{"id":2595,"date":"2022-05-10T10:47:23","date_gmt":"2022-05-10T10:47:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kosspa.com\/?p=2595"},"modified":"2022-05-10T10:47:23","modified_gmt":"2022-05-10T10:47:23","slug":"are-kitchenaid-dishwashers-any-good","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kosspa.com\/are-kitchenaid-dishwashers-any-good\/","title":{"rendered":"Are KitchenAid Dishwashers Any Good?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Kitchenaid has changed their dishwasher over the last few years with new features like new racks in a new washing and drying system.<\/p>\n<p>But is it finally competitive to Bosch and Miele?<\/p>\n<p>In this article you&#8217;ll learn all the best features of a KitchenAid dishwasher. We&#8217;ll also tell you the ones not to buy and focus on the most popular and most available models.<\/p>\n<p>Included in this article is reliability based on 37,061 service calls completed by a service department just last year. Along with comparisons to Bosch and Miele.<\/p>\n<p>Should you buy a KitchenAid dishwasher? You&#8217;ll know, after reading this article.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kosspa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/are-kitchenaid-dishwashers-good.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2596 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kosspa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/are-kitchenaid-dishwashers-good.jpg\" alt=\"Are KitchenAid Dishwashers  Good?\" width=\"416\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kosspa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/are-kitchenaid-dishwashers-good.jpg 416w, https:\/\/www.kosspa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/are-kitchenaid-dishwashers-good-250x300.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 416px) 100vw, 416px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_66_1 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6647f6fbca950\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6647f6fbca950\"  aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kosspa.com\/are-kitchenaid-dishwashers-any-good\/#Reliability\" title=\"Reliability\">Reliability<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kosspa.com\/are-kitchenaid-dishwashers-any-good\/#Models_to_Avoid\" title=\"Models to Avoid\">Models to Avoid<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kosspa.com\/are-kitchenaid-dishwashers-any-good\/#Best_Models\" title=\"Best Models\">Best Models<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kosspa.com\/are-kitchenaid-dishwashers-any-good\/#Competition\" title=\"Competition\">Competition<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kosspa.com\/are-kitchenaid-dishwashers-any-good\/#Should_You_Buy_KitchenAid\" title=\"Should You Buy KitchenAid?\">Should You Buy KitchenAid?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Reliability\"><\/span>Reliability<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Based on sales versus service calls, KitchenAid is the second only to Miele at 10.78% versus Miele 8.2% for a premium dishwasher.<\/p>\n<p>They were also more reliable than Bosch last year by a bit over 2%.<\/p>\n<p>So from a reliability standpoint, KitchenAid is certainly a good dishwasher to consider.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Models_to_Avoid\"><\/span>Models to Avoid<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Kitchen should be easy to buy in theory, but many of their models haven&#8217;t been available, like most other brands.<\/p>\n<p>They&#8217;re least expensive, the KDFE104, for example, hasn&#8217;t been produced in over a year.<\/p>\n<p>Even so, the two best models to consider are KitchenAid&#8217;s most popular, the 204 and 604 series.<\/p>\n<p>KitchenAid does have two better models, the 704 at $1,499, and 804 at $1,899. But you&#8217;re only adding a knife caddy, light, and glide racks for $200 to $600 more than the 604, which has all the other best features.<\/p>\n<p>Another dishwasher you should probably not consider is the 304 panel model. Unlike the European brands like Bosch, Asko, Beko, and Miele, the dishwasher protrudes, so it looks like a dishwasher with a panel stuck on it rather than a cabinet, which is the intended look.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kosspa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/are-kitchenaid-dishwashers-any-good.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2597 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kosspa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/are-kitchenaid-dishwashers-any-good.jpg\" alt=\"Are KitchenAid Dishwashers Any Good?\" width=\"439\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kosspa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/are-kitchenaid-dishwashers-any-good.jpg 439w, https:\/\/www.kosspa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/are-kitchenaid-dishwashers-any-good-263x300.jpg 263w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 439px) 100vw, 439px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Best_Models\"><\/span>Best Models<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Now let&#8217;s look at the two best models to consider. They&#8217;re very different.