Cascade Platinum

[dustin92]

I bought a bag of the new Cascade Platinum action pacs today at walmart. The first load is washing right now, maybe they will be SO much better than Cascade Complete to actually justify the high price, $3.97 for 14 pacs. Has anybody else tried them and how did they work for you? I will post results when the dishwasher finishes. If they really are better than Complete action pacs (the best I have found so far), then I won't have a problem with the price.

 

[maytagbear]

For me.........

and just me,they are too sudsy. Cleaning is great, but I have had to reset for extra rinsing. Maybe they wouldn't be like that in a very hard water area, but I have almost soft city water. They smell ok, I think.

Lawrence/Maytagbear

 

[jerrod6]

Are they still selling Cascade Complete or is Platinum just a rename of the product? Have to ask because P&G is notorious for taking a product, giving it a new scent or color, renaming it and selling it as new.

Or they sell the same product as new but under a different name and brand line. There is a version of Downy FS that is sold under a different name but in the Gain line of FS.

 

[dustin92]

It finished a few minutes ago, everything looks great, the only challenging item was a sticky cake pan, and it came out great. I will have to run a more challenging load, but so far, so good. Our water is HARD and it didnt sound like it had any suds. The only detergent we ever had sudsing issues with was Finish Quantum tabs, and we cannot even use those in our machine, it sudslocked the pump and eventually overflowed onto the floor. No problem with any other product though.

 

[dustin92]

Yes, Cascade Complete is still available and Platinum is supposed to be better. So far my only complaint is the price.

 

[jerrod6]

I would like to know what is in this stuff, so I went to the Cascade web site but I can't find this product listed. As soon as they list it I will look at the ingredients to see what is setting it apart from the other brands of Cascade.

I tried Cascade Action pacs one time. They cleaned well, but left a scent inside the machine. Don't care for that. Does the platinum leave any scent behind?

Funny about the experience with Finish Quantum because I use it without any problems. Must be differences in the water or maybe your DW has a strong spray than mine and this causes more agitation....who knows...

 

[dustin92]

It does leave a light scent, but I bought lemon, which smells the same as the Lemon Complete pacs. The only scent of the Cascade complete pacs I will buy is the lemon, all the other scents I have tried actually make the dishes taste like detergent/perfume. YUCK! For some reason, the lemon scent does not leave a flavor on the dishes (thankfully!) but does leave a little scent in the machine.

 

[jerrod6]

Yeah the pacs I used left a scent in the machine and on the dishes. It was just awful because every time you raised a glass to your face to drink water you got a face full of scent, so that's why I was asking this question.

 

[kqkenmore]

Did not clean well left food residue.I was disapointed so going back to my stash of phosphated detergent.Also my dishwasher is not the greatest.The one thing that I found was there was not film on the dishes but just left over food.

 

[joe_in_philly]

Mmmm, Chelant and Polymer!

It seems that is positioned above Cascade Complete. Luckily just about every detergent works well in my dishwasher. I just bought some Finish All-in-1 powerball tabs on clearance at Target for 8 cents a load. Not too bad.

 

 

http://www.pg.com/en_US/downloads/innovation/factsheet_Cascade_Platinum.pdf

 

[nmassman44]

I tried the Cascade Platinum in my dishwasher and got outstanding results...then again almost anything I use in my dishwasher does well since 1) Its a Miele 2) has a built in water softener and 3) heats water to the target temps 4) has enough power to clean anything I throw at it and then some. It does well with starches like pasta water residue and rice. To me it acts like a phosphated detergent. I bought a box of Finish PowerBalls that I have to go thru and a box of Somat3 that is phosphated something like 30% phophates.
The Platinum does suds up some but so does Finish and Somat.

 

[cleanteamofny]

I know this been floating around the forum and I finally tried it two days ago and wow, what a big difference this stuff is!
The tub does not have that at the front build up because of powder detergents (aka Finish with PB and Cascade Complete).
I like the Lemon Scent over the regular bleach mustiness.
My Stainless Steel Aluminum Pots really shines like the old formula of Cascade.
Finally something to shout about!

The price for 43 tabs is $10.99 at Targets. Wally world was $6.00 for the 23 tabs so do the math. I need to go back and pick up 2 more pkg's for that price!

 

[dustin92]

I am still liking them, I havent found anything that won't come clean.

 

[magic_clean]

Platinum

is a really great performer. When the phosphates went away a couple years ago, the weakened cleaning ability of the new detergents showed up mainly with cook and bakeware. Things that would previously wash completely clean, sometimes would emerge with a spot or patch of residue. Not a big deal, but still you knew there was a difference.

The powerballs and pacs really work well too. However, the Platinum is delivering results like the phosphate deteregents of the not so distant past.

 

[zippyjet]

I gotta try it!

When the phosphates went away, the superlative cleaning quality went away with them. However, I read somewhere that a quarter cup of 20 Mule Team Borax along with the detergent got them clean. I've been using this combination for almost a year and I'm satisfied. However every once in a while the Cascade Complete Pillow doesn't fully dissolve in the dispenser. And, I live in an apartment with a bottom of the line GE
"builder's/apartment model." This GE has one wash arm and the spray tower; that's it!
1970's dishwasher technology though my machine is probably less than ten years old. I saw Cascade Platinum at Target along with Complete (Baltimore, Maryland). And I was in a hurry and bought a large tub of the Complete for $10 and change. I have not opened it and now I'm tempted to exchange it for Platinum. As others have said if it cleans like the old school phosphate and I don't have to add 20 Mule Team I'll pay the extra ducats if I can get this kind of cleaning. For those who have issues with perfume residual odors on their glasses and dishes, try NOT running the heated drying cycle. In addition I learned that substituting white vinegar for rinse aid works. I can attest to this and no, there is no vinegar smells! ツ

 

[danemodsandy]

Maybe....

