News — KitchenAid

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...