Gadgetory

have you ever really looked at the inside of your dishwasher I mean you've got two racks maybe a third one you got doodads over here that spray and spin what does it all mean what does it do well we can tell you because we thoroughly test each one you don't actually have to stare intently at your dishwasher we'll do that for you so we have this space our dishwasher testing lab where we control temperature humidity water pressure water temperature and because we're controlling all of those other elements the only thing that's ever changing is the dishwasher itself when we test the dishwasher we use the exact same number and type of dishes every single time we also use the exact same amount and type of food we have a meticulous process called soiling where we spread a precise amount of food in a pattern across all of our dishes the same way every time then we let the dishes sit for 24 hours let all the soil adhere to the dish then we load it up following the manufacturers recommended loading pattern as closely as we can then we load it up with detergent rinse aid we hit start and we wait we always select the normal cycle so we can be consistent from one model to the next we're not actually trying to get the dishes clean we really want to stress these things out so that we can see what the dishwasher is good at cleaning and what it isn't and past that info on to you and the reviews after the cycle is complete we give it exactly 30 minutes to rest then we unload and grade the dishes we hold each dish up under a specific light against a black cloth and look for little bits of food that are still stuck to the plate we assign point values for each stain we find depending on the size and give the dishwasher a score based on both cleanliness and dryness we also test more subjective things like design and extra features and ease of use so yeah we really do spend a lot of time looking at all the nooks and crannies of a dishwasher to find out what's good and what's bad so the dishwasher might not be the most glamorous electronic or appliance you own but the right one can make a big difference for you so that's why we examine these machines so closely to help you make the right buying choice