See if your local library gets Consumer Reports magazine. They sometimes won't let you check the issues out but you can read them there. Many libraries have past years' complete Consumer Reports handbooks which have the reviews of all the products they reviewed that year. My problem with CR is they compare a top of the line of one brand with the bottom of the line of another brand. Hard to sort out what's what when they do that. I have a Kitchenaid TOL and I'm very pleased with it. It's quiet and has three racks. Love the very top rack for lids, cutting boards, etc. There are many product lines out there to choose from and they probably all do an excellent job. As someone pointed out, you sometimes get a lemon even with the best product.