We have tried almost every type of powdered pack out there. Some had liquid with it, some didnt. They all turned out the same, Cascade Platinum included (after my son begged me to get it because the TV said it was the best! ~he definitely got a lesson in tv advertising!!)

We opened our dishwasher after it was finished the cycle, and yet again, we could see the pack was not dissoved and there was the powder all over the door and in about 1/4 of the bottom of the dishwasher. So we had to run another cycle with the liquid that we have on hand....