The Best Dishwashing Detergents

Enough with the water spots, greasy residue, and―ugh―stuck-on food. These three dish soaps will make them all come out in the wash.

Best Powder

Cascade Complete, $4.50 for 45 ounces

Even a stubborn lasagna pan washed clean “without my having to soak or scrub it in advance―now I can quit my wasteful prewashing habit!” raved a tester. The powder also made “gluelike oatmeal” disappear from bowls, wiped out red-wine residue from the bottoms of glasses, and “managed to get all the gunk off my days-old dirty utensils.” In fresh and citrus-breeze scents.
To buy: At grocery stores.