Comments on: Review: Battle of The Dishwashing Soaps

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 00:12:28 +0000

Good to know, I hate rinsing.

I wonder how Kirkland (costco) stacks up in a direct test. We switched to that from Cascade Complete powder and I don’t have any complaints.

By: Kyle

Kyle — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 20:55:50 +0000

@ DJ Fuzz, thanks for the comment. Tell ya what, that camping spatula was absolutely nasty, I have a feeling that Cascade Complete would do the trick on Chap Stick, I will have to test it!

@ Aaron, I’d be curious to. Would be hard to measure though. At least find the time to do it.

@ Kansas Mom, great tips on the environment and opening up your dishwasher to let dishes air dry. I try to do that when I am around.

By: Kansas Mom

Kansas Mom — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 15:30:56 +0000

Also – set your dishwasher not to dry the dishes. Just open the door a crack when it’s done and let the water steam off. You’re saving electricity. (We move stuff to the drying rack if we need to load it up again right away, but usually all our dishes are clean at that point.)

By: Kansas Mom

Kansas Mom — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 15:29:27 +0000

We had great luck with those little Cascade Action Packs. Last time I checked at Sam’s, they were $0.15 each (1 per load). Everything came out squeaky clean every time. The dishwasher we have now, though, is terrible and if there are any flecks of food on any dishes, they end up spread throughout the washer after a load is supposedly clean. So now I rinse everything and if there are crumbs, I just wash it by hand. We like using a more environmentally-friendly detergent (currently Eco-Palmolive something without phosphates) and that works fine as long as I’m selective about what goes in. As far as the environment, it’s better not to rinse if your dishwasher can handle it, as most new ones can even without the super-great Cascade detergent. A lot of people with well water have to pay for the electricity to pump it up, so being careful with water is still worth-while.

By: Aaron Stroud

Aaron Stroud — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 05:57:32 +0000

Hmm, it’d be interesting to see the math on water savings (water, sewer, & water heater). Since we’re on a well and septic system, I think we’ll just hand washer or rerun any extremely dirty items like your camping dishes.

By: DJ FuzzyK

DJ FuzzyK — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 23:46:17 +0000

Kyle,

Can’t wait to see you test further products just so I can compare notes with my own experiences.
I stopped using Cascade long ago since it’s the most expensive one on the shelf. I’m intrigued by the idea of loading up the dishwasher and not pre-washing, as this takes up a lot of precious post-dinner time each evening. I wonder how it will tackle the reside left on our glassware by Chapstick? Hmmm…