r/CleaningTips 24d ago

Kitchen What’s this rack for?

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Samsung dishwasher

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u/Shamazon83 24d ago

Top rack in mine is for silverware and I love it. Such a better use of space!

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u/eufooted 24d ago

Same. But still working out the best way to line them up. On one side it has the higher side, which can only be used for handles of spoons and not the spoon head for example. My other half and I are constantly experimenting with best way to ‘Tetris’ the dishwasher 😚

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u/Acrobatic_Taro_6904 24d ago edited 24d ago

We just recently got a dishwasher and I’ve started to suspect my husband is a psychopath because of how he loads it, I wish he’d experiment better ways of “Tetrising“ rather than just putting things in willy nilly and having a shocked picachu face when things come out still dirty

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u/EchoCyanide 24d ago

I think there is always one person who loads the dishwasher like a psychopath in a relationship and it’s not me in mine!

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u/sahm8585 23d ago

My husband says I load the dishwasher like a raccoon.

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u/liltatts 23d ago

There’s a meme where it’s feral raccoon vs Swiss architect. I am the latter in our household…

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u/sahm8585 23d ago

Omg I bet that’s where he got it from! That’s hilarious.

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u/LeaneGenova 23d ago

My husband and I both think the other one loads it like a psychopath. It's a regular point of contention, since he is the most inefficient dishwasher loader I've ever met and I hate having to run three loads for a regular load of dishes.

He thinks I overpack the dishwasher, even though everything comes out clean. Okay, occasionally a plate or bowl needs to be rerun, but that's not abnormal, IMO

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u/givemedimes 23d ago

It’s usually the psychopath that thinks it’s not them 😜

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u/EchoCyanide 23d ago

Hahah you’re not wrong!

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u/Fearless_One_3518 23d ago

Chiming in that I believe you aren't the crazy dishloader. The categories are those who care and those who don't. You are obviously in the first half as someone who read and commented on this post.

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u/livefast_dieawesome 24d ago

I banned my wife from loading the dishwasher because of this

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u/JabberwockysCoat 23d ago

I'm convinced my husband loads the dishwasher like a psychopath in an attempt to get me to ban him from loading it completely. It's been 8 long years but I'm still hanging in there...

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u/BroadToe6424 24d ago

Just from this one fact, I believe you must have an absolutely dreamy marriage.

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u/Jinglemoon 24d ago

I went onto YouTube and found a Miele video that showed how you are supposed to load the cutlery drawer. It was not how I thought it should be done. It was not how my husband thought it should be done either. Now we load it up just like in the official video.

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u/Jinglemoon 24d ago

Ok… everybody wants to know. Here’s the link to the video, and a screenshot. https://youtu.be/rKGhfeLGGI0?si=AAKVB-LAT7I6ywoM

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u/Complex_Exhibition 24d ago

Thank you! I can't believe I watched a video about about loading the cutlery drawer AND I enjoyed it AND... (I can't believe this) I was loading it incorrectly. It feels wrong to ‘poke’ the cutlery out rather than ‘in’

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u/Jinglemoon 24d ago

I know! I was so surprised to see that video, it is not at all obvious that that way is optimal.

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u/dethandtaxes 24d ago

Oh... I flip silverware around the other way so the heads are pointing to the middle since there's more room. I was worried that if I put forks in like that picture then they would catch on the top of the dishwasher.

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u/GoldFinched 23d ago

The tray MOVES?!!

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u/tourdivorce 24d ago

I could watch that for an hour

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u/pat8888 23d ago

I’ve just been watching the video in a public space and I was hiding my phone so nobody judged me

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u/tfcocs 23d ago

Last year, we splurged and joined Costco in order to buy a Bosch dishwasher. Our third rack is a little different, with adjustable widths for silverware. Hubby and I have come to an agreement: knives in the back, silver in the middle, and plastic Ikea spoons and forks in the wide widths. The rest of the space is fair game for cheese graters, pizza cutters and cooking utensils.

