What brand is your dishwasher?

[ProudGrandma]

Our dishwasher is dead.  What brand is yours and do you like it? Anything you would recommend I look for or consider? It's been 8 years since I looked at a dishwasher? Thanks. 

[cjzimmer1]

Bosch.  Cleaning performance is light years ahead of my old Maytag which also had racks that completely rusted through in under four years.  I think I'm on year 6 with the Bosch and there is no rust.

[Lady Florida.]

Ours is a Samsung. It was builder provided with the house - the dishwasher, stove, and microwave were all from the builder and are all Samsung. It's fine. It cleans well, dries well, and is fairly quiet. It doesn't wow me but it does its job. 

I'd recommend that whatever brand you decide on, get one that has a 3rd rack on the top. It's great for larger utensils and weirdly shaped items. When we first moved in we often forgot it exists and while we loaded it we'd forget to unload it. Now that I'm used to it (3 yrs. later) I wouldn't want a dishwasher without one.

[Pawz4me]

Kitchen Aid. It’s good. Super, super quiet and easy to load. Cleans very well. Our previous dishwasher was a Bosch. It was quiet (although not as quiet as the Kitchen Aid) and cleaned well but was impossible to load efficiently. 

Edited November 4, 2023 by Pawz4me
To correct brand. Duh, I forgot what I have!

[MercyA]

Love my new-ish Bosch. Definitely get the third rack at the top for utensils if you can--very handy! It cleans well. It pops the door open after washing to help with drying.

[Katy]

Bosch. Love it. Totally worth the price difference.

[Bootsie]

We have an Kenmore--it was in the house when we bought it.  I don't know how old it is--we have lived here for four years and it was "old" when we bought the house.  It is VERY quiet--so quiet that we sometimes have trouble telling if it is on or not.  It washes fairly well, but tends to take a long time to do a load (unless it is on quick wash).  

The rental house that we lived in before this house had a high-end Bosch--I was so excited.  But, it ended up that I hated that dishwasher.  My dishes didn't fit inthe rack no matter what I tried.  I stayed in an apartment with a half-size Bosch and I could get more in that half-size dishwasher than I could in the full-size Bosch.  So, I would definitely check out to see rack configuration and how it works with the times you usually wash.  

My favorite dishwasher had the utensil rack in the door which I really liked.

[itsheresomewhere]

Kitchen Aid.   I like it and it cleans the dishes well. Plus, it fits my dishes even my large plates well.  And if I should ever need to repair it, easy to get parts.  

[matrips]

Maytag. Stainless steel interior and a food grinder/disposal. Ours is about 5 years old right now.

[Clarita]

Bosch. I love it. 

[fairfarmhand]

Bosch. I love it!

[gardenmom5]

Bosch 850 series - from an actual appliance store, not a big box store.  Yes, there is a difference.

avoid kitchenaid like the plague.  My last dishwasher was a high end KA . . .  I wanted quiet, and was distracted from if it doesn't clean, who cares how quiet it is . . . I had to wash my dishes before they could go in the dishwasher.  I was cursing that thing within two months, but sending it back wasn't an option.  Never. again.

I did like my old GE Profile . . . it cleaned really well, had super flexible racks, but it was kinda noisy . . . It died. sniff sniff.  it served well.

But I love my Bosch . . . for two years after we got it, dh would say "Have I mentioned how much I like this dishwasher?"

[Forget-Me-Not]

I love my Kitchen Aid 

[ProudGrandma]

2 minutes ago, Forget-Me-Not said:

I love my Kitchen Aid 

Which specific one do you have?

[Spryte]

Bosch. Love it. 

[DawnM]

We have always bought Bosch.   Our last house had GE and it was ok, but I missed my Bosch.   

[Navymom]

Bosch

[catz]

Bosch!   Been ver happy with it.  

[Pawz4me]

8 hours ago, itsheresomewhere said:

Kitchen Aid.   I like it and it cleans the dishes well. Plus, it fits my dishes even my large plates well.  And if I should ever need to repair it, easy to get parts.  

That's one reason we went with Kitchen Aid. When our Bosch died (through no fault of its own; a mouse chewed some wiring) it was only three or four years old. But the repairman told us it would cost almost as much as it was worth to fix it, and that was only IF he could even get the part, a wiring harness, that he needed. And he did say getting it would be a very, very big IF. Which kind of flabbergasted us considering it was only a few years old.

