Certain extras like extra wash arms and specialty wash zones touted by manufacturers may suggest better cleaning power, but that’s not always the case, as our washing tests have found. Cleaning: The top performers can reliably wash away starchy, crusted-on messes and produce great results even with lower-cost (or more eco-friendly) detergents or in hard water, which tends to reduce a detergent’s cleaning ability.But there are a few performance aspects that everyone can appreciate, and we test them rigorously in our labs. We note these kinds of options on each model page from our comprehensive dishwasher ratings and provide the details you need to know about them in our dishwasher buying guide.
People prioritize different features in a dishwasher, including a third rack, a short wash-cycle time, or a fingerprint-resistant surface.