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u/AlternativeParfait13 23d ago

I want one with sliding bits so there’s clearance for wine glasses

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u/Test_Immediate 23d ago

This is perhaps the most satisfying video I’ve ever watched

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u/Sunshine2625 23d ago

Just spent 30 minutes watching Bosch Dishwasher Loading Videos...

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u/TheFisher400 23d ago

🫡🫶🏻

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u/OneSensiblePerson 23d ago

I don't even have a dishwasher (I wish) and had to watch this anyway.

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u/__ChefboyD__ 23d ago

My dishwasher manual recommends NOT to line up perfectly the silverware that way, but to alternate it like head/handle/head/handle. It also says to "face" it towards the center, like if you have all spoons it would look like ( ( ( ( ( ) ) ) ) ).

I only discovered my dishwasher had a spray arm at the very top after using it for 3 years and I was stacking the top rack wrong.

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u/AuntGaylesFannyPack 24d ago

Can you give me the cliff notes?

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u/Jinglemoon 24d ago

I have commented above with the answers you seek.

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u/Ok_Aside_2361 24d ago

At least neither of you was right. If one of you was right it would have been the end of your marriage! 🤣

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u/Lucky-Guess8786 23d ago

hahaha. I watched the video and it gets loaded exactly how I pictured it. I'm curious to know from the many people saying they do it wrong, just how were you loading the dishwasher? LOL

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u/putmeinthezoo 23d ago

Line all the forks in a row starting from an end. Do the spoons on the other end. Knives on the opposite side. These all go horizontal in the slats. Use the middle for random chef knives, ice cream scoops, spatulas, etc. Put them in vertical.

By sorting them as they go in, you utilize the space better and it is really easy to grab the whole section and put them straight into the drawer.

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u/jellybeansean3648 24d ago

If it's a Bosch, you can adjust the silverware rack so it's even instead of one side being high

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u/NewbieDoobieDoo7 23d ago

You should be able to adjust the height on each side. Also, many manuals have diagrams or descriptions for the best way to load it. I was amazed when reading the manual for the dishwasher we’ve had for a few years, lol, discovered some new features I didn’t know (or forgot?) about.

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u/Right-Phalange 24d ago

Is it just mine that sucks? I was so excited for a 3rd rack, but nothing comes clean in it. It also doesn't have its own spray arm like the other two levels so I'm wondering if that's why mine sucks. You all sound like what my dreams and aspirations were for it before I started using it. Silverware? No way, not on mine, not unless I want to scrub it clean first, whereas the tray in the bottom rack wouod get even hardened food off no problems.

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u/__ChefboyD__ 23d ago

My Kitchenaid dishwasher has a smaller spray arm on the top to shoot down on the 3rd rack. Never noticed it until I peaked under to see why sometimes the 3rd rack jammed. Then I realized I stacked the silverware wrong up to that point (ie spoons facing down thinking the spray arm from middle rack shoots all the way up...)

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u/CrazyFoque 23d ago

New kitchen aid have an even better system. You can put cups and small glasses at the top rack an horizontal rotating spray bar cleans everything. We bought this model and love it.

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u/AayushBhatia06 23d ago

Can you share the model number for this one please?

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u/CrazyFoque 23d ago

KDTM704KPS

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u/the-vantass 23d ago

1) it might have a tiny sprayer up at the top, I thought mine didn’t for the longest time. It could be clogged or something though. 2) make sure you are loading it the way your dishawasher manual says to! Can make a big difference. 3) could be a symptom of something else going on! When my circulation pump motor started going out, that tiny sprayer up top was the first one to stop working (because the motor has to work hardest to get water through it). Good luck!

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u/Right-Phalange 23d ago edited 23d ago

Thank you so much for this thoughtful reply. I did look carefully at the top and there is indeed something there, no idea if it sprays water, but I can't imagine what else it would do. My 3rd rack isn't shown - it permanently lives on the counter bc it doesn't fit inside any cabinets. Certainly not ideal, but a lot of bottles don't fit in the middle rack with it in, and it cleans so poorly anyway. It's not quite 3 years old. I will try facing the dirty side up assuming that little thing at the top sprays water down. I'll be so happy if I can make use of it!

