[KerrAvon]

Good to know about Miele ranges -- this would certainly infuriate me. I wonder if their higher end dishwashers have the same usability problems.

[pencilguin]

Most dishwashers stay on all the time, drawing watts 24/7. That could be microwatts, but that might cost an extra dollar.

Probably the cooktop boots up anew each time because otherwise you would have to be able to reset it when it crashes.