Which dishwasher detergents are people using?

[cleanteamofny]

Cascade, Finish + STTP in red covered container.

This is what I'm using at this time except the two liquids in the background which I picked up today.

 

[aquarius1984]

Once this delectable Home made Bread and Butter pudding comes out the oven......... (and is scoffed)...........

 

[aquarius1984]

The empty Le Cruset pot will be washed and

Il give the vintage Fairy Powder a whirl on it. Failing that - I suspect the powder is long dead after a good 8/9 years? I will make it clean using modern day Finish Quantums.

My personal favourite If I can get them on offer.

Still use Rinse aid and salt though but at the lower dosage settings.

 

[richardc1983]

I use Wilkinsons own dishwasher powder, it gives good results.

I use a Bosch tabletop dishwasher so cant fit fullsize tablets in and if I just drop it in on the wash cycle they foam up all over the place.

Have used tesco value tablets, they are brilliant and small and the fit in the dispenser ok... they also dont foam up. Ive stopped using them though because our local tesco metro doesnt do the basic range of tablets any more only their own brand premium products.

@ matt Hoover1100 - Is there any difference between fair "proffesional" washing up liquids and the normal fairy?

 

[zodawash]

tablets

I've tried some finish quantum powerball tablets in my LG but they don't fit the dispenser without being squeezed in and hence are still there when on its rinse cycle. so I have to open the door up when it starts the wash cycle and chcuk it in. Be glad when i've finished them. Normally I use fairy active burst lemon which I love and I also use astonish 5 in 1 tabs which are very good and get everything really sparkling and dont stick in the dispenser. I also use Lidls W5 now n then.

 

[toploader1984]

detergent

i have been using finish regular powder with advanced cleaning power lemon scent. i used to use cascade complete action pacs, but since they took phosphates out it leaves white residue on everything and doesn't clean like it used to. i have had very good results with the finish powder, cleans BETTER than cascade AND it is about half the price.

 

[hoovermatic]

I saw some Sun 5 in 1 tablets in a local grocery store last week. I didn't know that brand was still going in the UK. Does anyone know if they are any good? I am using Finish Powerball and have been using it all year. They always seem to be on special offer somewhere - most recently Lidl so I topped up my supply.

 

[rolls_rapide]

I have used Sun tablets a year or so ago, and they seemed to work fine. They do have an odd perfumed fragrance to them, that might not appeal to all people. The ones I had were the 'Professional' type with dissolvable wrappers: loose, baggy wrappers, if I remember rightly, as opposed to the shrink-wrapped type that Finish has.

 

[iheartmaytag]

Cascade

I have several packages of the good stuff stashed away for emergencies, but actually the new stuff without Phosphates is doing a good job. I am using the Cascade complete, not sure if it would be different if I was using the cheaper variety with Dawn.

As a test last night I washed spaghetti dishes, not rinsed put in the DW straight from the table, I also threw in the pan, again just scraped not rinsed. Everything came out spotless, in fact there wasn't even the reddish tenge on the tub like I usually get when I do this. No white film, no residue, everything was clean.

I also use Jet-dry Turbo in the rinse aide despenser.

 

[aegokocarat]

fairy platinum tablets

 

[dyson2drums]

Finish All in One (mum never changes, not even willing to try fairy)

 

[jerrod6]

Finish All-In-1 non phosphate Gel pacs

I have been trying these this week. Very good cleaning even without phosphate. It is more liquid than gel because you can see the liquid moving around inside the pac.