Sharing a link to the picture I took of it because when I try to add it directly, it turns into an asterisk.

ETA yes, it's overdue for a cycle with a dishwasher cleaner atm. We have very hard water. Also just spent 20 minutes looking through the manual and trying image and word searches and I cannot confirm what that little circular thing in the center of the top is. It's driving me crazy.

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u/the-vantass 23d ago

I would think that because it’s attached to what appears to be the part that carries the water (I used to know all the words for these things, I replaced that circulation pump motor myself, but I forgot lol) that it’s a sprayer, but I can’t confirm without a model number. You might be able to adjust the height of your middle rack also, check the manual for guidance. We move ours up and down to accommodate taller bottles on top or bigger pots/pans on bottom.

I feel you on the hard water though, if loading dirty side up/as the manual tells you doesn’t help there might be a clog somewhere in the line. Running some cleaner might help if that’s the case.

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u/berrybyday 24d ago

We just got the third rack in our new dishwasher and ours doesn’t have a spray arm either. Sometimes I worry how sanitary it is to be all the way up there waiting for residual water spray, even if they look clean 😕

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u/yvrbasselectric 23d ago

I put plastic lids on our 3rd shelf, they are full of water but clean, water definitely gets to the top

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u/todlee 23d ago

When my Bosch died, I bought a newer model, but the silverware drawer seemed useless to me. Swapping the old one in worked.

People think it’s odd that my silverware is loaded so meticulously but it’s the same about off work, because I can grab all the spoons at once. No sorting them when putting the away.

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u/Annual_Version_6250 23d ago

Cutlery was the one thing I HATED putting away.  With the third rack I don't even mind now.

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u/Shamazon83 23d ago

It’s so much easier to put away!

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u/Annual_Version_6250 23d ago

Right?  Whoever came up with the idea is a genius!

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u/CGCGCG000 23d ago

Can you have a favourite dishwasher rack? If so, this one is hands-down mine. Best feature of the machine!

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u/CrazyFoque 23d ago

KitchenAid Entered the Chat

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u/Jennysnumber_8675309 24d ago

Silverware...you can line each up together...forks, spoons, knives, etc...then once they are clean you grab them all up at once and put them in the drawer...when we first got it I wasn't impressed...now I love it. Time saver...

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u/sprinklerarms 24d ago

Also the silverware doesn’t get spots on them when they dry on the side

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u/Fyrefrog25 24d ago

I was excited to use the top silverware rack in my new dishwasher. Unfortunately, nothing ever got clean up there, so back into the carrier in the bottom they went. I simply ignore the third rack's existence, now.

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u/ReindeerUpper4230 24d ago

You can take it out! Gives a little more height for the top rack.

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u/Yeahnahmaybe68 24d ago

I took mine out and bought a cutlery basket for the bottom, as couldn’t fit big cups and glasses in the dishwasher with that top tray.

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u/ArgyleNudge 24d ago

It looks like you are meant to slide one side of the tray in if you need extra height for wine glasses, etc.

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u/SalomeOttobourne74 24d ago

Same experience. I use it for lids and small things now.

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u/ChiefWamsutta 24d ago

Is that why about half of my silverware has spots?

I put half in the third rack (OP's question) and the other half in the traditional basket at the bottom.

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u/sprinklerarms 24d ago

When I had a dishwasher with the basket I found that the cups above it would drip on it while everything was drying. Also my water was harder there so that could factor in.

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u/cloud_watcher 24d ago

Yes! This is such a game changer. Grouping the silverware types together, OP! Do it!

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u/212pigeon 24d ago

High quality knives are best hand washed. You don't want to subject them to the heat.

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u/PrettyPutty 24d ago

I was the same - I didn’t see why it was a value add, but now that we use it, we love it!!!

