Cutlery basket or cutlery drawer? Advantages and disadvantages
There are things, you have to take a tough position. It used to be called: Stones or Beatles, Adidas or Puma and Levis or Wrangler. If one had opted for one or the other, there was no turning back. A very similar case came to me the other day when I searched the Internet for dishwasher test reports. One knows this: One click here, another there, and suddenly you are somewhere in the virtual hinterland and wonders how in three-fiddle names it has one there. In any case, I found myself in a forum in which a bitter religious war was raging. Of course, as always, it was about world-moving things. In this case, a central question heated the minds: Should the dishwasher of choice have a basket or a drawer for holding cutlery?
Wow, I thought, that's an exciting topic. I had never thought about that. I was about to pick up a few hundred euros to order a dishwasher. My old machine from the brand manufacturer, based on "hallway"? rhymes (by the way with cutlery basket) had begun after 17 years their last rinse into nirvana. To make the decision for my? New? On a broad knowledge base, I also decided the arguments in Fight Basket vs. Read through drawer. Below I summarized the quintessence of the estimated 500 comments for you.
cutlery basket
Per
- Uncomplicated provision of cutlery (Schmeiß-pure variant).
- Depending on the workload, the cutlery basket can be placed anywhere in the lower basket of the dishwasher.
- If only large pots or bowls are to be rinsed (after baking, for example), the cutlery basket can be completely removed from the machine.
- Usually there is more space in the upper basket, for long-stemmed glasses or similar.
- After the rinsing process, the cutlery basket can be carried simply including cutlery to the cutlery tray or the cutlery drawer.
- In the individual compartments of the basket, the cutlery can already be pre-sorted during collection (then, however, no Schmeiß-pure variant).
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Contra
- When spoon in the "spoon position"? go or cling to each other forks, the rinse result may be worse.
- Through the water pressure, the cutlery is shaken, thereby sensitive parts can get scratches.
- Narrow handles of teaspoons or cake forks can slip through the bottom of the cutlery basket and block the spray arm below (which has happened to me before).
- There is a risk of injury from upright knife blades or forks (says forum member XYZ, has never happened to me).
- The cutlery basket requires a lot of space in the lower basket of the dishwasher.
cutlery drawer
Per
- The cutlery lies individually and can not scratch each other.
- No risk of injury from vertical blades or tines.
- The cutlery can be pre-sorted.
- Only on the Mercedes models among the dishwashers: a third extra spray arm? Cares? only for cutlery.
- More space in the lower basket of the dishwasher.
Contra
- ? Fummeliges? Furnishing the cutlery? each part must be placed individually in its holder.
- Some (disappointed) drawer users complain about streaks on the cutlery after rinsing.
- Less space in the upper basket of the dishwasher.
- In simple dishwasher models without a third spray arm, the wash result may be worse than in the cutlery basket.
My conclusion
Now that all clarity has been removed, the question remains - cutlery basket or cutlery drawer? exactly what she has always been: a question of faith. I will, just as I was more and more Beatles than Stones fan, remain true to my habit and choose the cutlery basket. Or should I give the drawer a chance? Your opinion is always welcome in the comments.
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