All about dishwasher baskets

Washing dishes by hand is a laborious and time-consuming process. Acquiring a dishwasher will help speed it up and free yourself from this responsibility. When choosing this unit for the kitchen, you need to pay attention not so much to the external design and brand awareness, but to the basket for dishes placed inside the dishwasher.

The market for household appliances such as dishwashers is currently overflowing with many models from different manufacturers. Each brand, when releasing a new model of dishwasher, tries to pay special attention to the functionality of dish baskets, improving this accessory with each new development. This must be taken into account when choosing a particular model, since in new products, most likely, baskets for dishes will be more spacious and functional than in old samples.

Standard dishwashers have 2 drawers and several additional drawers for fragile or small items. But practice shows that these two compartments do not always fit everything that needs to be washed. Some large-sized utensils do not fit inside at all, and small cutlery (for example, spoons, forks, knives) can fall down. Fragile dishes made of thin glass are sometimes broken.

Therefore, before buying dishwashers, it becomes important to pay attention to a number of functional features of their baskets.

• Using rollers for easier loading. If the basket is equipped with rollers, this will greatly simplify and facilitate the process of loading and unloading dishes.
• The presence of convenient plastic holders for fragile items. Their presence will allow you to fix glasses and other breakable items of dishes, as a result of which they cannot fall and break during the washing process.
• Material for making baskets. It should be either metal with a special anti-corrosion coating, or durable plastic that will be resistant to high temperatures and detergents.
• The presence of additional plastic boxes for placing cutlery. It will allow you to place spoons, forks, knives, conveniently fixing them before the washing process.
• The ability to adjust the height of the trays, folding some parts of the basket. These options will allow you to place bulky dishes: large pots, dishes, pans, since by folding unnecessary compartments, the inner space of the basket will increase (for a PMM with a washing compartment height of 85 cm, you can organize a free washing area up to 45 cm).

World famous manufacturers of household appliances (Beko, Whirlpool, Electrolux, Siemens, Hansa) include the following content in their dishwashing machines:

• upper basket for loading cups, glasses, cutlery, plates;
• lower pull-out basket for placing pots, lids, pans;
• additional cassettes for small items: spoons, forks, knives;
• additional cassettes for cymbals;
• boxes with clamps for fragile items.

All of the listed compartments may be placed in different ways for different manufacturers.And if the standard equipment of almost any dishwasher includes an upper and lower basket for dishes, then additional accessories may not be available at all. In the novelties of dishwashers, manufacturers are improving the usual filling and arrangement of baskets for dishes. Below are some of the features of the placement of baskets in new household appliances for washing dishes from well-known brands.

• Miele launches machines with an innovative third pallet. It is designed to accommodate cutlery. But if necessary, its side holders can be removed and large-sized dishes can be placed in the freed space. It is also possible to adjust the height of the third basket thanks to removable clamps.
• Electrolux has released dishwashers with lower basket lifting mechanisms. With a single movement, the basket is extended and lifted, reaching the level of the upper pallet. This innovation allows you not to bend over, thereby relieving the load on the back during loading and unloading of dishes.
• Beko increases the volume of the baskets in the production of new models thanks to the foldable holders. This allows large diameter plates to be accommodated. The holders can be removed if necessary.
• Hansa and Siemens produce models with 6 basket guides. This innovation allows them to be placed at the desired level and to load any kind of cookware.