Product review (5 stars): Pleasantly Surprised by how clean the dishes turned out
I am honestly surprised how well this works.  I am not very experienced in dishwashers, I lived alone and just washed my dishes as I used them.  But married life and a rental with no built in dishwasher changed things a bit.  I was skeptical of the size, not to mention the temporary water hookups, but this couldn't be simpler to use.  The connections were simple to attach after swapping out the aerator with the included adapter.  We washed our first load after things had been sitting out a bit.  Knowing this was on the way, we might have let things get a little crusty, but it turned out to be a great test of the washer.  After the cycle was through we pulled out the dishes and I was amazed at how clean they were.  I figured they'd have some cling-ons or stains, but they came out spotless and clean.  We did use the cascade dissolving pods, they seem to work great for this.  If I had to knock anything, I would say that it is pretty large for being a "portable" or "countertop" item, but I wouldn't want any less capacity.  We did initially have some issues fitting our larger plates, but some creative loading in a separate cycle took care of that.  Sure, it's not a full size, but the tradeoffs are worth it.  Overall a great buy, we're very happy with it.