For decades, the KitchenAid brand has been synonymous with kitchen appliances. The dishwashers are known for several important features: high load capacity, robust wash systems and quiet cleaning.

A well-known proverb states that a chain is only as strong as its weakest link. As a corollary, a machine is only as reliable as its weakest part. And based on the flood of almost-identical reader ...

With its top-notch washing and efficient and quiet operation, the Kenmore Elite 12793, $1,350, was Consumer Reports' reigning dishwasher champ for more than a year. Now a new model, the KitchenAid ...

Twenty years ago, it wasn't unusual for a dishwasher tested by Consumer Reports to use 10 gallons of water or more for a normal cycle. Today, because of tighter federal efficiency standards, half that ...

Pam Racevicious’s KitchenAid dishwasher is a smoked-out, charred mess. It caught fire last year when the Woodbury mom was home alone. “I opened it up and it was spewing water and there were flames.