Cascade Complete vs. Electrasol Advanced Dishwashing Detergent Review

Cascade Complete Liquid vs. Electrasol Advanced Liquid Dishwashing Detergents

The epic battle between two different liquid dishwashing detergents was set to take place in my house, after receiving both of them as test products.  In the past I have used Cascade's powder detergents quite often, and with the chance to try out both Cascade's and Electrasol's liquid detergents, I was up for the challenge.  We do a lot of dishes in our house, and it isn't uncommon to have the dishwasher running at night when we head off to bed.  The delayed timer is really a nice thing to have, so we will load up the dishwasher and head off to bed.  Typically the dishes are all rinsed out before being put in the dishwasher, but a lot of them will make it to the dishwasher without a thorough cleaning.  This leaves a real task for the dish-washing detergent, and one which I was excited to see if these two detergents could succeed at accomplishing. 

*Cascade Complete Liquid

The Cascade Complete comes in a 75 ounce green bottle, and comes as a blue-green liquid that you squeeze out of the bottle into your dishwasher's compartments.  The liquid is slightly on the thick side, and looks almost like a mouth wash before you put it in the dishwasher.  I didn't really care what it looked like after seeing how well it worked when I opened the dishwasher after the cycle.  The Cascade Complete had worked hard at getting all of the foods off of the dishes, did a great job at cleaning not only plates but glasses as well, and had left the glasses literally sparkling after the singular wash.  The bottle says that the Cascade helps to dissolve food off of the dishes, and I have to say that it did exactly what it advertises and more.  For the dishes that weren't thoroughly cleaned before they were put in the dishwasher, the Cascade still did a great job on them, giving me a great peace of mind when it comes to loading up dirty dishes.  I have to say that I was extremely pleased with how well the Cascade Complete ended up working, and on a scale of one to ten, I would have to give this product a 10.

The Electrasol Advanced is a lemon scented dish-washing detergent, that also comes in a liquid form within its own 75 ounce container.  It comes in a bright yellow container that you won't miss, but the liquid itself seems a little runny when you squeeze it out of the bottle.  It is an almost clear like gel that has some crystals within it that are (I guess) intended to get all of your dishes clean in the wash.  I have to say one thing though, the detergent smelled more like the lemon bleach that I use than a dish-washing detergent, but I was fully willing to give it a try.  The Electrasol Advanced claims to be a gel that removes the toughest food stains from your dishes for a Sparkling Power Clean the first time, every time.  I loaded the dishwasher much like I always do, with some of the dishes dirty, and others well rinsed out before placing them in there, and ran the load with both of the compartments filled with the Electrasol Advanced.  The best way to describe my reaction when I opened the dishwasher was that I was very, very disappointed with how the dishes looked.  It did not get the food off of my plates, it did not get residue off of the glasses, and it actually left its own new residue on the cups in what looked like a failure of the soap to actually dissolve while in use.  In fact there wasn't really anything good I could say about the Electrasol, because it even left defined water spots on the silverware. 

The Overall Thoughts on Cascade Complete and Electrasol Advanced

The Electrasol Advanced has not worked well at all for me, and it has left me even more cemented in my belief that Cascade is the brand of dish detergent that I am most assured will give me great results.  The liquid Cascade Complete works extremely well for us, and it is probably going to be a new mix into the cupboard to keep our dishes sparkling.  In every way of looking at the comparison of the two products, the Cascade came out on top, working better at removing foods from dishes, leaving glasses and silverware sparkling clean, and leaving no water spots on any of the dishes.  The dishwasher that we have in the house is a Whirlpool Gold, and I don't see myself ever purchasing another Electrasol product after the disappointing results that the "Advanced" solution produced.  In the battle of Cascade Complete vs. the Electrasol Advanced, the Cascade Complete wins in a knock-out victory.