Do I need to buy a special kind of dawn, one of the more powerful degreaser versions?
I use the green apple one. In the past, the citrusy ones.
I cannot stand the smell of the classic blue stuff.
IMO, Dawn is plenty degreasing enough. I can’t believe they make a special degreaser one.
No, I used regular Dawn; my bottle is clear, not even blue. Other brands may work, I just used what I had; I think the point is that dish detergent needs that concentrated oil degreaser to get the dishes really clean. But Dawn often advertises their formula, such as cleaning those birds caught in oil slicks.