Specifications of the dishwasher Samsung DW60A8060BB

If you ever try to load the dishwasher and find it frustrating because the items don't look appropriate, you'll love the little touches of Samsung DW60A8060BB. From the glass bottom shelf for wine, which is ideal for cups with a long leg, to smart cutlery trays, this dishwasher eliminates the daily hassles. It's relatively cheap to operate too, and my only small complaint is that the auto mode didn't handle the toughest stains, despite the more intensive washing option.

Key features

Place settings This built-in dishwasher has space for 14 people.

Introduction

Often with a dishwasher, it is the little things that make its use frustrating: wine glasses that do not fit in the top shelf, annoying to empty cutlery racks, and the like.

Samsung's DW60A8060BB dishwasher is designed to remove those frustrations, with some sleek touches, app control, and low operating costs.

Design and features

Can handle tall wine glasses

Smart tableware trays

Lots of flexible space

Samsung's DW60A8060BB model is a compact model, so it needs a door that matches your kitchen cabinets equipped with it. Fortunately, built-in dishwashers don't lose space compared to freestanding washing machines, and Samsung DW60A8060BB has some clever tricks to make their use less annoying than most competitors.

First, there is the question of what to do with tall wine glasses. In many dishwashers, only the shortest cups can be installed in the middle shelf, which is the case here. However, Samsung has added wine glass stands to the back of the bottom shelf, which will accommodate larger things. Sure, it reduces the space for dishes and the like, but if you have tall cups, like the one I use for testing, it's good to have space for these cups instead of balancing them unstablely.

Otherwise, this dishwasher bottom shelf is normal, as folding teeth provide more space for larger items, such as pans, when you have fewer dishes and bowls.

The height of the top shelf is adjustable. In most cases, it should be in its top position to stop the water arm from hitting the lower plates. This is easy to do with the handles on the side, and the shelf does not need to be removed to change its height.

This shelf has an adjustable smart glass stand that moves some forks to hold glasses or wine glasses. There's an easy-to-use pictorial image that shows you the setup, and holds more sensitive items in place. Then there are the usual folding pins that you can use to hold small plates or get out of the way for larger objects.

I like the top shelf for cutlery, as I think it gets cleaner knives and forks than a basket. They can be annoying to unload, especially if the cutlery drawer is not near the dishwasher. Fortunately, Samsung has implemented a clever design on this dishwasher, and the top shelf has two cutlery trays that simply lift out. This is the best of both worlds out there.

There is a standard detergent dispenser in this model, which can take pods, liquid or powdered detergent. In addition, there is a rinse aid filled in the normal way.

There are controls at the top of the dishwasher. Auto is the default choice, where the dishwasher will feel how dirty the items are and then apply the appropriate program.

If you want more control, you can only use other programs, including Eco (best for energy saving), capacitor (heavily soiled items), Express, Self Clean, and Baby Care. It is possible to clean only the items on the bottom shelf, to save money when you have half a load.

Once you select the washing program, the LCD displays how long it will take. This is countless during the cycle, although you cannot see the screen while the dishwasher door is closed.

I love the blue light that shines on the ground. This visually shows that the dishwasher is on and prevented me from accidentally opening the door in the middle of the cycle.

Since this is a Samsung device, DW60A8060BB works with SmartThings. The remote control gives you all the options you get in the control panel, as well as some downloadable cycles for special items including baby care (rinsing and drying without detergent for hand-washed items) and plastic (reduces the risk of items melting).

To be honest, I found it easier to use the dashboard, but I found alerts when the course is complete helpful.

performance

Low operating costs

Can be cleaned well in intensive mode

Auto mode didn't work on dirty dishes

Samsung put DW60A8060BB through all my regular tests, preloading the device with a series of dirty items, including a cup stained with coffee, a stained glass of red wine, a plate with cheese and mac and — harder of all — a glass bowl that was used to make scrambled eggs in the microwave.

I started with the automatic program to see how to perform it. According to my measurements, this course cost 32.67p to run and is very competitive. This was good in most of my tests. Using a coffee cup, dried residues were removed.

My wine glass, placed in the bottom shelf, was removed from the red wine and the glass came out shiny.

I found that my tinplate was also clean, with the remaining cheese removed from the pasta and cheese completely.

However, the dirty egg bowl was a different matter, and the dishwasher could not touch the stains, leaving behind a lot of residue.

For testing again, I put the dishwasher in intensive mode, and I turned on the cycle again. This time, the operating cost jumped to 57.19p per cycle, which is much higher. However, the results were better, with most of the egg gone, although I had to finish the last part of the cleaning process manually.

Most dishwashers cannot get a perfect result in this test. Only the LG model DF455HMS freestanding, using its own steam option; this course costs 71pence, which is much larger though.

For most days, Eco mode will do the job, and that only costs 30p to run, according to my measurements. This is a good result, and highlights why the dishwasher receives a B rating.