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[cromka]

Quite the contrary for me. I suppose your powder detergent might be of lower quality than the packs one, or is not as concentrated and you need to use more of it?

[pottertheotter → cromka]

I used Cascade Complete powder and Cascade Platinum packs.

[desmosxxx → pottertheotter]

Did you get the powder from Amazon perhaps? I'm pretty sure we got fake detergent on Amazon before and it caused our dishes to not clean properly.

Also if you have a water softener you should typically use less powder.

We definitely get a better wash using the right amount of powder, but had to adjust the levels ourselves.

Powder should be better, but dishwashers can be weird, so whatever works best.

[cromka → desmosxxx]

I, too, had to adjust the amount of powder. Roughly 1/2 of recommended dose goes onto tray, and an additional 1/5 directly into the washer for prewash cycle.