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It’s time to clean up your dishwashing act, America! A new survey from Cascade Platinum and Marie Claire reveals that nearly all people are doing their dishes incorrectly with 96-percent wasting up to an hour pre-washing their dishes each week – when they should not. In order to get the most optimum clean and shine, it’s important to skip the prewash and use Cascade Platinum.This is because the special enzymes in Cascade Platinum latch onto the leftover food particles, breaking them down so they can wash away – even 24-hour stuck on food. With no food particles on the dishes, the enzymes can’t do their job as well and this can lead to dish issues.
Other key findings from the study reveal that 89-percent of those surveyed did not realize that most dishwashers feature a garbage disposal, which safely disposes of any remaining food soil on the dishes. And, of all the people wasting their time pre-washing, three-quarters (74%) are experiencing daily fails with dishes that come out looking dirty, spotted or streaked after running them in the dishwasher, with nearly half of respondents (51%) re-washing their dirty dishes a second time.
“We were very excited to partner with Cascade on this research and share the findings in the October issue,” said Diane DePaul, Associate Publisher/Advertising for Marie Claire.
OTHER KEY SURVEY FINDINGS
- Nearly half (46%) of survey respondents believe that skipping the pre-wash will lead to dirtier dishes. When in reality, breaking this habit – and skipping pre-wash – along with using Cascade Platinum, will help them achieve the ultimate clean and sparkle every time.
- Two-thirds (65%) of survey respondents organize their dishwashers just like their closets – with everything stacked in its rightful spot.
- Almost half (42%) of respondents have actually gone so far as to re-load the dishwasher after their family goes to bed because they did not think their family member(s) did it right the first time.
- More than half (56%) of respondents load their dishwashers after each meal.
- The majority of survey respondents (57%) cringe at the thought of hosting a party because of spotted wine glasses.
- So if people stop pre-washing, how would they spend all that time they’ve saved? Almost half of those surveyed (46%) said they’d spend it shopping on line.
Cascade Platinum’s superior technology achieves a clean so powerful it eliminates the need to pre-wash or pre-rinse dishes and even helps keep your dishwasher sparkling. Its advanced triple-action formula has powerful enzymes that break down even 24-hour stuck-on food for Cascade’s best clean and shine. Cascade Platinum is available at mass merchandise outlets, grocery retailers, home improvement stores and e-retail sites throughout the U.S. For a limited time, try Cascade Platinum risk-free. For more details on this offer; information on the Cascade family of products; and to post Cascade Platinum product reviews after using it in combination with skipping the pre-wash, visit www.cascadeclean.com.
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I have a hard time cleaning pots and pans 🙂
Dishes with melted cheese and other protein sources are challenging in the dish-washer.
Any kind of stubborn, stuck on food…. have to scrub my dishes before I actually put them in the washer.
Mostly “baked on” containers!
Bowls or Pots that had sauce on them ie spaghetti sauce, there still seems to be grease on them ugh!!
I agree, “baked on” dishes, pots/pans.
My gram’s lasagna. So much cheese gets caked on the pan.
Plates after nacho night and cups with crusty oatmeal in them.
Plates
Dislike doing dishes that have sat there over night.
Anything that has dried cheese on it.
the frying pan after cooking chicken cutlets
the old pans when my wife cooks something with cheese in it. it burns to the side like concrete
frying pan after eggs
I have 5 children and have alot of dishes all the time, alot of casserole dishes with baked stuck on food. I could use a great detergent that helps me to get my dishes sparkly clean.
pans
lasagne pans
Pans
We are a family of five and the unknown substances that I have to scrape off dishes after they sat somewhere for who knows how long is the worst!
Pots and pans.
Pots.
My silverware always looks dirty after washing them!
lasagna pans…or anything with baked spaghetti sauce
Any residue left behind from my burnt offerings. 😉
I have a glass pan that I use for anything baking…and it can be quite difficult to clean…especially after making lasagna!
need this..
