How to Buy a Single-Drawer Dishwasher

Drawer dishwashers are an innovative kitchen appliance that pulls out from your cabinets rather than folding down like a traditional dishwasher. A single drawer dishwasher is sturdier than a traditional dishwasher, which has more moving parts to wear and tear, and allows you to conveniently run smaller loads as often as you like without wasting energy. You can install one-drawer or multiple-single drawer dishwashers to meet your needs.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

1. Shop home department stores to browse a selection of dishwashers and compare appearances and facade types. You can expect to pay between $600 and $1,000 for a single-drawer dishwasher and about $1,500 for a drawer dishwasher with 2 drawers stacked together.

2. Assess well-known kitchen appliance brands like Kitchen Aid, Fisher & Paykel and Kenmore when looking for a single-drawer dishwasher. Single-drawer dishwashers are somewhat harder to find than traditional dishwashers, but are manufactured by large brand names.

3. Study features like number of cycles, load capacity and resource use. Different single-drawer dishwashers have different features and capabilities, but most use considerably less energy and water than traditional dishwashers and typically publish that information for customer consideration.

4. Decide if you want to purchase a single-drawer dishwasher or multiple drawers. If you do a lot of dishes, you may want to either get a double-stacked drawer dishwasher or multiple-single drawers to place in different locations in your kitchen.

5. Pick an exterior style for your single-drawer dishwasher. You can buy drawer dishwashers in stainless steel, black, white or with a wooden facade depending on the brand, so choose an exterior that matches your kitchen decor.