Bob- I did the first stained flour sack towel test in cool water this morning on powdered TideMatic (India) detergent. It removed tough coffee, Worcestershire, chocolate syrup, barbecue sauce and ketchup stains, but did not remove hot sauce, Rao’s marinara or mustard. Results were only a little better in cool water rather than warm. Will repeat the test with Tide Pro, Persil Bio (UK), Tide Ultra Oxi, and Miele for Whites powders. Will also test liquid Tide Ultimate Stain Release. I’ll run the tests over the next couple of weeks and post the results all at once.
Will admit that I’ll have to wash the test towel with Clorox liquid chlorine bleach to remove all the stains fully. At any rate, you’re probably best off sticking with your tried-and-true method of using a profile wash for your large, stained loads. I’ll continue to use LCB for heavily stained whites and aerosol Amway Stain Remover for orange/red stains on shirts that detergents seem to struggle with at any temp.[this post was last edited: 8/29/2024-11:57]