Australia’s best dishwashing liquid is also one of the cheapest, Choice test finds

‘The point of washing liquids is you don’t need to put a lot of effort into getting rid of stains from your dishes,’ says Matthew Steen, Choice’s director of testing. Photograph: Tommaso Altamura/Alamy

A stringent test of dish detergents has washed the idea that you get what you pay for straight down the drain.

Consumer watchdog Choice put 44 dishwashing liquids to the test and found the best performing product was also one of the cheapest, while one more expensive brand performed “no better than water,” Matthew Steen, director of reviews and testing at Choice, said.