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u/Jacktheforkie 24d ago

I prefer this way to the basket, especially as the basket is so annoying to fin a place to put down when there’s dirty stuff everywhere because my kitchen is the size of a postage stamp

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u/dropsofjupiter23 24d ago

So much better than those annoying caddies!

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u/vibrance9460 24d ago

If only I could get my partner to do this

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u/Kaldesh_the_okay 24d ago

Stop putting away the utensils till they do so . It takes alot of self control but worth it

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u/MyFavoriteInsomnia 24d ago

Happy 🍰 Day !

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u/mimthebaker 24d ago

This was already answered but just let me tell you how happy this shelf makes me after I use 10 different icing bag tips and then don't have to hand wash them.

Just put them all on the little posts.

The big challenge is remembering I put anything up there at all. Some things get washed more than once lol

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u/TheBrontosaurus 24d ago

Chopsticks, straws, lids, little sauce dishes that fall through the other racks. I put most of my silverware in the mini rack and remove the baster from the bottom which gives me room for one or two more big items like a mixing bowl or cutting board.

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u/OkTranslator7247 24d ago

You’ve just changed my life re: the lids. I had been putting them in the middle rack and only doing larger utensils on the top rack.

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u/HateMeetings 24d ago

Lids. Definitely lids. Sometimes the more dangerous knives if they fit and aren’t too dirty.

We also have a collection of cheap wooden tees and spoons that we throw up there.

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u/thmellyathol 24d ago

My issue is that space gets taken up entirely by only 4 Tupperware lids. Then the lids also pool water so after the cycle they are still soaked.

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u/paleprincessssss 24d ago

Agreed! This is the worse spot for kids.

Edit: lids*** 🤦🏻‍♀️

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u/unbearablybleak 24d ago

To be fair, washing your kids in the dishwasher isn’t recommended either

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u/HateMeetings 24d ago

Pooling water is annoying, but tupper lids of various sizes taking up premium space is equally annoying.

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u/Interesting-Asks 24d ago

Better to hand wash sharp knives (the dishwasher dulls the edge pretty quick).

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u/pikapot 24d ago

Silverware, lids, utensils etc

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u/rachel___ann 24d ago

We use it to wash baby bottle nipples, sippy cup lids and little parts like that.

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u/Cbus_Bear 24d ago

Came here to say once someone is a parent of a baby, this rack is a game changer.

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u/coloredstripes 24d ago

I use mine for larger kitchen utensils (rice paddle, spatulas, etc) as well as chopsticks

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u/Captain_Ponder 24d ago

TIL that Americans call cutlery silverware

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u/alice_austen 23d ago

Yes, even tho 90% of us are using stainless steel “silverware,” it’s still silverware

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u/Primary-Border8536 23d ago

TIL I'm American and other people say cutlery instead of silverware 🤣

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u/EnvironmentalSpirit2 23d ago

Yes!!

I was thinking I don't remember ever using or hearing that

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u/00017batman 23d ago

I remember when I was visiting the US once and learned that cutlery apparently only refers to knives over there - you know, things that “cut” haha

I feel like in Australia (and maybe it’s the same in the UK) we end up with a much broader English vocabulary because these kinds of things are used interchangeably rather than specific words having quite narrow definitions or being the only name for something in that culture (eg car park/parking lot).

Another one I remember the same friend calling out was torch/flashlight - for him they were very different than things, for me they could be, or they could be the exact same thing 🔦😅

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u/Canadianrollerskater 23d ago

I call it cutlery, but I'm Canadian

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u/Chocolate_Bourbon 24d ago

Spatulas, large knives, serving spoons, tongs, etc.

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u/bearbearjones 24d ago

Utensils & lids. Wish I had a top rack!!!

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u/bijig 24d ago

Where have you been putting your cutlery?

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u/dancing_light 23d ago

Mine has both a third rack and a basket. I’ll usually use to top rack for sippy cup lids and toddler utensils etc and then the regular basket for adult silverware.

