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Best Dishwashers for Families With Young Kids

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Best Dishwashers for Families With Young Kids

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...

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What to Know Before Buying an 18-Inch Dishwasher

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What to Know Before Buying an 18-Inch Dishwasher

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...

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