Product review (4 stars): Just like any dish washer
I live in a tiny house. My kitchen is extremely small. I have one sink total. I also have an infant which use cloth diapers. My restroom is not connected to the house, so diapers must be rinsed in the sink.
I have a husband who likes to go through every dish, daily, lol.
I was struggling keeping up with the dishes and keeping a clean sink. Diapers were piling up because I'm not about to wash diapers around dishes I eat on.
So, I gave in and bought this machine. It was bigger than I expected, and didn't fit where I wanted it to go. I compromised and threw away my microwave so I could have this machine. It literally takes up almost an entire counter. However, I have been able to keep my sink spotless and available to clean diapers, sit baby in sink and brush teeth together, wash my hands, rinse off produce as needed.
Just like any dish washer, you have to rinse first. No food particles is the way to go. It hasn't gotten any food off that was missed. My plates are also too large for this machine. But plates are always easy to hand wash and get out of the way.
Otherwise, it keeps dirty dishes out of sight and away from nasty possible splashes from the sink. It gets hot enough for sterilization, which is a relief to know our eating wear is indeed clean. Having only one sink, it's cycles run a little on the long side, and so I have to be aware of when I run it, have drinking water ready, etc. When properly prewashed, all dishes have come out spotless and glimmering clean.
I don't understand the delayed timer. You have to turn on your faucet water to use the machine. I wouldn't let my water run for 6 hours just to run this machine without having to hit the in button. That aspect seems like a gimmick and useless.
But otherwise, it's a great machine and has saved my sanity a great deal. Just make sure it's going to fit, cause it's heavy, and I wouldn't want to send it back.