Cascade Complete vs Electrasol Advanced Equals Battle of the Detergents

From a woman who uses generic whenever possible, this advice comes as high praise - skip the generic brands and go for the good stuff.

The first dishwashing detergent that I tested was the Cascade Complete, which advertises, “Cleans so well….no need to pre-wash.” I’ll go along with that claim. It completely cleaned dried up spaghetti sauce and scrambled eggs which is something that’s is hard for me to do even using a scrubber. It dissolved completely with no residue caked up and left in the dispenser. It is also designed to help protect glasses from etching. Cascade Complete has the Good Housekeeping Seal of Approval and it’s no wonder. It’s a great product.

I also reviewed the Electrasol Advanced dishwashing detergent. This detergent is the #1 detergent recommended by Whirlpool, Bosch and Maytag. It also claims to have an etch protector. It has a slightly less phosphorus content than the Cascade Complete. I know this only because I was going to compare the ingredients to see if they were exactly the same, because in my opinion the Electrasol Advanced worked every bit as well as the Cascade.

However, the bottles don’t really list the ingredients as something we would recognize. It says “Water softener, cleaning agents, dishwasher and china protection agent, water, thickening agent and bleach.” So there you have it - the ingredients for a great product.

All in all, I’d recommend that you go to the store and buy whichever is on sale. They both worked great!

by Perri

I am very new to the world of dishwashing soap. We only just recently got a dishwasher when we moved to a new home so I loved experimenting with different brands of detergents to use. I look for several qualities such as price, how well it cleans the dishes and the packaging.

I was given a bottle of Electrasol Advanced and Cascade Complete to review. To be honest with you the only difference between these two brands that I could detect was the smell. They both seemed to clean the dishes fairly well and didn’t leave any residue, but they did have different scents. To me the Cascade smelled better and left the dishes with a clean, fresh scent. From what I can tell they are both priced about the same at the local grocery store here.

The reason I look at packaging is because I don’t want a huge honking bottle of dishwasher soap to store. Plus the heavier the bottle, the harder it is to pour into the very small little compartment. For me this would equal a lot of messes and wasted soap.

Before I received these two large bottles to review I had been using the Cascade All-In-1 ActionPaks, which are little packages that contain everything needed to get dishes as clean as possible. ActionPaks have pre-treating, food disolving, grease fighting and stain fighting power all in an enclosed square you put in the soap holder of your dishwasher. Dishes come out shining and it does not leave any residue. Plus they come is some great scents like cinnamon apple spice. My favorite part is that they come in such a small package and it is easy to store.

by Emily