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A high-quality dishwasher is one of the best investments you can make for your home. It not only saves you the time and stress of washing dishes by hand, but it also helps conserve energy and water, and it lowers your utility bill in the process.

There are still hundreds of dishwasher options available, and sifting through them is about as tedious as tackling a pile of dirty dishes. To save you the time and effort, we've done the research for you to find the most reliable dishwasher models available today.

Best Dishwashers

Best Overall:Bosch 300 Series Dishwasher Best High-End Dishwasher:Bosch 800 Series Dishwasher Best Feature Set and Design:KitchenAid KDTM354ESS Dishwasher Best Budget Dishwasher:Maytag MDB4949SHZ Dishwasher Most Reliable Dishwasher:Miele Lumen EcoFlex Dishwasher Best Countertop Dishwasher:BLACK+DECKER BCD6W Dishwasher Best Portable Dishwasher:GE GPT145SSLSS Portable Dishwasher Best Smart Dishwasher:LG LDP6797ST Smart Dishwasher Quietest Dishwasher:KitchenAid KDTE334GPS Dishwasher Fastest Dishwasher:Thermador Star-Sapphire Series Dishwasher Best Narrow Dishwasher:Bosch 300 Series (SPE53U55UC)

Shop our picks for the best dishwashers, and discover exactly which model is best for your home's needs and budget.

Best Overall

Has a unique "RackMatic System" for adjusting the racks and making room for a ton of dirty dishes

We wish it dried plastic just a little faster

If you're looking for the most bang for your buck, the Bosch 300 Series won't disappoint. Based on our evaluation, Bosch is one of the most reliable brands of dishwashers. In fact, Yale Appliance found that only an average of 10% of Bosch dishwashers sold throughout 2015 and 2019 needed service in the first year of ownership.

This Bosch dishwasher is well-designed and it'll look great in any kitchen. If you don't want curious kids fussing with its outer control panel, you also have the choice of pocket-handle or bar-handle variants. All 300 Series models are spacious, quiet, and energy-efficient, and offer plenty of cycles.

If you have a big family or entertain often, you'll appreciate its convenient V-shaped third rack, which offers up to 30% more capacity than other dishwashers. Bosch has more expensive models — the 500 Series and 800 Series — which add a more flexible third rack setup, and lower sound ratings, but we think the 300 Series will suffice for most families.

The 300 Series is one of the highest-rated dishwashers by users across Best Buy, Google Shopping, Home Depot, Lowes, and other major retailers. It also has been heralded as the best dishwasher by Wirecutter. If something does go wrong, Bosch is known for its impressive customer service and great warranty — both labor and parts have a 1-year warranty, the racks and electrical systems have a 5-year warranty, and the tub and door liner are covered for life. Simply put: Should you need support, you won't be left hanging.

The 300 Series still offers Bosch's signature height-adjusting "RackMatic System," which quickly adjusts the dishwasher's middle rack to three different sizes, all in one easy step (you can even adjust it while everything is loaded). It offers up to nine rack positions, so you can make room for your entire dish load.

Because the dishwasher is so quiet (just 44 decibels), Bosch designed and added a nifty red light that beams onto the floor to let you know a cycle is in progress.

The only critique we'd give this Bosch dishwasher is that it isn't the best at drying plastic; this is mainly because it uses condensation drying instead of heat drying. On the plus side, it's incredibly energy-efficient and uses just 2.9 gallons of water per load during its normal cycle (Energy Star recommends a 3.5-gallons-per-load usage).

Best High-End Dishwasher

Dries extremely well Easily holds bulky items

Control panel is confusing

Many dishwashers have the unfortunate tendency of holding excess moisture, resulting in wet dishes that you have to dry with a dishcloth. If you splurge for one of Bosch’s 800 Series dishwashers, that’ll be a problem of the past.

The Bosch 800 Series (SHPM78Z55N) is one of the first dishwashers in the U. S. that harnesses the power of zeolite. This is a mineral that stores heat and absorbs water, which makes it an excellent aid to extract moisture from your dishwasher and speed the drying process. The tech has been used in high-end Thermador dishwashers priced as high as $1,500, while this dishwasher starts at a more reasonable asking price of about $1,000.

Bosch calls the tech CrystalDry, and its 800 Series models have a cavity at the backside of the dishwasher that stows the zeolite in a pebble-like form. Jonathan Chan, the lab manager at Reviewed. com, said the dishwasher is a “major step forward” and that it even dries stubborn plastics well.

“When we engaged the (CrystalDry) feature on the Auto cycle, 100% of dishes and plates came out dry, and it even extracted all the moisture out of the interior of Tupperware containers,” he said.

Besides drying well, the dishwasher packs plenty of power to remove stains, and it shouldn’t have any issue cleaning greasy pots, stained plates, or bowls with crusty food remnants. It has a sanitize cycle, which will come in handy for cleaning baby bottles or sippy cups. We also appreciated the addition of a half load setting, to reduce water usage for times when you need to run a quick cycle even if the dishwasher isn’t completely full.

It’s worth mentioning that Bosch sells a more expensive variant of this dishwasher that’s dubbed the SHPM88Z75N. That model is quieter and has a larger third rack that’s big enough to stow deeper items like large cereal bowls.

We think the SHPM78Z55N stretches your dollar further. It still has the adjustable racks that we love, and tines that fold down to help it hold pans upright and clean bulky items. Plus, it dries dishes better than nearly every other dishwasher out there.