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Pros and Cons of the Fisher & Paykel Dish Drawers
Product Reviews

We've been seeing more and more of these dish drawers in small kitchens. Ours came with our apartment, which had recently been renovated, and now that we've been using them for more than a year, we ha...

What Are the Best Countertop or Portable Dishwashers?
Good Questions

Q: I'm in the market for a portable dishwasher and I was wondering if you have any suggestions or can ask the audience? You've featured so many small New York City kitchens, I'm sure I'm not alone in ...

Rusty Dishwasher? Try Dishwasher Rack Caps

Here's a product for all of you in old tenement kitchens with ancient dishwashers. You know... those old, rusty dishwashers, with spikes of rusted metal creating tetanus hazards and rusty streaks acro...

What Do You Think of Dishwasher Drawers?

There's some evidence to show that dishwashers consumer less water and energy than handwashing dishes, which is good news for those of us who like to leave a party's worth of dishes to the machine. It...

How Do You Clean a Stinky Dishwasher?

We don't run our dishwasher every day or every other day, for that matter. Since we cook for two and hand-wash quite a few things, our dirty dishes sit in the dishwasher for several days. And whoa, do...

Cleaning Up: What Do You NOT Put in the Dishwasher?

This is the scene on our kitchen counter every night after dinner. You can see our dishwasher in the corner, full of dishes and silverware. We run it infrequently, because we hand wash a lot of stuff ...

Smeg Horizontal Dishwasher for Small Kitchens

How we wanted a dishwasher in our old and tiny galley kitchen; everyday cooking and washing up weren't bad, but when we had a dinner party dishes really stacked up on our limited counter space. This...