This morning, not long after reading most of this thread, I went to empty my Bosch dishwasher. It's just shy of a year old, and was a huge upgrade from the 25 y

This morning, not long after reading most of this thread, I went to empty my Bosch dishwasher. It's just shy of a year old, and was a huge upgrade from the 25 year old Maytag it replaced. I keep being concerned about the filter, and hadn't checked it in a few months, and the only thing in there was a dozen or so dog hairs. Really surprised me because dishes get scraped and dog-licked, but there's definitely plenty of solids that go into the wash. Seems like the detergent (basic Powerball solid things) and hot water are doing what it's supposed to. The main complaints I read about it were how slow it is. At ~2:45 for a cycle that is a while, but it doesn't really matter. If I start it after a meal it's done well before I'm getting ready for the next. Run it overnight, done by morning. As opposed to my old dishwasher which was ~45 minutes and noisy and sounded super powerful, I think the long wash cycle is key to modern dishwashers. I believe they basically soak/flood everything over time, letting them chemicals do their job, and the less force means it's quieter. Couple that with a bunch of insulation and the result is something more efficient that works well, at the (completely acceptable) expense of time.