The dishwasher does the bare minimum of washing the dishes. However be aware that it does not dry the dishes and requires the purchase of a rinse aid & for the dishwasher to be opened immediately upon cycle completion for the dishes to dry. The cycles also take a very long time. My previous GE dishwasher took about 50-60 minutes to do a full wash & dry cycle whereas this one, it’s shortest normal cycle is about 80-90 minutes. The only positive is that it’s pretty silent and does its job (cleaning dishes).