Hear that? It’s the sound of dishwasher manufacturers lowering the machines’ noise levels. "As home plans become a lot more open, you want to be able to talk over the phone and not shout over the ...

For as long as there have been plates and forks and hungry folk who have polished off a meal, there’s been the art — nay, chore — of doing dishes. As recently as 1970, 8 out of 10 American households ...