<p>“I should be able to use it as I like” ??? Today??? Yes, nostalgic times… do not get depressed, just eat from dirty dishes…</p>
<p>Just replaced a Kenmore with a Maytag a few months ago. How I miss that Kenmore now.</p>
<p>My new Kitchen Aide cleans very well. We use the little pouches of Finish and even with hard water, it does the job. We bought the model without all the bells and whistles, as we may be selling at some point as well and our kitchen didn’t warrant the top of the line.</p>
<p>^Yes, exactly, I do not want to use “the little pouches of Finish” and run 144 min. cycle. I want to use $2 box from Dollar General (no smell!!) and use 15 min. with dishes piled up, so that I can run it maybe 1-2 times/week.
Yes, about 25 years ago we had Kitchen Aide and it was perfect (minus noise, tolerable for 15 min)</p>