Well here's the review...
I promised to tell of our Bosch dishwasher and here it is: 2 months ago I bought the Bosch 100 Series Premium. That was the lowest priced model with a third rack and the handle with the controls on the edge. There are lower priced ones but I think the "scoop" handle is ugly. I looked at KitchenAid and they all look the same, they have kind of a "funky" look that was not right for our kitchen. The Bosch is a bit more sleek.
So far, it has a lot of advantages. The third rack hold a lot of silverware and their is a smaller basket on the lower rack for more utensils. It is quiet, just a barely heard rumble. I have yet to come across an uncleaned dish. I have not found much of anything in the filter. One pod of Finish is enough to clean the dishes. There are no sharp edges on the appliance, something I had encountered on other dishwashers in the past. With stainless steel and plastic, there is nothing to rust. Most of the time the Speed 60 cycle is enough.
Now the disadvantages: Even after reading the manual I still cannot figure out the lower rack, but I pack it any way I can and hope for the best (and the best usually comes). It was on the expensive side even with a President's day sale coming out just below $900. I had to install an outlet because it is plug in and not hardwired (they must do that in Germany). Some of tines are narrow, I guess their dishes are thinner than ours. There is a red light tells you it is running but previous diswasher had a green light to tell you it was finished and clean. If someone opens the door you have to hit the start button and some people in the house don't know about that.
But compare to the dishwasher we had before, GE Artistry. I bought that one to match the Artistry range in 2016 (even the stove is showing wear). Artistry started out quiet but eventually, it had rust on the outside near the little vent, the drain pump became loud, racks were rusting and coming apart, the heating element failed and with that the machine began to smell. CR says people don't like GE, but to be truthful was not that terrible when it was newer.
Before Artistry, my brother bought us a very expensive KitchenAid, the "Architect Series" that cost $1300 back then. It did not last too long, but did work well. One night we had a thunderstorm and it was struck by a power surge and the only way to get the machine to come on was to go to the breaker panel, shut the power off and then on again. It also turned out that the control board was $140 and was discontinued. But I did like the little light that turned blue (for washing), red (dry) and then green (clean). But it begs the question: Would a Hobart KitchenAid be affected by storm like that?
A question for John/Combo: Most of the time I use the Speed 60 cycle unless the load is greasy then I use Auto but that takes over 2 hours. You said somewhere it is not a good idea to use a "quick" cycle, what is the reason for that? Maybe it does not really use enough water?
