Why all of this anger?

[HQWest]

Originally Posted by agzg

You put your Airbake pans in the dishwasher? I don't put any pots or pans in the dishwasher, cheap or not, because even though it has a "pots and pans" setting I find that it does a shitty job and/or ruins your pots and pans.

I can't imagine the problems would be the same though, since the pods are cleaning clothes and the pellets are cleaning dishes.



I believe so. Perhaps when you go to buy more laundry detergent you should check the aisle. They'll be with the rest of the packets in the detergent aisle.

The pods are a different gel. The pellets for dishes are pretty caustic - (very basic) so that is why they tell you to try to avoid touching them. It works great to dissolve or digest food particles and grease/oil on ceramics or glass. They can ruin the coatings on anything non-stick over time. They will react with many pots (example Calephelon) and turn them white. This is likely the formation of alumina (aluminum oxide or the aluminum version of rust.)

The pods are really just a very concentrated laundry soap inside a dissolvable pouch. I would imagine they would be fine for most things - but might cause problems in a front loading washer or not dissolve all of the way if you have hard water. Tide also recommends a separate spot remover.