# Recommend a dishwasher

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-dishwasher/596556>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [September 16, 2011, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-dishwasher/596556 "2011-09-16T21:24:31Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Mama\_Zappa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/71e660/32.png) [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\
**Post date:** [September 20, 2011, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-dishwasher/596556/21 "2011-09-20T16:59:18Z")

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> [@VOW](#):
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> I don’t use the drying cycle. I think it is a huge waste of money. If there is a water-heating feature, I WILL use that. And then I catch the machine when it is done, and I open the door and pull the racks out. Any ponding water or flipped dishes are rectified and I get a true air dry.  
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Agreed on the drying cycle!! A dishwasher should have a setting to turn heated dry on / off, I suspect even the lower-end models have that.

I would bet we could count the number of times we’ve used the drying cycle on ours, on one hand.

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**Author:** ![Disheavel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e274bd/32.png) [@Disheavel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Disheavel)\
**Post date:** [September 20, 2011, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-dishwasher/596556/22 "2011-09-20T18:12:42Z")

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> [@VOW](#):
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> I don’t use the drying cycle. I think it is a huge waste of money. If there is a water-heating feature, I WILL use that. And then I catch the machine when it is done, and I open the door and pull the racks out. Any ponding water or flipped dishes are rectified and I get a true air dry.

+1 for the environment, +1 for anti-global warming, and +1 for your wallet

Additionally, drying your dishes using heat just shortens their lifetime. No restaurant dries their dishes this way, why would a person do it at home?

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**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\
**Post date:** [September 20, 2011, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-dishwasher/596556/23 "2011-09-20T18:36:06Z")

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Another super quiet Bosch (past) owner who’s Tupperware/plastic came out wet. There wasn’t a ‘button’. In fact, I first had them replace the heating element, then the entire dishwasher, then on the 3rd service call the repairman said Boschs just don’t dry but it’s worth it since they’re so quiet. So your call, quiet vs some things not completely dry.

We since moved and have a Jenn Aire now, matching all the other kitchen appliances. No complaints whatsoever, dry, quiet, glasses on top, etc.

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