On 5/14/2015 9:27 PM, Lew Hodgett wrote:
Sometime ago, somebody posted the following:
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I have the top of the line KitchenAid and use Cascade Platinum
detergent. I'll put my dishes and glassware up against any cleaning
method you want. Oh, let's compare flatware too.
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The following is part of a post made to my son that involves a major
update they are doing to their kitchen which included a new dishwasher
almost as an after thought.
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As far as the dishwasher is concerned, will pass along the following.

Recently have had a rather vigorous discussion about dishwasher
detergents and dishwashers.

Yes this was on a woodworking list. Lots of things get discussed
there grin.

Decided to run my own tests.

Bought a container of P&G Cascade PLATINUM dishwasher detergent which
was quite a shock to the pocket book compared to the generic brands
available at the supermarket but Brian's salary has to come from
someplacegrin.

I wasn't impressed with the results.

The dishes including glasses still had residue, the flatware was a
disaster.

Decided to modify the test by adding Finish JET DRY to the test.

MADE A MAJOR DIFFERENCE.

Residue on dishes, glasses and flatware was GONE.

First time I heard about JETDRY was in the dishwasher on Maureen
and that was 50 years ago.

It was expensive and we were stretched to the limit just to get moved
in, so quit using it.

In hind sight that was a probably a mistake.

BTW, JETDRY is no longer so expensive and I don't have as
many dishes to wash so will probably continue to use it.


Take care,

Will await the pics.

Love ya.

Dad



We seldom rinse before putting plates in the DW. BTW we have only
bought Whirlpool, near the top of the line, fot the past 25 years.
Cascade powder and Jet Dry is all that we have used for 24 of those
years. Recently switched to the packaged Cascade tablets with the
liquids and stopped using Jet Dry.

Now we have filter stopping up problems. We will soon be going back to
the powder and the Jet Dry. BTW what do you consider expensive for Jet
Dry? I have never considered it expensive.