Drawer dishwasher

Drawer dishwasher
A Fisher & Paykel DishDrawer model

A Drawer dishwasher is a type of dishwashing machine designed and manufactured by Fisher & Paykel. They are available under several brands depending on geographic location Fisher & Paykel, Kenmore Appliances, KitchenAid, and Bauknecht following a distribution agreement with Whirlpool[1].

In 1987 Fisher & Paykel staff engineer Adrian Sargeant and designer Phil Brace developed the DishDrawer concept. A DishDrawer is based on a design similar to filing cabinet with each dishwasher having two fully independent cabinets (or drawers). The DishDrawer was exhibited in 1996 at Domotechnica and was launched in 1997. By this time Fisher & Paykel had spent $10 million on the machine's development[2].

They are marketed as either an individual drawer, for small apartments or homes or double units which have two separate drawers stacked together. Each drawer is independent, allowing different wash settings to be used on different loads. It also allows dishes to be washed in one drawer as the other is filled. And is potentially more energy efficient.

DishDrawer washers have capacity restrictions due to their lower height, limiting the size of dishes that can be placed inside. In response to this, Fisher & Paykel have added 'Tall' models to their DishDrawer line up. Early models were subject to complaints about the noise that they made when washing. This has been improved on with later models.[citation needed].

The concept behind the dishdrawer is that it takes one less step to place a dish in the dishwasher. With a conventional dishwasher, you must first open the dishwasher, then slide the tray out. The dishdrawer can be analogous to a cutlery drawer, where you slide it open to place the fork or knife in rather than the two steps required of a conventional dishwasher.

Kosher usage

One popular use of drawer dishwashers is by Jewish people who keep kosher[3]. Orthodox Jewish law requires utensils for meat and dairy to be washed separately. The double drawer concept allows separate meat and dairy dishwashers in a small kitchen that might otherwise only have room for only one full-size dishwasher.

References

  1. ^ http://www.sharechat.co.nz/features/iinterviews/article.php/17ad5077 ShareChat Investor Interview: Fisher & Paykel Appliances, John Bongard
  2. ^ http://www.businesshistory.auckland.ac.nz/fisher_paykel/key_events.html The University of Auckland, Business History Project, Fisher & Paykel
  3. ^ http://www.appliancemagazine.com/news.php?article=7180&zone=0&first=1

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