I’ve spent several years trying to find the right dishwasher soap to use. Most perform badly, leaving residue and grit inside the washer as well as on the dishes.
You can’t rely on the packaging to determine which works the best, so I’ve spent quite a bit of money over the years, only to toss out box after bottle. Then I ran across the Cascade 2-in-1 Action Packs. It was the addition of DAWN that made me try them, because I’d used Cascade liquid and still, a handful of dishes from each load had to be rewashed.
My dishwasher is used for two reasons: 1. I don’t want to spend my days washing dishes; 2. Excessive exposure to water and detergents causes a skin reaction.
I also don’t want to have to rinse off all my dishes (and you shouldn’t have to, by the way, as that pretty much defeats the purpose of a dishwasher!).
These packs are the priciest on the market (averaging 15-20 cents per load, depending upon how large a pack you buy), but they are so worth it. I can pack the dishwasher full of scraped, but not rinsed, dishes, and let ‘er go. Rarely will I find a spoon whereas all the peanut butter hadn’t come off. In short, they’re worth every penny, and everyone I’ve recommended them to says the same.
There’s a pretty decent review on these at epinions.com. Take a look, then try them out. Post back and let me know what you think.