica;">The KA cleans really well but when I have a load with a lot of bowls and pans I have more restrictions loading the KA and often have to run the machine with a partial load. And to be perfectly honest, sometimes I run it with a partial load just because I like hearing it run.</span>
<span style="font-family: helvetica;">I agree with the concept of an older and newer dishwasher serving two purposes. We have a Bosch 800 series and a KitchenAid KDS17A both installed and I use the KA for quick loads of things that do not have crusty baked on food soils. When it comes to the baked on crusty, really greasy stuff nothing beats the Bosch. It really cleans the hell out of everything.</span>
<span style="font-family: helvetica;">The KA cleans really well but when I have a load with a lot of bowls and pans I have more restrictions loading the KA and often have to run the machine with a partial load. And to be perfectly honest, sometimes I run it with a partial load just because I like hearing it run.</span>