OP, this is the Kitchen Aid we have. I don't feel like that third rack is as much of a necessity as some do. It's handy to have, but I wouldn't really miss it if it weren't there. But there are only three of us here, we only run it once a day and it's rarely totally full. I do like having the control panel on the front, although that's just totally personal preference. And a SS interior is a must for me.

Edited November 4, 2023 by Pawz4me

[Ginevra]

Ours is a Bosch and I love it so much. It is the second Dw we have had in this house but it is a hundred million times superior to what we had before (a kitchenaid). It has the third rack, which we love for utensils and other small items. It is virtually soundless; I can’t tell if it’s running except to look for the indicator light. We have had this one for several years. The only problem we’ve had is that the tension strings on the sides of the door both broke, so you have to open and close it carefully; it will fall down otherwise. But we haven’t cared enough about that to fix it. 

[MEmama]

Bosch. It came with the house and its old--IIRC the kitchen was renovated in the '90s. I've complained about it many times here and threatened to replace it more than once, but it keeps plugging on so I'll probably keep it until it dies.
 

I've mostly made peace with giving it what it needs in the meantime (totally pre-cleaned dishes only), because I know any new appliance won't last nearly this long and will have other quirks that will also annoy me. DS has a dishwasher that has an app, for goodness sake. I just can't, lol. 

[Carrie12345]

We have a Bosch in the old house and Kitchenaid in the new. The switch was only so I could start with a matching suite, lol. Both are great. 
I’m a big fan of all stainless inside and a 3rd row on top. I’ve never ever adjusted a height, but I guess that’s a nice feature!

[Annie G]

Our Frigidaire is 5 years old and cleans like a champ. No pre-rinsing or anything. 
We wanted to love Bosch but the one we bought was a bust. Leaked like crazy, had to rinse dishes before putting them in, and where we lived at the time it was nearly impossible to find someone to repair it. 
We must have gotten a rare dud Bosch because everyone loves them. 

[EKS]

Bosch.  Love it.

[Laura Corin]

Bosch here too - love it 

[mominco]

Whirlpool (replaced our builder grade Whirlpool)during the pandemic so there was limited options available. I love the utensil rack being on the door and the 3rd rack, Nothing else about it is good.

[Innisfree]

Bosch. Like others, we love it.

[Resilient]

JennAir.  Came with the house. I’m very happy with it. Only non-brand specific advice:  go for quiet, get the third rack, and don’t worry about invisible controls.  They break faster and aren’t worth the addl expense unless you’re aiming for a House Beautiful photo shoot.  

[Elizabeth86]

Bosch. Love it. It cleans well. My only dishwasher ever, so nothing for comparison. I’ve had it 5 years and no problems. I’m told Bosch doesn’t dry well, BUT I have 4 kids that do.

Indont remember the series number or whatever, but it wasn’t the cheapest or the most expensive one.

Edited November 4, 2023 by Elizabeth86

[Melissa in Australia]

Asko

[Kassia]

4 hours ago, mominco said:

Whirlpool (replaced our builder grade Whirlpool)during the pandemic so there was limited options available. I love the utensil rack being on the door and the 3rd rack, Nothing else about it is good.

We had a kitchenaid that died way too quickly and the company sold us a nice Whirlpool (does KitchenAid make Whirlpool) at a discount because of the KA issue.  We really like it.  It's quiet and does a good job.  

[Carol in Cal.]

High end KitchenAid, which is awesome.  I tried my pots and plates in a Bosch based on feedback here, and the slanted tines made it impossible to load some of my stuff.  Also, the salesperson felt that the KitchenAid was easier to get repaired if necessary.  Make sure to get the one that can be programmed to heat the water if you need that.  We did and it’s been crucial.

Also, I looked at Miele, which is very high end, but decided I didn’t want to have to clean out the filter.  The KA has a self cleaning filter.

[KungFuPanda]

I have a really quiet Kitchenaid with a shallow top rack for utensils and small things and an adjustable second rack. I love it, but I’ve owned it less than a year. 

[Forget-Me-Not]

19 hours ago, kfeusse said:

Which specific one do you have?

https://www.us-appliance.com/kdtm604kbs.html

This is the one I have.  I love the third rack and the ability to adjust the second rack up and down.  In the down position, I can fit my 5.5 qt KA mixing bowl into the second rack.  

[Longtime Lurker]

17 hours ago, Melissa in Australia said:

Asko

Mine too! The salesperson described it as "built like a tank" and I replied. "We want that one." Our DS25 (autism, developmental disabilities, etc.) is hard on things and "built like a tank" was a huge selling point for me. We have been happy with it.