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Dishwasher for delicate, varied dishes

Some households wash very varied dishes: fine glasses, wooden dishes, delicate utensils or grimy pans all go through the same appliance. This diversity changes what matters most in a dishwasher: the range of programs offered becomes the decisive criterion, since only it allows the cycle to be adapted to each type of item.

In this context, capacity and consumption move to the background: what matters is not washing a lot at once, but washing items with different needs properly. Price also matters a little less, since a versatile appliance is justified by varied use rather than by cost alone.

What matters in this specific case

The same criteria as on the category page, but not the same weight: here is what goes up and what goes down.

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  1. Noise

    Matters less coefficient 0.8

    Noise keeps a slightly reduced weight: use is not necessarily daily for varied dishes, which softens the impact of sound level. Benchmarks still range from forty nine decibels to forty decibels, from worst to best.

  2. Energy use

    Matters less coefficient 0.7

    Electricity use matters a little less here: the main concern is not cycle frequency but suiting the wash to the dishes. Benchmarks stay from ninety four to forty nine kilowatt hours per hundred cycles, with a median of seventy five.

  3. Water use

    Matters less coefficient 0.7

    Water use per cycle also weighs less in this context, as program diversity outweighs strict optimisation of each wash. The benchmark is read in litres per cycle: twelve litres for the worse mark, nine point nine for the median, eight point four for the better one.

  4. Capacity

    Matters less coefficient 0.6

    Capacity matters less: the point is not washing a lot at once but properly handling items of varied shapes and materials. Benchmarks range from ten place settings for the worse mark to sixteen for the better one, with a median of fourteen.

  5. Programs

    Matters more coefficient 1.6

    This is the criterion that rises the most here: the more distinct programs an appliance offers, the better it can adjust temperature, duration and intensity to each type of dish, from fragile glasses to grimy pans. Benchmarks range from five programs for the worse mark to ten for the better one, with a median of seven.

  6. Price

    Matters less coefficient 0.8

    Price matters a little less: an appliance offering a wide range of programs is justified by the versatility it brings, beyond its price position against simpler models.

What is not worth paying for

The features pushed in this category that make no difference in this context.

  • Very large capacity

    An appliance designed to wash a lot of dishes at once does not help properly treat fragile or oddly shaped items.

  • The lowest consumption at any cost

    Seeking only the most water or energy efficient model can lead to overlooking program variety, which is more useful here.

  • Extreme quietness

    A very low sound level adds nothing to wash quality for varied dishes, which depends mainly on the chosen program.

Price ranges for this use

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Under 350 €

Under 350 €: the number of programs often stays limited, which reduces the ability to adapt washing to varied dishes.

350 to 600 €

350 to 600 €: the range of programs widens noticeably, making it easier to tell delicate cycles from intensive ones.

Over 600 €

Over 600 €: appliances offer the widest choice of programs, to treat each type of dish with the most suitable cycle.

The products selected for this use

Ranked by relevance for this specific case, not by their overall score.

Our selection criteria for this use

A product only enters this list if it meets every one of these points. Its relevance is rated for this specific use, independently of its overall score in the category.

  1. Products offer a number of programs clearly above the market median.
  2. The choice of cycles covers both delicate and intensive washes.
  3. Water and energy use stays reasonable without being the decisive ranking criterion.
  4. Price stays consistent with the range of programs offered, at comparable specifications.
The buying guide for this category Buying guide: how to choose a dishwasher A dishwasher is chosen first on the noise it makes, the water and energy it uses, then on its capacity and programs. These measured criteria are what truly set appliances apart in daily use. Read the guide

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