Two independent drawers that each run their own cycle, solving a real problem if you cook daily but hate waiting for a full load or bending to unload. The top drawer sits at counter height, owners with bad backs or aging knees swear by it, and the ability to run just one drawer for breakfast dishes while saving the bottom for pots is genuinely useful. The plastic tub at this price is hard to swallow, and the flood sensor trips if you load something tall and water splashes during the cycle, forcing a manual reset. The real dealbreaker is service: authorized techs are scarce in the US, so when something breaks you wait weeks. If you have reliable local service and the ergonomics solve a daily pain point, it's a clever tool; if you just want dishes clean without fuss, a traditional Bosch costs less and breaks less often.
KitchenAid dishwashers sit in a data void: almost no one talks about them online, which itself tells you something about mindshare. The few mentions skew vintage (an inherited unit from decades back) or trivial (wine glass holders), leaving zero signal on cleaning power, noise, or whether a 2023 model holds up past year two. When a major appliance generates this little chatter in an era of relentless product discourse, trust is a gamble. Skip this unless you've seen it run in a friend's kitchen and can live with guessing on longevity.