![]() ![]() ![]() Having lived most of my life with European appliances I was at first a little bit confused by our US Maytag. The spacing between tines can be smaller in European models, making it more difficult to fit larger and thicker dishware.US machines typically have food grinders that grind up any leftover food particles, European ones have a removable filter that can be rinsed off and is much easier to replace if something happens to it.I always use rinse aid, and my favorite natural one is from Seventh Generation – while it doesn’t get dishes quite as shiny as Jet-Dry, it does a solid job and gets an A rating for safety from the Environmental Working Group. European dishwashers require the use of rinse aid to help with the drying.With European models your plastic items will not be completely dry (plastic conducts heat differently and condensation drying doesn’t really work with it), but they will also not warp no matter which rack you put them on. American dishwashers have heating elements for drying dishes after the wash cycle, European models rely on condensation for this.European models are slower but more efficient and usually much more quiet. On average, just like with washing machines, there is a big difference between the two: US models take less time to wash a load, but use more water and electricity. ![]() ![]() In the meantime I thought I’d put together a quick post about the new appliance addition to our household. Let’s start out by clarifying the main differences between US and European dishwashers: Hopefully soon I’ll get into the swing of things and get back to my regular blogging routine. Nonetheless I decided to go with the Bosch since as you might know I tend to prefer European appliances, and here are my first impressions.īy the way, you might have noticed that I’ve been somewhat AWOL recently both on the blog and on facebook – I’ve actually just started a new job and it’s been a very challenging couple of weeks! I’m super excited about this change, but also completely exhausted at the end of the day, so not much energy left for internet things. I never really loved the Maytag, but with all the negative reviews you find online it was a little terrifying to pick out a replacement. Well… it had a good life, but recently started acting up and we chose to replace it with a brand new Bosch 800 Series dishwasher. I just recently posted about Ecover dishwasher tabs and mentioned our cheap old Maytag dishwasher. ![]()
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