Every dish, container, or piece of flatware I have put in this dishwasher has come out clean, including stuff my old dishwasher never would have removed. Last night, I loaded the dishes from a lasagna and everything was spotless on the basic normal cycle. I also love the absence of heating coils because I can put all my kids' plastic lunch containers on the bottom rack. And it truly is whisper quiet, which is a big deal in our small house. I love it.