How to Buy Dishwashers

There exist much advice on how to buy dishwashers and when we started to look for a new kitchen-elf, we had already a Siemens in mind. But we took our time and compared features, brand reliability and warranties of several brands. We analyzed carefully technical features and wrote down what we thought is important for our lifestyle and needs. Finally we searched for models that would have the features we would need and wish for.

Lifestyle Analysis

To get the best dishwasher for your needs, try to find out how you'd like to use a new appliance and explore your lifestyle.

Our dishes, glassware and silverware are all dishwasher safe, so we can put everything into our dishwasher. Time spent in the kitchen is minimized. This helps to improve our quality of life considerably, as we are free to concentrate on other, more important things.

When we went to buy our new dishwasher, we took a sample plate, glass, XL mug and a big pot we cook soup in with us and placed it into a model to get an imagination of how well everything would fit into it.

Dishwasher Sales

The market has become very competitive and manufacturers invent and produce model after model for every segment of the market. So, comparing features of similar models from different brands has become easier now and to buy dishwashers can be even fun!

Watch out for dishwasher sales, spotting there the right machine for you can save up to 20 – 25%. You could also use the discount to invest into a top of the range model.

Must Haves and Wishes

The lists below are an example for how you could write down and analyze essential and wished features of a dishwasher that suits your needs ideally. With a "blue print" like this in hand it will be easier to work yourself through different brands and models to find your "dream machine". It helped us to find our model, which is a Bosch Excel. (Remember, we first had a Siemens in mind?) We like it and are very satisfied with its performance and energy-efficiency.