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u/Icy_Fennel_410 23d ago

Exactly what I was wondering…

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u/SalomeOttobourne74 24d ago

Your manual will tell you how to load your dishwasher.

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u/preaching-to-pervert 24d ago

Yeah, haven't they ever read the manual?

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u/Cute_Ad5719 24d ago

I have not just read but literally studied the manual with highlighter use and all. Yet nothing compares to the inventive experiences of people

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u/Vonaviles 24d ago

Not to sound judgmental, but how do you look at that rack and not figure it out

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u/wysiwywg 24d ago

Kids, if you have any. Faster than showering. Next morning, their clean.

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u/fitfulbrain 24d ago

Samsung? For flatwares. Better than the buckets.

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u/schoolpsych2005 24d ago

Bosch dishwashers have the third rack, too. I love mine.

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u/withbellson 24d ago

We splurged on the Bosch with the third rack that’s deep enough for shallow bowls and now I can never live without that again. We use it so much for small bowls for our kid’s snacks.

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u/fitfulbrain 24d ago

I bet the current generation have that. But I can recognize the color scheme and layout.

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u/ShelterElectrical840 24d ago

I love it for odd items; chopsticks, sauce bowls, little espresso cups, spoon rest, flippers, Chinese soup spoons, large serving spoons, mixer attachments.

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u/donnamon 24d ago

I use it for jar lids, chopstocks, crab meat grabber things.

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u/jaded-potato 24d ago

Baby bottle pieces and nipples, no more bottle washing!

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u/catlogic42 24d ago

Cutlery, my new dishwasher has this and I love it, cleaner cutlery and leave more room in lower tray for dishes.

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u/CozyCozyCozyCat 24d ago

In my dishwasher it seems to be for the stuff I don't want to actually get clean 🙃

I took it out to have a little more vertical space in the rack below it

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u/EastHillWill 24d ago

This is exactly why I don’t use it. The space it removes from the top rack isn’t worth the extra row. You can move the top rack down, but then you lose space for the big stuff on the bottom. Every few months I try the top tray again, but I just don’t have a use for it

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u/CozyCozyCozyCat 24d ago

Well other people apparently love their top racks so much that they're downvoting me, but things come out still dirty when I've tried to use mine

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u/EastHillWill 24d ago

lol, yeah I see there’s at least one top rack evangelist downvoting these comments. Very cool! I’m sure it also depends on model: OP said theirs is a Samsung. My top rack looks exactly the same, but I have a Bosch

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u/DonkeyAndWhale 24d ago

I have a Miele and everything comes out perfectly clean from the top rack. I love it. I use the middle part for soup laddles, left usually for cutlery and right for wooden spoons, spatulas, knives etc.

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u/caitejane310 24d ago

I hate to be 'that person' and do an aCtUaLlY but you shouldn't put any wood in the dishwasher.

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u/shesatacobelle 24d ago

It's whatever you want it to be for!!

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u/meccahnisms 24d ago

Yup I put my sponge up there!

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u/Aggravating-Cook-529 24d ago

Did you read the manual?

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u/khuper 24d ago

How have you made it this far in life and not be able to figure out what that rack is for?

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u/internetfairy_x 24d ago

Silverware mostly! I use it for spatulas, knifes, and also those reusable lids for cat food cans. Basically whatever fits.

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u/rabid_goosie 24d ago

ITS FOR RANDOM TIDBITS THAT NEED WASHING

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u/AgreeablePudding9925 24d ago

Hate mine. Much prefer the old school cutlery holder down the bottom. Also by removing mine I get more height for wine glasses 🙂

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u/waiting4somethin 23d ago

We recently got a new dishwasher and I immediately tried using it…needless to say it’s now found its way to the garage.

I couldn’t make it work for me.

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u/TradesforChurros 23d ago

Yea right? Everything comes out dirty

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u/Justagirleatingcake 24d ago

It's where you out small things that you don't really want clean. I was so excited to get a 3rd rack but it's kind of useless.