Pats and pans
pans are what i have a hard time cleaning
pots and drinking glasses that had milk or orange juice in them
My lasagna pan is terrible to wash.
My pans!
My baked macaroni and cheese casserole dish is hard to clean.
My lasagna casserole dish is hard to clean
I am having a problem with my baking dishes and plates we eat on.
my broiling pans
Dishes with baked cheese and/or eggs
baking dishes- they are horrible 🙁
Anything with cheese is the worst
All of them! ewww so icky. I just hate when I have to dig in the bottom of the sink to pull the stopper after the water has gone cold. It feels so gross. But a mom has to do what a mom has to do.
My Mix & Chop Utensil and Slotted Spoons always have food stuck in their nooks & crannies even after running them through the dishwasher.
Pots and pans with stuck on food are the worst in my dishwasher!
broiler pans
Oatmeal and crunchy cereals if the bowls are not rinsed right away.
cereal bowls and casserole dishes are usually the hardest to get clean all the way in the dishwasher.
casserole dishes
baking dishes from making lasagna
casserole dishes
Scalloped potatoes and ham is a toughie for me!
I think baked beans and mac cheese is tough along with lasagna pan
anything that has been sitting overnight
My glasses seem to never get cleaned good!
All of them. My dishwasher is so old it never cleans the dishes.
Lasagna Pan
Pots and pans…..I usually wash them by hand.
Definitely cups
Do Tupperwares count? They never seem clean.
Pans and Glassware
I have only ever used a dishwasher 3 times in my life. ( I just moved to a new place with one) I gotta say, you put your dishes in so neat. So far, my muffin tin. Almost nothing came out of that one.
anything that I didn’t rinse when I was done eating!
My casserole pan
sticky utensils like peanut butter on a spoon
Pasta dishes.
Thanksgiving get together , all those dishes
Starches are tough, rice and grits
pans with baked on pasta!
bean soup bowls
I have a heck of a time every time I try to make chicken wings in the oven. Whatever dish I use, no matter much I spray it, it is so difficult to wash.
casserole dishes are terrible to clean in the dishwasher…YUK
Casserole dish, every freaking time!!
casserole pan
glasses – they all seem to have a water stain left on them
casserole dishes! they are the worst! have to spray them and hope they don’t bake on.
I think it is difficult to get a baked-on lasagna casserole dish clean.
spatulas
pasta pans
my glass baking pans!
cookie sheets
My pots
My glass lids to my pots and pans. I swear they will not come clean in the dish washer. I have to scrub them afterwards.
Pots with burnt on food.
Glass casserole dishes
I love cascade and I need some. The Spatula and cheese grater and all the other great gifts that come with the giveaway are wonderful. Thank you so much for this giveaway. I need it! Fingers crossed.
Bowls that had oatmeal in them
Anything that had a type of oatmeal or cereal. Always the worst to get clean.
Anything that has had eggs or oatmeal on it is hard to get clean in the dishwasher
Casserole dishes of any kind!
pots and pans are always the hardest to get completely clean in the dishwasher for me.
Pots and pans and anything with eggs
measuring cups with shortening
pots and pans
I normally have a hard time with the pans I cook Italian food in. Those sauce stains are tough to get out!
I have trouble with my husband’s baking dishes, for almost anything
I always have a hard time cleaning my Dutch oven & baking pans in the dishwasher
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Silverware, there’s always too many spoons stacked together!
Dried on egg yolk is the worst.
I agree – dried on egg yolk is bad, but dried on peanut butter is very stubborn too!!!
I have a hard time getting dried baby food out when I blend food for my baby, especially the pb, that’s tough to get out too. Basically any dried up food is very stubborn to get off the dishes.
Peanut butter left on silverware.
Baking pans!
I hate washing the cat plates that have dried, crusty wet food that has petrified.
Baking pans
I don’t like the rice pot or the pot used for mashed potatoes; sticky, icky.
