As you might remember, I was selected as a Frigidaire Test Drive Mom from Mom Central.

We've been getting to know our new dishwasher over the past couple of months, no easy feat as we'd had the old one for quite a long time. You'd be surprised at how much habit is involved in loading a dishwasher, and there's actually a bit of work involved when you get a new one.

Or, maybe that's just me.

The space is one of the greatest feature of this Frigidaire Dishwasher. You can get a lot of stuff in there, even the big items.

Some of the key features of the dishwasher related to space:

SpaceWise Organization System: features adjustable racks so there's a place for virtually anything.

(We are still experimenting with what is the best place for our dishes. We use a lot of small, glass bowls with about a 1" lip that we can't quite figure out the best place to put them, yet. But, the directions do offer a lot of loading options.

You can fit a lot of full-sized dinner plates in there along the bottom rack. The tines fold flat to get really large stuff in there, we can fit the inside of our large crockpot in the top rack.)

Largest Silverware Basket (among leading brands): There’s room for over 180 items in our multi-compartment silverware basket.

(The basket has several compartments, and spans the length of the lower rack. As a matter of fact, we had to wash everything in the utensil drawer (don't ask) and we were able to fit nearly the entire contents.)

Adjustable Upper Dish Rack: Flexible racking system lets you adjust the to rack to fit taller items.

(This really comes in handy when people who are not me use every dish in the house when they are cooking, including multiple casserole dishes and cutting boards.)

I also learned that it's kind of hard to take a picture of a loaded dishwasher and get the full effect of both levels, but here ya go:

All in all, it's been a great dishwasher so far, it's really sleek looking and very quiet. Just a couple of small snags to note:

We've had a couple of instances where the soap dispenser either didn't open, or didn't empty completely. I've heard that using detergent tablets helps that, but I can't remember to get them at the store.

Also, every now and then, if you pull the bottom rack out too far, it gets off track and you have to lift it back into place.

But, does it clean your dishes?

Stay tuned!

Also, good news on the eco front for Frigidaire appliances: They just received the EPA’s prestigious 2010 Energy Star award for their “Swap and Save” Energy Star Promotion. The award recognizes Frigidaire’s commitment to smart energy management and its efforts to share the importance of energy efficiency with a wide audience.

Find out more about how you can save time, money, energy and water at Frigidaire Energy Saving.

I wrote this review while participating in a Test Drive Campaign by Mom Central on behalf of Frigidaire and received a Frigidaire Dishwasher to facilitate my review.