These products are designed to ensure clean rinse cycles or keep your dishwasher clean by eliminating limescale, grease, debris, and odors.

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Attention, eco-warriors! If you're looking for ways to reduce your carbon footprint in the kitchen, you'll be happy to know that there are now liquid dishwasher detergents that are kinder to the planet. With no harsh chemicals or harmful additives, these eco-friendly options not only help you do your part for the environment, but they also offer a gentle touch for sensitive skin. So, why not switch to a greener clean? Cost-Effective Then, we bake macaroni and cheese and baked beans onto casserole dishes, fry a hamburger in a skillet and make a serving of oatmeal in a saucepan. Everything gets dried or baked on for two hours before we load up the two identical dishwashers we use for all our side-by-side detergent testing. Each load is loaded into the dishwasher the exact same way. We choose either the "auto" or "heavy" setting and a drying boost option.

So, to provide a fair review, I took a look at what some trusted product testing outlets had to say about Cascade and Finish based on their testing results.

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Finish dishwasher cleaner liquid is perfect to remove limescale and grease in the hidden corners of your dishwasher. This product deep cleans the machine leaving it hygienically clean and fresh smelling. It is brilliant for machine health and maintenance. Their products come in the following scents: fresh (original scent), lemon, and citrus breeze. In addition, Cascade offers a Free & Clear formulation that’s free of phosphates, bleach, and dyes (one version is also fragrance-free). Cascade ActionPacs According to Cascade, it is the number one recommended dishwashing detergent brand in North America by select dishwasher brands. Finish comes in three scents: fresh (original), lemon, and orange, and has four core products in its lineup: detergents, rinse aids, dishwasher cleaner, and booster agents. What’s the difference between Cascade Complete and Platinum? I explain in detail in this comparison, but the short answer is that Platinum is a stronger, more effective (and more expensive) formula. Cascade Additives

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Both brands are recognized for their excellent cleaning ability, but Cascade won Best Overall Detergent by Good Housekeeping and The Spruce. Dishwasher detergent has a big job to do. It must power through and dissolve all types of baked-on, dried-on foods from all sizes and shapes of dinnerware, glassware, flatware, storage containers, cookware and more. And simply cleaning is not enough. It must be safe for these items, help them dry better and not damage the inside of your dishwasher. And, if you live in an area with hard water, it needs to help eliminate those spots, too. Use a separate rinse aid. While most detergents contain ingredients to help eliminate spots and film, they can get washed away during the cycle. A separate rinse aid, like GH Seal Star Cascade Power Dry, gets dispensed directly into the rinse cycle where it's most effective. Close the dishwasher and run on a high temperature cycle of at least 60⁰C. Do not add any other detergent or cleaning agent to the wash.