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Nowadays, the dishwasher is a must-have kitchen appliance for a modern home. However, dishwashers are energy intensive, they use a lot of water, require a considerable amount of valuable kitchen space, and are downright expensive. Today, we explore ingenuous compact, energy-efficient, and affordable alternatives to owning a dishwasher, so you’re never really left with a kitchen sink that’s filled to the brim with dirty dishes.

Equipped with an adaptable tray surface that lets you dock all your dishes, pans, bowls, cutlery, glasses, and more, the Shabosh is a compact countertop dishwasher doubles as a dish rack.

The differentiating feature of the appliance is a patented, high-pressure handheld spray wand. It turns water droplets into atomized particles and heats them up to 65 degrees Celsius. This lets the user rapidly and efficiently clean the dishes with pressurized water in 40 seconds using as little as 3 liters, which is 80% lower than a conventional dishwasher. Besides, the technology uses 70x less power.

To use the dishwasher, the user has to fill up the tank with water from a kitchen sink, add some dish soap and spray the dishes clean. The appliance is compact enough to sit on any kitchen counter, while its aquarium-like design lets one wash and store the dishes inside, keeping them on display while they drip dry.

Despite its compact size, the dishwasher is big enough for one saucepan, two plates, two soup bowls, 2 glasses, and 8 pieces of cutlery, while its modular, adjustable dish rack system allows to add more plate holders if necessary.

The bespoke portable dishwasher by Taipei-based designer Lin Shuo De utilizes a method of interaction that takes cues from another kitchen appliance, the toaster. The device is aptly named Toasher, the name being a combination of two words – washer and toaster.

The dirty items are lowered into the stainless steel tank, where than water is added and an ultrasonic transducer agitates the dirt and separates it from the dishes. After the cleaning is completed, the platform rises letting wind come out from both right and left sides to dry out water drops.

 

A customizable pegboard can be attached to the rear of the unit to expand the amount of storage that it can hold. These add-ons let one use the Toasher as an item of furniture to store the dishes when not in use.

The Vapure Steam Washer by Singapore-based Irrsyah Ismail is designed to fit into a compact space. Unlike bulky under counter dishwashers, it can be mounted on the wall to save counter space, and carried around the kitchen with ease.

Small, yet powerful, the appliance uses the increasingly popular steam cleaning technology. This makes it possible to clean a week worth of dirty dishes and cutlery with as little as 0,8 litres of water. Not only the Vapure saves water, it also saves money by eliminating the need for dishwashing liquids.