Chances are, mother and your mother’s mother — and even your mother’s mother’s mother had a great deal of dish washing to do before she was ever able to load the dishwasher with everything to be washed in it. It would be next to impossible for you to convince them, sight unseen, that there are many dishwashers on the market today that have vastly improved over the years, with amazing power washing capabilities that would probably even clean “your mama’s dishes” better than she could herself, by hand washing alone, or even by hand washing and subsequently washing in her old machine.
Today’s Dishwashers Really do Wash Your Dishes
With advanced engineering that enables you to take yesterday’s dirty dishes, laden with food and even food scraps and pieces and directly fill your dishwasher with them, you can then set it and forget it — and you won’t even hear it running. Even with all that effective power, working to aggressively clean and shine those dishes, pots, pans, casseroles, utensils, glasses and all the rest, today’s dishwashers operate at unprecedented low decibels, so that even while they’re running, you can converse right there in the kitchen without knowing it’s even there. And today’s dishwashers are equipped with provisions for taking care of all that yucky day-old food that you loaded in with your dirty dishes. They pulverize it and remove all traces, seamlessly. With more settings and concentrated washing for different size loads, you have more control than ever, too.
Steam Cleaning
Today’s best dishwashers offer superior cleaning and sanitizing from the power of steam technology. Steam has impacted the entire appliance industry, with added steam options for washing and drying laundry, self-cleaning and cooking in conventional ovens and even in microwaves, and for dishwashers to melt caked on food off, immediately.
Where to Begin
For anyone in need of a replacement dishwasher, one for a renovation or maybe one for a new house, the search can start out feeling pretty daunting. There are a whole lot more manufacturers of dishwashers to shop from than your mother ever had, and if you are like most people, you don’t generally spend a lot of time looking at appliance distinctions until you need to buy one. And then, making the best selection becomes overshadowed by a time factor. You can’t wash dishes without one, and who has time to hand wash every plate, bowl, bottle, casserole, pot, pan and all the forks, glasses, knives spoons and sippy cups that an average family can produce in just one day? The first thing is to begin your search by eliminating the more generic, lesser known newcomers. You want your purchase to be backed up by years of experience and a proven successful track record. Stick with the manufacturers who really know the industry, with all of the ins and outs, and the ones who stand behind their products with warranties and customer support. Two of the best known, tested and proven such manufacturers are KitchenAid and Miele. So what are the differences between these two, for the sake of comparison by functionality and performance reviews?
KitchenAid Dishwashers
Every KitchenAid dishwasher is engineered with a focus on alleviating you of all the hard work. They are loaded with progressive design features like nine powerful wash arms for tripling the internal cavity coverage, and don’t miss a spot, from innovative directional spray that shoots in every direction. This ensures full, thorough cleaning throughout the entire washer. KitchenAid has been a long leader bringing the best craftsmanship and most distinctive features.
Prominent KitchenAid Features
Well known for its impressive pace in delivering the latest in innovative technology, KitchenAid dishwashers offer the following advanced features and options, many of which are KitchenAid Exclusives:
Dishwasher Window With Lighted Interior: As an industry first, the window allows you to keep track of the ultra-quiet wash process and the interior lights up when the entire cycle has finished, so everyone will know when to add more dirty dishes or put up the clean ones.
Clean Water Wash: The rinse water is powerfully run through a special clean water wash filter by a highly advanced pump that keeps on removing particles from any size wash load and it requires no removal or cleaning, ever.
Third Level Rack: The advantage of KitchenAid’s third level rack provides extra room to spread out silverware for optimal cleaning.
Radical Wash Arm Technology: With nine dynamic wash arms that jet water powerfully in every direction, for superior cleaning throughout, regardless of item placement.
ProScrub Option: uses 40 spray jets positioned in the back of the dishwasher are targeted to blast away stubborn messes and make soaking and pre-scrubbing obsolete. An additional ProScrub Upper Option places two extra spray zones in the upper rack that into the deepest and most oddly shaped items, cleaning them to perfection.
A Fold Down Shelf With Stemware Holder provides upper rack room for wine glasses and cooking utensils.
Black Stainless Steel is a new KitchenAid exclusive, and a first-ever color and finish.
Distinctive Miele Technology
The Miele commitment to offering the highest quality, the best performance and the most advanced environmental standards is tested and proven. Known for their unique range of exceptional appliances, their dishwashers exemplify that same Miele focus on delivering as much glamor to the home appliance industry as possible. They additionally boast a long standing presence in the professional systems industry, providing top of the line technology for restaurants, schools, hospitals, medical facilities, marine applications and more. Miele is known for being a world class leader in both household and professional appliances.
Miele’s Generation 6000 Dishwashers
Miele has launched over 25 new luxury dishwashers that truly center around the idealist’s need for the ultimate in peak cleaning performance and exquisite aesthetic. With no holes barred elegance and design details that are matched with unsurpassed quiet operation, these dishwashers offer the Miele superb brand of cleaning that Miele is known for.
Miele 600 Series: Designed to provide handle-free convenience, the Miele “Knock2open” solution is included in all Miele G6000 models. Miele dishwashers have earned top energy ratings with its commercial grade, electronically controlled pump and spray arm patterns. Superior cleaning is achieved by a powerful water feed that alternates between the middle, top and the bottom, varying pressure as it goes. This saves water and provides exceptional cleaning.
Striking Trim: To set of the beauty of Miele’s striking designs, a signature feature of these dishwashers is minimalist, stainless steel trim that runs along the upper edge of the door. Some models are available as being ready to accept custom panels to integrate with your existing cabinetry. Other options differ from model to model, with front panels that range from CleanTouch Steel, white and black.
FlexiTimer feature allows users to select start and finish times, along with dry options. Other advanced features include the BrilliantLight, the 3D cutlery tray and ultra quiet operation.
Unique Controls: Some Miele models feature highly distinctive control panel options that are just as beautiful as they are precise Some are hidden and some are on the dishwasher’s face.
The Futura Diamond series features no buttons, with a “touch-on” metal with a 2 line display of white LED characters on black.