My dishwasher has a hard time cleaning the pans or dishes after I make spaghetti.
pans from baking. gets cooked on.
Pans. I usually wash by hand.
everything, mine sucks!
Baking pans!
Muffin pans are hard to wash.
Baking pans.
Pans, I never even attempt putting them in the dishwasher!
baking pans
Baked on pasta
I have a hard time cleaning those fry pans!
Casserole dish after meatloaf.
Pans are the worst!!
Sometimes silverware can be hard to clean as well as plates that pasta was served on, thanks.
Pots and pans after I’ve cooked rice or anything with tomato sauce 🙂
We have a hard time cleaning the pots.
I have a hard time washing cups that dont get rinsed
Baking dishes and also pots and pans. Also, I find that anything I cook tomato sauce in.
Pots and pans
Any dishes from a meal that had potatoes!
I always have trouble with pots and pans unless I seriously pre-wash them.
Sippy cups!
Baking dishes are the worst. I always have to rinse and scrub before putting them in the dishwasher.
I have a hard time cleaning casserole baking dishes, that cheese just sticks to it.
The casserole dishes are the worst, I usually soak for a while before washing!
The crock pot
Burnt on cheese! Also peanut butter on knives or in little dipping cups! My kids love to dip their apples and its just so hard to get off!
I always find the blender hard to clean in the dishwasher.
Casserole dishes.
Nonstick baking pans
burn pizza sauce
Every time I make a casserole, I have to prewash/soak the dish, if I don’t something always sticks!
Casserole dishes are difficult.
love cascade!
Anytime I make a casserole, I have to soak the dish before I can even attempt to wash it.
all of them…i kinda need a new dishwasher i think
Good luck!
when i cook something with cheese and it sticks
when I have pizza the cheese sticks
Baking sheets can be tough for me to clean!
Glass dishes that have had casseroles in them are hard for me to clean.
pots and pans
Pots and pans, especially if they’ve sat for a while.
my baking dishes for sure
Our pots and pans rarely get clean on the first wash in the dishwasher.
I have a hard time cleaning anything and everything in my dishwasher. it seems like I have to wash everything beforehand, otherwise it will not come out clean.
my casserole dish
Casserole, lasagna dishes
Oatmeal bowls never come clean, even after rinsing and soaking.
Pots and pans are the hardest to clean.
Baked on food on Casserole dish
greasy and oily plastics and pans
my glasses never seem to sparkle as they should
pots and pans are the most difficult for me.
Plates or bowls with dried on egg or oatmeal.
Pots and Pans are always the hardest to get clean!
I always have trouble with my glass casserole dish after making scalloped potatoes.
I always have trouble with my glass casserole dish after making scalloped potatoes.
always seems to be the bakeware that has that ever present food residue
always seems to be the bakeware that has that ever present food residue
pans with any food left on them
forks with dried egg on them. YUCK
The hardest dishes I have a terrible time getting clean and spot free are my cups and glass wear. Always have spots and or film residue
pans, cups
any baking pans, muffin pans, cookie sheets never come clean in the dishwasher
Glasses are the biggest problem I have. Too many spots left on them after the cycle.
Any kind of pan is my worst enemy!
Glasses are the worst. They always have spots on them
yes too much food stuck
My cheesy potato dish.
my casserole dish
oatmeal dishes
Spots on the glasses.
I have problems with baked on items, cheese’s in particular
pots and pans
I hate to clean egg off the skillet & plates.
Lasagna – that needs some scrubbing
Pots and pans…I just hand wash them
Great prize pack!
plastic containers that have had tomato sauce in them.
Pots and pans
Plates with dried egg on them.
left over cheese from nachos.
Pots, pans, and plates with cheese!
Pots and pans
the liner to my Nesco cooker
pizza pans
Crockpot
Cookie sheets and baking pans
pyrex glass
Pots and pans.