For years, we've used Cascade in powder form, then gel. It worked well
until it had to be reformulated to eliminate phosphates. After that it
was OK, but not as good. A couple of weeks ago we bought a new
KitchenAid dishwasher. It was an improvement and we were quite
satisfied with the outcome of dishes, glassware and flatware. It also
came with a trial pack of Cascade Platinum in pellet form. I put it
aside for a while

We had a full load of mixed items and I figured I'd try the pellets.
Dropped it in, pushed the buttons and went to bed. Next morning, the
results were fantastic. This stuff is even better than the old
phosphate formula. Glasses sparkled like the day they were new, not a
spot on the stainless steel flatware.

I did not check the cost per load, but this stuff is better than
anything we've used to date. I'm willing to pay a little more.