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Consumer Reports has no financial relationship with advertisers on this site. You’d think that cleaning would be the most difficult—and important—task for a dishwasher. It turns out, maybe not. “Drying is harder than cleaning because dishes and glasses have areas that trap water, and that water doesn’t evaporate,” says Larry Ciufo, who oversees Consumer Reports’ dishwasher tests. “Also, as the dishwasher cools, water droplets from all that humid air form on the dishwasher’s interior and on the dishes.” To test how well a dishwasher dries, we place plastic sippy cups on the top rack and run a normal cycle. Plastic is...

Consumer Reports has no financial relationship with advertisers on this site. Considering how often babies and young kids eat and drink (like, all the time), a family could very well run their dishwasher more than once a day. These appliances need not only to do an exceptional job cleaning and drying dishes but also to stand up to the kind of abuses toddlers can inflict on appliances. Safety features that help keep kids from hurting themselves by, say, picking up sharp knives, are also important. “The dishwasher is like a toy box for kids,” says Arvey Levinsohn, a certified childproofer...

Consumer Reports has no financial relationship with advertisers on this site. As the tiny-home trend grows and more Americans opt to downsize their living spaces, the demand for small appliances is on the rise, according to several appliance manufacturers CR spoke to.  In the case of dishwashers, some manufacturers are expanding their lines of compact 18-inch models.  Bosch, for instance, has tripled the number of 18-inch dishwasher models they sell in the U.S. to six from two in 2015. (For comparison, Bosch sells 83 standard 24-inch-wide dishwashers.) If you’re thinking about buying a smaller dishwasher, just what, if anything, would you be...

However, finding the right type of dishwasher for your kitchen is not an easy endeavor, so we created this guide help you with some of the most confusing aspects of buying and installing a dishwasher. The best 18-inch dishwashers we reviewed in this guide have all the features you need for getting excellent results with every load. However, it’s important to consider your own personal needs and your budget before choosing an appliance that will keep your dishes sparkling. An 18-inch dishwasher is the perfect solution for those who are tired of washing dishes by hand but don’t have too...