Dishwasher recommendations please!!!!!

[Astrid]

Take a dinner plate with you just to check it fits. Some dishwashers will have the space, others you may need to raise the top rack for it to fit. Completely forgot to check with the one we last bought as our plates fit nicely in to the last 2 we had used, so very thankful the one we got raises up.

[Nelle]

What did you end up getting Janie?

[Janie]

Ooooh, thanks Nelle, I did mean come and update this thread!

We ended up going with a Bosch and I LOVE it! It is SO quiet, you cannot hear it when it's running at all . Dishes come out super clean, extremely good water usage etc etc, I'm very happy with our choice.

I was all ready to go with the Asko, when I said something about them in comparison to Bosch. The salesman said that he could show me the Bosch machines, he thought they had slightly better features, and I ended up agreeing with him. I was all for getting the manual controls, but here's the thing - dishwasher manufacturers only make their very basic model with dials. AND, more importantly, they don't have any child proofing. So I went for the next model up, with digital settings, in favour of having child locks. The price difference in the end was less than $150, so I decided to go for it. Um, as for other brands, I checked out a few, but the others all had reasons why I didn't go with them. Miele were quite reasonably priced, but I didn't think the features were that great, can't remember what exactly now, but I wasn't overly impressed. The F&P drawers looked great, but then I wasn't happy with them being all plastic on the inside (just a thing I have ). And the Bosch is actually more water wise, so I don't feel bad there . The Askos really are lovely, my SIL is just having her kitchen done this week and she's chosen an Asko so I can't wait to hear what she says about it!

Bath, Dishlex don't come cheap these days!!!! No such thing as a spare grand in change, compared to the Europeans!!!! Made me feel better about getting the Bosch .