<\/p>\n<p>The 204 Series is offered in a few different styles and has been selling at about $999. It has KitchenAid&#8217;s traditional wash system, with spray arms on the top, middle and bottom.<\/p>\n<p>You would think that three wash arms would be the standard, but it&#8217;s not. Bosch most notably has two with a sprinkler head on the top.<\/p>\n<p>You have decent racks, including the third for silverware plus the main cycles and options.<\/p>\n<p>The series dries with condensation, a fancy term for the residual steam and heat from the wash plus jetdry and time.<\/p>\n<p>You do have heated dry option, but adding heat on already hot dishwasher, does not dry that much faster.<\/p>\n<p>What makes this dishwasher unique is its quietness. It&#8217;s 39 decibels, which means it&#8217;s noiseless. A Bosch or Miele dishwasher at 38 decibels will be about $2,149 or $1,999, respectively.<\/p>\n<p>You have the KitchenAid below a thousand. Not to confuse the amount. About 44 decibels is silent enough to be considered quiet.<\/p>\n<p>Which brings us to the KitchenAid M Series models.<\/p>\n<p>Four series, the 404, 604 and the 704 and 804 we discussed. They&#8217;re radically different dishwashers. As you can see, the third rack is much larger you can fit some glasses and cups as well as silverware.<\/p>\n<p>The rack also has holes for a separate set of spray for fourth level of wash action. This series dries with their pro drying system.<\/p>\n<p>A fan pulls the air into the dishwasher and the warmer air is attracted to the cooler air and is dissipated as water.<\/p>\n<p>If this sounds exactly Miele&#8217;s clean dry system, it&#8217;s nearly identical. So you have a better washing and drying system as well as the largest rack.<\/p>\n<p>In terms of quietness, the M Series model adds an additional filter for cleaner water but is louder at 44 decibels than the less expensive 204 series.<\/p>\n<p>Remember, 44 decibels is still considered quiet.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kosspa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/how-good-are-kitchenaid-dishwashers.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2598\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kosspa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/how-good-are-kitchenaid-dishwashers.jpg\" alt=\"how good are kitchenaid dishwashers\" width=\"434\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kosspa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/how-good-are-kitchenaid-dishwashers.jpg 434w, https:\/\/www.kosspa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/how-good-are-kitchenaid-dishwashers-260x300.jpg 260w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 434px) 100vw, 434px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Competition\"><\/span>Competition<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Now how does a KitchenAid compare to Miele and Bosch?<\/p>\n<p>In between $999 to $1,299 KitchenAid is compelling. Miele offers their clean dry system at $999. Bosch offers their auto air dry, which pops the door open automatically to release steam and heat and speed drying.<\/p>\n<p>But KitchenAid has competitive cycles and is the quietest of the three.<\/p>\n<p>At $1,299 KitchenAid may be the best model. Miele only offers their better third rack and another cycle. While Bosch has the best drying in their $1,399 Crystal Dry dishwashers, which uses volcanic elements to dry even plastic.<\/p>\n<p>KitchenAid has a better wash system, bigger rack, and the pro dry system of introducing cooler air into the dishwasher.<\/p>\n<p>For panels, Bosch and Miele will fit within the cabinet where KitchenAid will protrude. So look at the other brands.<\/p>\n<p>Both also add better features like better cycles, automatic dispensers, and better drying over $1,299, where KitchenAid really does not.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Should_You_Buy_KitchenAid\"><\/span>Should You Buy KitchenAid?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Yes, between $999 to $1,299, it could be considered the best combination of features, of washing, drying, racking, and quietness.<\/p>\n<p>You don&#8217;t need to spend any more than $1,299. Look at other brands for more premium dishwashers at $1,399 and above, especially if you&#8217;re placing a panel on your dishwasher.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kitchenaid has changed their dishwasher over the last few years with new features like new racks in a new washing and drying system. But is it finally competitive to Bosch and Miele? In this article you&#8217;ll learn all the best features of a KitchenAid dishwasher. 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