β² 202 βΌ What is a product that you wonβt accept a generic alternative for? (lemmy.world) submitted 2 years ago by jeffw@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml 360 comments fedilink hide all child comments For example, if you insist on buying Advil instead of store brand ibuprofen. I mean, youβd be wasting your money in that example, but you do you
[β] etchinghillside@reddthat.com 67 points 2 years ago (5 children) I think Dawn dish soap gets mentioned in these often. permalink fedilink source hideshow 10 child comments replies: [β] jeffw@lemmy.world [S] 31 points 2 years ago (2 children) Are there that many ducks on here? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [β] ZeroCool@feddit.ch 18 points 2 years ago permalink fedilink source parent [β] otter@lemmy.ca 12 points 2 years ago (1 child) Works well on other water inhabitants too permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] jeffw@lemmy.world [S] 12 points 2 years ago (1 child) So we got 1 otter and a bunch of ducks. Am I the only human?? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] otter@lemmy.ca 6 points 2 years ago (2 children) quack. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [β] jeffw@lemmy.world [S] 3 points 2 years ago slurping intensifies permalink fedilink source parent [β] PipedLinkBot@feddit.rocks [B] 1 point 2 years ago Here is an alternative Piped link(s): quack. Piped is a privacy-respecting open-source alternative frontend to YouTube. I'm open-source; check me out at GitHub. permalink fedilink source parent [β] atlasraven31@lemm.ee 14 points 2 years ago (2 children) I use an Aldi version of Dawn. There is no difference. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [β] bestusername@aussie.zone 21 points 2 years ago Choice Australia did a test of different washing liquid recently and found the Aldi stuff to be one of the best and a bunch of expensive brands to be no better than plain hot water. permalink fedilink source parent [β] Pinklink@lemm.ee 6 points 2 years ago (1 child) Well Costco brand is absolutely shit. Smells horrrrrible. Bought it and did my best to convince myself it wasnβt that bad Iβd just finish the bottle, ended up tossing the whole thing permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] Rentlar@lemmy.ca 7 points 2 years ago At Costco, I decided to get the Dawn Ultra Advanced Power, and man it knocks the socks off of grease, with just a small dollop on a sponge. While my cooking is simplistic and I wash sparingly in large batches, I don't eat out often and I've only used a 10th of the 2.66L bottle in 2 months. If you don't use a sponge then I think any dishsoap will do, so long as you can tolerate the smell. permalink fedilink source parent [β] 7u5k3n@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago (1 child) My rule of thumb is does it smell good when it boils? Dawn is the only soap I've found that smells good when it's poured onto a hot pan. Yeah you should let your stuff cool before washing it.. but how many of us do that? Dawn smells great boiling.. so that's the only soap I use. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] cobysev@lemmy.world 22 points 2 years ago (1 child) Yeah you should let your stuff cool before washing it.. but how many of us do that? I used to love putting hot pans in the sink with cool water. Loved the sizzle and steam it created, and it was faster than waiting for it to cool down. Then I would complain about all my pans being cheap and warped. I couldn't cook evenly because there was one bulge that got direct contact with the oven and the rest of the pan rocked back and forth and either burned or undercooked all my food. Until one day, my wife pointed out that putting a hot pan in cool/cold water causes them to warp. She got mad at me because some of the ruined pans were actually expensive quality brands. I've learned my lesson; no more hot pans in the sink for me. Let them cool a bit before you wash them. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] 7u5k3n@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago Yep no big deal if you're using a $15 tfal from Walmart. $200 al-clad let that shit cool permalink fedilink source parent [β] _dev_null@lemmy.zxcvn.xyz 6 points 2 years ago (1 child) How much washing up do you think you could do without any washing up liquid? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] metaStatic@kbin.social 6 points 2 years ago Stop pissing on my bonfire permalink fedilink source parent [β] Catoblepas@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) Dawn Powerwash is pretty great for general cleaning too, not just dishes. Itβs great at removing soap scum. You can technically DIY it with dish soap, isopropyl alcohol, water, and a spray bottle, but the bottles they sell last a while and are cheap. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] saigot@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 years ago That's not enough to do what powerwash does. Normal dishsoap has to maintain a consistency so certain additives are just not feasible. This allows powerwash to have a higher ph, stuff that goes after calcium deposits and stuff that hydrates stuck on food. Personally I really really like powerwash but the amount of plastic it needs is too much for me. They did to come out with bulk refills. permalink fedilink source parent
