Dishwasher advise please??

[SoBlessed]

I just have the basket & have been happy with it. My friend has the tray & it looked like it would take up some space. I like to put in as many glasses & plates etc as I can. I also thought that the tray looked like a bit of a hassle to lay everything out, but I haven't actually tried it, so I could be wrong.

[judydawn]

I guess it's a personal taste Astarra.  Mine has the basket and DD's has the tray and when I load and unload hers, I always think mine is better.

[obbie]

did you decide Astarra

[Wonder]

We have the tray and would never go back to a basket again, I find visitors never like it and it did take us a while to get used to it, but once you get the hange of it I think it's quicker to both pack and unpack and cleans much better.

[MEP]

We have a Westinghouse and I can highly recommend it. Have had it for over 4 years with no problems. It's the quietest dishwasher I have owned/used. Prior to Westinghouse, we had an Ariston and again had no problems, even after 7 years of constant use. Gert, I think you may be right about the temperature and humidity in Cairns affecting the Ariston as we've had no problems with ours. I would also go cutlery tray over basket as it cleans much better.

[farfallina]

I had countless problems with my whirlpool dishwasher from the day 1, had to change several parts and at the end I had to change the dishwasher entirely!.
I have a long story behind it, I was very upset that I posted my experience everywhere. I don't want to bother you with the details.
So, for me whirlpool would be a no go.

After a very long research period I decided on Bosch an I am very happy with it
It has a third drawer on the top which works great for me
It is extremely silent
It has flexible and foldable shelves and racks which is a must for me
It has 6 programs including glass program for our wine glasses
It is ecofriendly but also gives you the option to halve its eco program. There may be times you don't have 2 - 3 hours. The eco programs usually take longer as you know. You can halve the program by pressing a button. Of course this would mean that you would be using more energy to wash dishes... however sometimes you may need to do that. It is nice to have the option anyway.
I have this fully integrated model. The model numbers usually change from country to country. You may have it under different model number or something similar.

I hope you get something that would make you happy and satisfied for a long time...

[astarra]

Guess what finally arrived at my place today.....

[judydawn]

A Miele, yay for you astarra.

[Wonder]

Very nice Astarra, did you go the for the cutlery draw or basket?

[astarra]

Ended up going for the basket, 
I load and unload it up on the bench so decided it was the best way to go for us. As my cutlery drawer is the opposite side of the kitchen to my dishwasher, I take the whole basket across to that bench to unload into the drawer.
I am very happy. 

[cookie1]

It will get lots of use Astarra.

[Emme]

Very nice Astarra