Comments on: Men Are From Kashmir…Women Are From Venus

By: Renee

Renee — Sun, 16 Mar 2008 01:48:14 +0000

We use Citra-Dish (ordered by the case at the local co-op) and it works pretty well — it doesn’t always rinse off completely from the cups in the corners of the top rack. If that happens, I’ll just rinse them off (they’re already sterilized) and put them in the dishrack to dry.

My partner can’t stand the chlorine smell of the popular brands so Cascade is not an option in our household.

By: Susan

Susan — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 18:00:21 +0000

As a sleep deprived new mother, I once washed a load of diapers (yes, cloth diapers) in a cup of pablum rather than the Ivory Snow which was beside the cereal box. Two dozen diapers became glued together in an inseparable mass!

By: Alethea

Alethea — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 10:05:47 +0000

If it is the hardness of your water that is a problem, you could try acidifying it with the cheapest white vinegar you can find. Just dump a liter of it in the bottom before you run a wash. We don’t do it systematically, but it might be worth a shot.

By: h sofia

h sofia — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 17:41:01 +0000

Another Cascade user here; I wonder if the difference has to do with the dishwasher? I tried 7th generation liquid; maybe will give the powder a whirl one of these days.

By: Lisa

Lisa — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 15:27:02 +0000

Seventh Generation makes an AWESOME powdered dishwashing detergent that works better than Cascade, if not better! Try it! [I so hate to tell ya this, honey, but that’s what we were using, and it was awful. Maybe it’s about hard vs. soft water or something. - PB]

By: Comrade Kevin

Comrade Kevin — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 14:54:17 +0000

Amen and blessed be.

By: Jane R

Jane R — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 01:46:53 +0000

I stopped using the dishwasher except when I was really desperate (read: 1) work overload and too many dishes stacking up in the sink or 2) lotsa company) because I realized it used about four times more water than when I did the dishes by hand. So I do ‘em by hand (and there the liquid bio-something wash-by-hand detergent works) when I am stumbling around half awake in the a.m. or when I have a spare moment while cooking supper and listening to NPR.

Great story!

By: Kate

Kate — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 00:48:37 +0000

Can I use that last line in my signature on message boards? It’s too true. [You go right ‘head, babe. Just attribute it to PeaceBang. - PB]

By: Mrs. M

Mrs. M — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 21:00:03 +0000

Funny story. Oh– and we really like Method’s dishwasher tablet thingies.

By: Barbara K

Barbara K — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 20:04:34 +0000

Could have been worse–he could have brewed you a nice hot cup of Cascade latte . . .