The research was provided by Consumer Reports – an independent research company that aims to provide inside information to the public about the products they're buying.
According to the research, a new breed of dishwashers sold in the US that use a combination of steam cleaning and targeted spray jet processes offered only "slight differences" to much cheaper, traditional dishwashers.
Based on Consumer Reports' research, steam cleaning dishwashers priced from between US$600 to US$1,500 from major market players including Whirlpool and Bosch offered virtually the same cleaning abilities as a US$350 home brand model.
Consumer Reports said that in its study, neither the Bosch SHE33MO[2]UC (US$540) or Whirlpool DU1055XTS[Q] (US$350) needed either of the above cleaning features to remove egg, tomato sauce, oatmeal and other hard-to-clean foods that were left to harden on the dishes overnight.
