I used to own a dishwasher in my previous home but when we moved, it was damaged by the removal men (and no, I hadn't taken out removal insurance!) so I was without one for 4 years. My daughter was doing the washing up for me - bless her - and regardless of how well she did it, the crockery and cutlery never looked sparkling as they had with the dishwasher. So, on the spur of the moment, after being offered a great discount from my catalogue, payable on monthly terms and buy now pay later, I decided to get another one. This time I went for Hotpoint purely because there were only 4 dishwashers in the catalogue within my price range and Hotpoint was one of them. Since having it installed, I've been pleasantly surprised at its performance. True, there has been the odd spoon occasionally with a bit of food dried on, but that has been very rare. Everything comes out gleaming. It's quieter too than my other dishwasher which would thump thump while it was washing. So, touch wood, it's great and I would definitely recommend it.