I had one when the children were growing up. I ground all my own wheat (Magic Mill) and used the Bosch to make bread twice a week. Back then (in the mid and late 80's) the Bosche could handle 5 large loaves of bread - it had a 1/2 horsepower engine. I had attachments that would whip, mix, knead, grind, juice, etc. I used that thing to death. It lasted about 12 years and then died a peaceful death. I loved it and miss those days of grinding, baking, canning. Now I have a Kitchenaid and really like it but it does not have the capacity to hold as much dough as my Bosche.

"Miele W1, Miele Little Giants or Miele Professional will all provide proper heating of the water to the temp selected. No need to set house common water heater to an unsafe temperature." Miele has temp options Cold tap, 85, 105, 120, 140, and sanitary 170. Very customizable, and heater wastes no time going to work. Most machines you have no idea what the temps are at all period. If a huge drum which most do not even utilize is not important to you, Miele is the bomb. It will hold as much as a full size top loader.

I hate to tell you this, but washing is no guarantee that fabrics won't bleed later. I have no idea why, but even fabric from the same bolt might act differently. Just yesterday, I had a small scrap of RJR panel print to make a label for a quilt. Spritzed it a bit first with cold water to press first, and very soon, the reds ran. All the fabrics were rinsed in cold water before I used them, and nothing ran. So, I got another idential scrap, and rinsed it in cold water first, to check. No running. Huh? So I got another and spritzed it. No running. It was all from the same bolt. Hmmmm. I guess I will just use one that didn't run. Go figure. I'm left to wonder what will happen if the quilt itself ever gets washed. It would not be the first time I've had this happen. BlueBars

I've used one for about 15 years (I'm actually on the second one now), but I live in an apartment and don't have laundry hookups, venting, or 220V power for a conventional dryer. I currently have a 2.3 cubic ft LG. I live alone and regularly do small loads of laundry throughout the week. Because a large load can take long (if you use the full washer capacity, you really do need to split it to dry in two loads, but i can do about 2/3 a wash load and still have it all dry together most of the time), This isn't a "save everything to do laundry every two weeks" solution but it works well if you do a load here and there as needed. I also think any more than three people may want a larger machine. LG does make a larger unit, but because the dryers are 110V, they will never dry as quickly as a dedicated dryer on 220V circuit. I've never had the clothes stick to the inside of the drum as mentioned above, but I also use a small amount of fabric softener for everything by towels/linens, which apparently can prevent that issue. I also have found the dryer to work pretty well: it helps to sort clothes by weight as well as color. My first combo lasted 12 years (no repairs, but I did have to remove lint from the condenser a couple times). The new LG is better in everyday: quiet, dries faster, cleans really well, and greatly reduced vibration. If you have the option for laundry hookups, but not room for full size machines, I'd recommend going with compact units before a combo; but I'm pretty sure all the compact dryers will need a 220V hookup. Keep in mind that what is now called a compact (at about 4,2 cubic feet) used to be marketed as jumbo capacity. It's fairly recent that home machines got big enough to wash 30 full size bath towels, though I'm not sure why most people need that.