The Great Dishwasher Debate: Miele Versus Bosch
As we’ve mentioned before, we’re currently subletting a desk in an architecture office, so occasionally there’s some chit-chat going on around us that is relevant to the blog. Yesterday, a debate broke out about dishwashers. After the dust settled, the clear consensus was that Miele (pictured) is far and away the best, both in terms…
As we’ve mentioned before, we’re currently subletting a desk in an architecture office, so occasionally there’s some chit-chat going on around us that is relevant to the blog. Yesterday, a debate broke out about dishwashers. After the dust settled, the clear consensus was that Miele (pictured) is far and away the best, both in terms of function and noise. Bosch, which is what we have in our kitchen, was the second choice. So that got us wondering what readers experiences have been with these two brands as well as other, less expensive ones. We’ve set up a brief poll to see what brand readers have at home and encourage people to discuss the pros and cons in the comments section.
Dishwasher Poll [Survey Monkey]
We were very steered away from the Fisher Paykel dish drawer by our very honest salesperson. Said he had nothing but complaints about it. In the end, we bought a Bosch and love it. After 6 years still just as quiet as the day we got it and cleans well. As for the two dishwasher thing. My sister in law has 4 kids and says its the best thing ever. You never have to empty a dishwasher and put dishes away–you just use the clean ones straight out of the dishwasher and put the dirty ones in the other one.
I have owned both Miele & Bosch dishwashers in the last 5 years and I have had the opposite experience to previous posters. The Bosch kicked ass, the Miele left stuff on the dishes all the time. Didn’t have smells with Miele or Bosch – Bosch dishwasher was a little louder than Miele – with both dishwashers I had the fully integrated models.
Asko & Fisher & Paykel are not only really expensive they are incredibly unreliable. I thought about the Bosch but didnt want the manual clean on the filter so I went with the Kenmore – Consumers Reports rates it almost as high (higher then everything else except Bosch BTW).
Got to love Sears
this whole thread is scary. . .
i never would’ve dreamt anyone would care, let alone scores of posts. . .
I have a Bosch and it is quiet but it doesn’t clean very well — things often come out still a bit dirty. And the adjustable bottom racks tend to collapse after I’ve loaded everything — it’s really aggravating.
I have to agree with the poster who complained about KitchenAid’s service (I have a disposal from them) — they are AWFUL — their authorized service people blow off appointments and can’t fix anything.
FYI for those with smelly Bosch dishwashers: there have been several recent threads about possible causes and solutions at the Garden Web appliance forums, http://ths.gardenweb.com/forums/appl/.
Actually, studies have shown that handwashing dishes uses more water than a machine does.
Do you realize how much water you waste each time you run one of these monsters, be they Kenmore or Miele?????
Forget about oil, the earth is running out of water just as fast.
Roll up your sleeves and do the dishes by hand – no worries about stuck on crap because a little elbow grease gets it out.
And if you’ve got kids it teaches them a little about responsibility and not relying on machines to do everything for you.
Do you realize how much water you waste each time you run one of these monsters, be they Kenmore or Miele?????
Roll up your sleeves and do the dishes by hand – no worries about stuck on crap because a little elbow grease gets it out.
And if you’ve got kids it teaches them a little about responsibility and not relying on machines to do everything for you.