Expensive, but glad we bought it
Pros:
Extra space with cutlery rack, extremely quiet, steam option, dishwasher light, and half load option
Cons:
Expensive, cutlery doesn't get as clean in separate rack, can hold only four wine glasses
The Bottom Line:
It's very expensive, so it may not be the right dishwasher for everybody, but we've been happy with it.
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Author's Review
We purchased this dishwasher in November 2007 to replace an underperforming GE profile. It was a difficult decision to spend this kind of money on a dishwasher when there were so many other options for a lot less money. In the end, two features sold us: the separate cutlery rack and the half load feature.
For the cutlery tray, we like it because it gives us additional space in the bottom rack since we no longer need the cutlery basket down there. However, the cutlery doesn't clean quite as well in the rack, so you do need to make sure it doesn't have peanut butter or anything else very sticky on the silverware. We haven't used the half load feature as much as we thought we would, but it has worked fine the times that we have used it.
There are several features that we didn't realize would be as valuable as they've turned out to be. First is the steam setting. We were concerned that this might turn out to be a gimmick. It's worked very well at cleaning, especially baked-on food in casserole dishes. Even when it doesn't get everything perfectly cleaned off, the remains don't get dried on and crusty like in other dishwashers we've had - they end up soft and very easy to clean. The light is another feature that's turned out to be much more valuable than we anticipated, silly as it may seem at first. Last, the dishwasher is very quiet. You can easily have a conversation standing right next to it even when it's at its loudest.
So for the negatives - obviously the first is the cost. We got very lucky on this because Best Buy had it on sale for about $75 off, but we purchased it at a competing chain and got them to price match and take an additional 10% off the sale price. That saved us well over $200 off the list price. Number two is the number of wine glasses it can hold - our old dishwasher could hold eight without interfering with other glasses in the rack. This one only holds about four, and when you use the supports for the wine glass stems you end up blocking two rows of space. I wish this had been designed better. Last negative thing is the smell. When you leave dishes in there for a couple of days, they really start to reek. I've never experienced this with another dishwasher, so I wonder if this one is more airtight than most.
Overall, we are satisfied with the purchase. It was expensive, but it's worked reliably for us.
