Dishwashers

Science

Dishwashers Are Trying To Kill Us

7:20AM June 21, 2011 | Casey Chan

Dishwashers are boss at cleaning dishes without getting your hands wet. They’re also a perfect home – because of their hot and moist temperature – for black yeast to grow. Black yeast, as you can probably imagine, is not very good. More »


Gadgets

Save Your Wine Glass From The Dishwasher’s Horrors

11:40AM May 18, 2011 | Brian Barrett

I’ve lost nearly as many wine glasses to the dishwasher’s fickle flow as I have to my own 2am clumsiness—and that’s saying something. But the clunkily named Tether Stemware Saver might just save me from those shards. More »


Geek Out

Chill Beer Glasses On Hot Days The Lazy Way

10:20PM April 19, 2011 | Kat Hannaford

For some crazy reason, Miele’s Futura Diamond dishwasher will only be chilling Europeans’ beer glasses this summer. Blame your plumbing, Yanks. But for the Europeans reading this, the special rinse and hold cycle should get those pint glasses positively frosty. More »


Mobile

The Dishwasher-Friendly Phone From Seal Shield

3:32AM January 7, 2010 | Kat Hannaford

For those moments when you just can’t control the urge to dip your phone in a jar of honey, Seal Shield has announced the world’s first dishwasher-friendly phone. Yes, really. Pair it with your dishwasher-safe keyboard! More »


Gadgets

‘A 10-Year-Old Can Do It Blindfolded!’

2:18AM December 5, 2009 | Mark Wilson

There is so much odd and potentially wrong with this vintage dishwasher ad, I don’t even know where to begin. [Flickr via copyranter] More »


Gadgets

Ultrasonic Dishwasher Cavitates Your Dishes To Cleanliness

7:00AM September 28, 2009 | Jack Loftus

Ultrasonic cleaning techniques have been around in the jewellery circles for a while, but they haven’t yet made it into our kitchens. Until now. More »


Science

MacGyver Chef: Dishwasher-Steamed Salmon With Cilantro Sauce

10:00AM August 27, 2009 | Dan Nosowitz

This second MacGyver Chef recipe, fish in a dishwasher, is a true classic, yet I had no great luck. I tried on two machines, and though edible, the resulting dish was either sashimi or cat food. More »


Gota Tabletop Dishwasher Can Clean Plates, Invade Earth, or Win LeMans

12:40AM March 10, 2009 | Jesus Diaz

Gota—a spiffy tabletop dishwasher that can recycle the water for many uses—looks like a sports car or an alien spaceship. And like alien spaceships, it’s just an idea in someone’s imagination. For now.

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Robot Rinses Dishes, Puts them In Dishwasher

12:15AM December 19, 2008 | Jesus Diaz

Panasonic and the University of Tokyo have developed a robot capable of rinsing any dish and put it into the dishwasher. If you’re lazy enough to rejoice, you are probably too lazy to click

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Concept Dishwasher Looks Nice, May Turn Your Kitchen into a Rainforest

7:40PM April 30, 2008 | Addy Dugdale

Spring segueing into summer means degree shows, when students show off their, frankly, outtahere-lunatic creations. So, without further ado, let’s go to the Centre de Design at the University of Quebec in Montreal, where we have an innovative wall-hung dishwasher, or dishwasheur, as it’s probably called.

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