....Cascade has begun to lick the performance problem inherent in non-phosphated dishwasher detergents.

I hope so. I live in a hard-water area (Waterloo, IA) and dishwashers here are, shall we say, challenged. Not only are dishwashing results often poor, the dishwashers themselves often get terrible lime deposits. I know of a stainless-tub KitchenAid that was very badly limed up until I told the owner about Bubble Bandit.

It would be nice if whatever technology Cascade is using proves to work well over the long haul, and is adopted across the board. I'm all for protecting our waterways, but I'm also all for protecting expensive appliances and the health of their owners.

 

[iheartmaytag]

Saw the new Platnium

/today at Wal-mart. Pricy, $10.90 for 20 packs. I just bought a case of Cascade industrial so I'm set for the full phosphate detergent for a while.

 

[supersuds]

I've got enough phosphated Cascade (and some Finish) to last for several years, but it's nice to know there's a fallback for when it runs out.

 

[whirlyfanatic]

Is the Platinum better than the complete in cleaing?

 

[zippyjet]

Quite Pleased!

I ran my first load with Cascade Platinum and I'm proud to say it kicks ass! Reminds me of the old school Complete (with Phosphates). So far so excellent.
ツ

 

[frigilux]

Gripe: Yet another case of "Hey, we're going to charge twice the price for a detergent that cleans as well as our old stuff did!"

Reality: I'll try it, and if it makes a noticeable difference it will probably become my daily driver.

 

[Kimble]

Cascades' Platinum is the best dishwasher detergent I've tried since phosphates!

Just ONE COMPLAINT:
Any cast aluminum items, ice cream scoops or boiled egg slicer frames, will tarnish with a dark pewter color which will rub off on your hands, ice cream, boiled eggs dishtowels and clothes.
Best solution is to handwash these items and stick with the 'Platnium' in the dishwasher...clear sparkly clean!

 

[jerrod6]

I've been using Platinum for 2 weeks. At my local Target Platinum costs $7 dollars for 23 washes, Finish Quantum costs 6 dollars for 25 washes. In my experience Platinum performs no better than Finish and for some reason on the DWs sensor cycle my DW takes longer to complete the wash portion than with Finish. Other conditions may be impacting this but I've checked that and I am giving it the same type of everyday loads.

Nothing wrong with the Fresh Scent Platinum as it cleans and doesn't leave a strong scent, but for me it's no better than Quantum. I rotate detergents every week so will just add it to my rotation, but not really too excited about it.

 

[frigilux]

Platinum is on the shelves in my village, so I'm guessing it's everywhere, now. I use Cascade Complete w/ Dawn pacs on most loads and Cascade Complete w/Bleach gel for super-tough pots/pans loads, as I can use some in the prewash without breaking the bank by using two pacs for a single load.

The Platinum pacs seem to do a little better on pots/pans. See photos below.[this post was last edited: 3/30/2013-04:48]

 

[frigilux]

Used this deep saute pan for spaghetti alla carbonara last night, and set it back on the burner to cook the egg sauce onto it. Washed the pan in a large load on the Power Scrub cycle with the 160 degree rinse option.

 

[frigilux]

Just a hint of egg left in a ring on side of pan. Cleaned the starch ring off the pasta pot. Glassware, flatware, dishes all cleaned well.

Note: I have very soft water, so conditions are ideal. Can't compare it to Finish Quantum, as I've only tried their Powerball tabs.

 

[washer111]

Finish Powder

Here we pay around AU$18 for a 1.5kg box of Finish Powder (still with around >30% Phosphate). This gives us almost 100 washes - great performance each and every time too. If you factor in inflation of prices and stuff here - Finish is FAR BETTER value for the price you pay, compared to tabs. Tabs cost around $13 for around 20 washes. Haha

 

[frigilux]

OK, which one of you brainiacs can explain this one? When I view post 669181 on my iMac, I see a photo of a clean sauté pan. When I view the same post on my iPad, the picture/text are repeats of post 669179.

All three posts (669179-669181) were made on the iMac.

Is everyone else seeing the proper photo and text in post 669181? Can someone with an iPad check to see if a repeat of 669179 shows up for you, too?

Here is a screen capture of post 669181 from the iPad showing the wrong photo/text.

WTF??!

UPDATE TEN MINUTES LATER: The correct photo and text are now showing up on the iPad. That was weird; but I don't pretend to understand how all those tubes in the interweb work, LOL![this post was last edited: 3/30/2013-07:57]

 

[jerrod6]

IMO Finish powder with enzymes is always a better value for the price compared to tabs plus you can control the amount you use according to the soil level.

I have very good results from Finish Powder and it is one of the detergents in my weekly rotation.

The pacs like quantum and cascade may perform a bit better in some instances because they are able to keep ingredients separated from each other which prevents them mixing together and possibly neutralizing each other before the product is used. I guess this is good for coffee and tea stains that I hear about. Never really seen any of these stains, but then again, I have dark colored dishes(cobalt blue and others) so perhaps these stains show up on lighter surfaces and I am not likely to ever see them with dark colors...so Finish powder is a good choice for me as well.

 

[zippyjet]

Still Outstanding in cleaning quality!

Five or six loads later, the Cascade Platinum is still getting EVERYTHING I put in my low end GE dishwasher spotless! And, two of my plastic "Take Along" Rubbermaid lunch containers nested together and even the "Take Along" on the back/bottom came out clean. Cascade/P & G I think you've got a winner. Worth the extra pennies.