[β] jeffw@lemmy.world [S] 31 points 2 years ago (2 children) Are there that many ducks on here? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [β] ZeroCool@feddit.ch 18 points 2 years ago permalink fedilink source parent [β] otter@lemmy.ca 12 points 2 years ago (1 child) Works well on other water inhabitants too permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] jeffw@lemmy.world [S] 12 points 2 years ago (1 child) So we got 1 otter and a bunch of ducks. Am I the only human?? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] otter@lemmy.ca 6 points 2 years ago (2 children) quack. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [β] jeffw@lemmy.world [S] 3 points 2 years ago slurping intensifies permalink fedilink source parent [β] PipedLinkBot@feddit.rocks [B] 1 point 2 years ago Here is an alternative Piped link(s): quack. Piped is a privacy-respecting open-source alternative frontend to YouTube. I'm open-source; check me out at GitHub. permalink fedilink source parent
[β] otter@lemmy.ca 12 points 2 years ago (1 child) Works well on other water inhabitants too permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] jeffw@lemmy.world [S] 12 points 2 years ago (1 child) So we got 1 otter and a bunch of ducks. Am I the only human?? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] otter@lemmy.ca 6 points 2 years ago (2 children) quack. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [β] jeffw@lemmy.world [S] 3 points 2 years ago slurping intensifies permalink fedilink source parent [β] PipedLinkBot@feddit.rocks [B] 1 point 2 years ago Here is an alternative Piped link(s): quack. Piped is a privacy-respecting open-source alternative frontend to YouTube. I'm open-source; check me out at GitHub. permalink fedilink source parent
[β] jeffw@lemmy.world [S] 12 points 2 years ago (1 child) So we got 1 otter and a bunch of ducks. Am I the only human?? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] otter@lemmy.ca 6 points 2 years ago (2 children) quack. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [β] jeffw@lemmy.world [S] 3 points 2 years ago slurping intensifies permalink fedilink source parent [β] PipedLinkBot@feddit.rocks [B] 1 point 2 years ago Here is an alternative Piped link(s): quack. Piped is a privacy-respecting open-source alternative frontend to YouTube. I'm open-source; check me out at GitHub. permalink fedilink source parent
[β] otter@lemmy.ca 6 points 2 years ago (2 children) quack. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [β] jeffw@lemmy.world [S] 3 points 2 years ago slurping intensifies permalink fedilink source parent [β] PipedLinkBot@feddit.rocks [B] 1 point 2 years ago Here is an alternative Piped link(s): quack. Piped is a privacy-respecting open-source alternative frontend to YouTube. I'm open-source; check me out at GitHub. permalink fedilink source parent
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[β] atlasraven31@lemm.ee 14 points 2 years ago (2 children) I use an Aldi version of Dawn. There is no difference. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [β] bestusername@aussie.zone 21 points 2 years ago Choice Australia did a test of different washing liquid recently and found the Aldi stuff to be one of the best and a bunch of expensive brands to be no better than plain hot water. permalink fedilink source parent [β] Pinklink@lemm.ee 6 points 2 years ago (1 child) Well Costco brand is absolutely shit. Smells horrrrrible. Bought it and did my best to convince myself it wasnβt that bad Iβd just finish the bottle, ended up tossing the whole thing permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] Rentlar@lemmy.ca 7 points 2 years ago At Costco, I decided to get the Dawn Ultra Advanced Power, and man it knocks the socks off of grease, with just a small dollop on a sponge. While my cooking is simplistic and I wash sparingly in large batches, I don't eat out often and I've only used a 10th of the 2.66L bottle in 2 months. If you don't use a sponge then I think any dishsoap will do, so long as you can tolerate the smell. permalink fedilink source parent
[β] bestusername@aussie.zone 21 points 2 years ago Choice Australia did a test of different washing liquid recently and found the Aldi stuff to be one of the best and a bunch of expensive brands to be no better than plain hot water. permalink fedilink source parent
[β] Pinklink@lemm.ee 6 points 2 years ago (1 child) Well Costco brand is absolutely shit. Smells horrrrrible. Bought it and did my best to convince myself it wasnβt that bad Iβd just finish the bottle, ended up tossing the whole thing permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] Rentlar@lemmy.ca 7 points 2 years ago At Costco, I decided to get the Dawn Ultra Advanced Power, and man it knocks the socks off of grease, with just a small dollop on a sponge. While my cooking is simplistic and I wash sparingly in large batches, I don't eat out often and I've only used a 10th of the 2.66L bottle in 2 months. If you don't use a sponge then I think any dishsoap will do, so long as you can tolerate the smell. permalink fedilink source parent
