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I get the hype about consumer reports, but I agree with CR with their dishwashers.
I had a whirlpool dishwasher at my last house (with total coverage spray arm)
It cleaned decently well, quiet, but ran a loooong time.
Next house had a kitchen aid, but the previous owner neglected it badly- so I bought a Bosch 800 series.
It has worked flawlessly for the last 4 years running daily. There have been a couple times where the detergent dispenser didn’t open. (Totally my fault as the tablet was lodged incorrectly) I didn’t realize until I put most dishes away, I don’t rinse, but scrape and everything came out clean.
I love that Bosch is relatively fast, quiet and I have much confidence, it would clean. Using the auto cycle and no extra options, unlike Whirlpool where I had to select every option!
 
Whirlpool made KitchenAid was unreliable

This statement is true of all present day Whirlpool appliances, especially laundry.

The "Commercial Grade" Maytag is a prime example, adding exposed fasteners and the like does nothing to disguise that it's still a POS...
 
bosch dishwasher

I'm so thankful that I have a Bosch dishwasher under Kenmore. I can select all options available, or none at all and the dishes still come out completely clean. The only option that I have programmed into the machine is the dry assist option and it dries much better. And yes, the dishwasher is powerful at all pressure levels. I remember opening the door only to receive a face full of water when running.
 
Was unreliable?

Sorry to disagree but my Whirlpool built KitchenAid is still going strong after 14 years which I'd say is good. Perhaps the longest living dishwasher we've ever had in our house by far. Turns out that leak I mentioned earlier was because of rinse aid so we just stopped using it, no more leaks since then. If anything were to happen with our KitchenAid, I'd fix it up for as long as I possibly can cause it's been my most favorite dishwasher overall. We had a Maytag Jetclean before which I thought was good but I like the KitchenAid more. And the dishwasher before the Maytag sounded like it was a Hobart made or Hobart designed KitchenAid which I know didn't last for very long in our house.
 
unreliable whirlpool/kitchenaid

I'm sure the tall tub whirlpool/kitchenaids were unreliable. I had the Whirlpool Gold version and it left the glasses crusted with stupid crud on the insides on the corners. Thank God I finally have a Kenmore/Bosch. And yes, I had to use every last option on the pots/pans on the stupid whirlpool, including soak and scour. Mind you, my mom noticed that after I had inspected every dish. And, that stupid machine leaked rinse aid even when used as directed. This was back in 2008. I ran it open and water did shoot out of the jets, so I knew that it wasn't the problem. And I bet it was the highest rated dishwasher on consumer reports. Wrong answer! If she had gotten a Bosch, we wouldn't have to deal with these stupid glasses not coming out clean. In hindsight, I'm glad that dishwasher broke. Never again! EVER! And this was with using the top rated detergent and rinse aid! With my Bosch/Kenmore, I don't need to select every option as a requirement, but I can do it as a choice. Keyword: Option! Choice!
 
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?
 
Would a Hobart KitchenAid be affected by storm like that?

The mechanical timer versions? Probably not.

The control board models made by Hobart didn't even need a thunderstorm or dirty voltage to go tits up, lol.
 
Bob, look in your manual for the intensive dry option--that will raise the final rinse temperaature. that optioin turns 60 minutes to 1:24 minutes. european dishes are emuch thinner than what we are used to. Think Corelle dishes as a comparable.
 

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