Although I am not a fan of all Miele laundry detergents, I have found the Miele dishwasher tabs very effective in my Miele dishwasher (so much that it supplanted my previous favorite, Finish Ultra Platninum pods). FWIW, I have hard water (18 grains).

See how soap choices are so personal. Cascade Platinum or Finish quantum are the ONLY 2 - domestic soaps- I would say is recommended IMO. Nothing is worse than having a dirty dish or 2 after a 2 HR + DW cycle ;-)

I've strayed away from Finish as I've noticed some etching on the day2day clear juice glasses for no rhyme or reason...

Miele ultratabs are our "ride or die" detergent for our Miele DW. Usually cut them in half and still have great results. However, like C J, we also have super hard water (18-20 grains according to the water utility) so not sure if that plays into it or not. I also use their rinse aid.

I'm the exact opposite. Super soft....

As I slowly use my my ultratabs, I say to myself whenever I use (which is mild loads), I am going to be p1ssed it it does not clean all the dishes. Ha, and everytime I get a finished load with a dirty dish or bowl, I ponder why I don't just chuck the Ultratabs and plop in a Cascade Platinum.

Reminds me of that laundry detergent Bubble Bandit. I bought the 5 box pack thinking it was going to be te cats paw. Used it a couple of times, then 4 new boxes and the partial sat around for years........and finally on one spring cleanup day, I tossed them out.

I can't use cascade platinum, it sudses too much and causes a leak around DW door, not a Miele DW

A leak in general would just mean the gasket is not making contact......if the gasket is functioning, it should not leak IMO.

Been using the ultratabs since the dishwasher was installed, love them. I noticed the wash is very subjective as to the setting you use on the dishwasher (intense lower rack, etc).

I do wish they would be more transparent for the salt and rinse aid. Some say don't use their rinse aid with the ultratabs, others say it's fine to use them. I also like I haven't noticed detergent build-up on the dishwashers seals and the drain filter is usually very clean. I think there needs to be more North American research from Miele on water hardness and detergent use, at least they started including a water test strip with their appliances.

Can't use the Cascasde in my Miele. I use half a tab of the Miele tabs (I have salt in my dishwasher).