[β] Rentlar@lemmy.ca 7 points 2 years ago At Costco, I decided to get the Dawn Ultra Advanced Power, and man it knocks the socks off of grease, with just a small dollop on a sponge. While my cooking is simplistic and I wash sparingly in large batches, I don't eat out often and I've only used a 10th of the 2.66L bottle in 2 months. If you don't use a sponge then I think any dishsoap will do, so long as you can tolerate the smell. permalink fedilink source parent
[β] 7u5k3n@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago (1 child) My rule of thumb is does it smell good when it boils? Dawn is the only soap I've found that smells good when it's poured onto a hot pan. Yeah you should let your stuff cool before washing it.. but how many of us do that? Dawn smells great boiling.. so that's the only soap I use. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] cobysev@lemmy.world 22 points 2 years ago (1 child) Yeah you should let your stuff cool before washing it.. but how many of us do that? I used to love putting hot pans in the sink with cool water. Loved the sizzle and steam it created, and it was faster than waiting for it to cool down. Then I would complain about all my pans being cheap and warped. I couldn't cook evenly because there was one bulge that got direct contact with the oven and the rest of the pan rocked back and forth and either burned or undercooked all my food. Until one day, my wife pointed out that putting a hot pan in cool/cold water causes them to warp. She got mad at me because some of the ruined pans were actually expensive quality brands. I've learned my lesson; no more hot pans in the sink for me. Let them cool a bit before you wash them. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] 7u5k3n@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago Yep no big deal if you're using a $15 tfal from Walmart. $200 al-clad let that shit cool permalink fedilink source parent
[β] cobysev@lemmy.world 22 points 2 years ago (1 child) Yeah you should let your stuff cool before washing it.. but how many of us do that? I used to love putting hot pans in the sink with cool water. Loved the sizzle and steam it created, and it was faster than waiting for it to cool down. Then I would complain about all my pans being cheap and warped. I couldn't cook evenly because there was one bulge that got direct contact with the oven and the rest of the pan rocked back and forth and either burned or undercooked all my food. Until one day, my wife pointed out that putting a hot pan in cool/cold water causes them to warp. She got mad at me because some of the ruined pans were actually expensive quality brands. I've learned my lesson; no more hot pans in the sink for me. Let them cool a bit before you wash them. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] 7u5k3n@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago Yep no big deal if you're using a $15 tfal from Walmart. $200 al-clad let that shit cool permalink fedilink source parent
[β] 7u5k3n@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago Yep no big deal if you're using a $15 tfal from Walmart. $200 al-clad let that shit cool permalink fedilink source parent
[β] _dev_null@lemmy.zxcvn.xyz 6 points 2 years ago (1 child) How much washing up do you think you could do without any washing up liquid? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] metaStatic@kbin.social 6 points 2 years ago Stop pissing on my bonfire permalink fedilink source parent
[β] metaStatic@kbin.social 6 points 2 years ago Stop pissing on my bonfire permalink fedilink source parent
[β] Catoblepas@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) Dawn Powerwash is pretty great for general cleaning too, not just dishes. Itβs great at removing soap scum. You can technically DIY it with dish soap, isopropyl alcohol, water, and a spray bottle, but the bottles they sell last a while and are cheap. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] saigot@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 years ago That's not enough to do what powerwash does. Normal dishsoap has to maintain a consistency so certain additives are just not feasible. This allows powerwash to have a higher ph, stuff that goes after calcium deposits and stuff that hydrates stuck on food. Personally I really really like powerwash but the amount of plastic it needs is too much for me. They did to come out with bulk refills. permalink fedilink source parent
[β] saigot@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 years ago That's not enough to do what powerwash does. Normal dishsoap has to maintain a consistency so certain additives are just not feasible. This allows powerwash to have a higher ph, stuff that goes after calcium deposits and stuff that hydrates stuck on food. Personally I really really like powerwash but the amount of plastic it needs is too much for me. They did to come out with bulk refills. permalink fedilink source parent