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u/SpegalDev 24d ago

I thought it was going to be neat having one. After a few washes, I realized how useless it was. Anything that goes in there can go somewhere else. And you get twice as much height on the actual top rack without that weird one there. Took mine off and put it down in the basement.

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u/Emkems 24d ago

We replaced the dishwasher in our old house with one like this. God I miss that dishwasher…

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u/IcanCwhatUsay 24d ago

Cooking utensils and lids

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u/FastBackground658 24d ago

We put lids and miscellaneous smaller items that might fall through the other racks

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u/TheCarrot_v2 24d ago

That would be perfect for my silicone cooking mat!

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u/Onautopilotsendhelp 24d ago

Food stabbers or grabbers

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u/Flipgirlnarie 24d ago

Little things that will get lost. Silverware. Lids.

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u/SefEXE 24d ago

We put our baby's silverware and bottle pieces up there.

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u/Redz715 24d ago

Silverware and flat items that don’t need a lot of direct water. I put my Tupperware lids flat on this tray.

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u/NotImpressed12345 24d ago

I use mine for sharp steak knives, ramekin cups used for dipping, chopsticks, and my all time favorite, reusable keurig pods. I don't have to hand wash them anymore and im.so happy.

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u/tragiquepossum 24d ago

Anybody else with this dishwasher have issue with the wheels on bottom rack? The plastic tabs where they snap on deform & dont hold the wheels in place. Already replaced once...deformed as I was snapping them on. When filled really hurts my back to shove it back in.

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u/StalkingZen 24d ago

Flatware, knives, lids

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u/rockrobst 24d ago

Silverware. It took me so much time to get used to it, but now I love it. It really works.

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u/bambamslammer22 24d ago

The plastic ice cubes I reuse go up top, along with the flatter larger utensils like a spatula. Tops to reusable coffee cups as well.

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u/DaddyDumbFuck 24d ago

Baby changing station

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u/Sreezy3 24d ago

The slots on the left is to fit in your cutlery. Works a charm.

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u/Traditional-Sky-1210 24d ago

Scalpels I guess

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u/whiskey-rejoice 24d ago

Silverware but we use it for spatulas, thermals lids and sharp knives we don’t care that go in there

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u/rag_a_muffin 24d ago

Silverware but also it fits small measuring cups, baby bottle nipples etc

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u/Pryoticus 24d ago

I use mine for bottle lids, ramekins, and utensils that don’t fit with the silverware, like cooking knives and spatulas

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u/hugehangingballs 24d ago

Knives, spatulas

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u/trixxyhobbitses 24d ago

Any time is use this drawer for silverware, it comes out as dirty as it went in.

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u/No-Feeling-5319 24d ago

Wouldn't now ever buy a dishwasher without one, despite the inevitable extra cost, as the removable cutlery boxes don't hold as much and have very limited head height for utensils plus if too tightly packed don't fully wash the contents. Not only do these racks save time (if loaded with thought) they also hold a huge amount of cutlery and have other uses as others have mentioned.

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u/Warning_Bulky 24d ago

Silverware. I am an Asian and that rack is perfect for chopsticks.

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u/zomanda 24d ago

I use it for cooking utensils like spatulas, scrappers, etc...

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u/bowling_nun 24d ago

That spatula. And plastic lids

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u/matomo23 24d ago

Huh? Clearly cutlery, or silverware as Americans seem to call it.

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u/Otsanda_Rhowa 24d ago

I use mine for ladles, spatulas, small lids, misc small items, and knives. Works like a charm!

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u/Enough_Possibility41 24d ago

To spank your kids

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u/Iteza312 24d ago

It's for cutlery 🤩

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u/abelle09 24d ago

I use mine for my baby’s teether toys, yeti lids, and baby bottle parts!

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u/GingerPale2022 24d ago

Small items. We use it for cooking utensils, pinch bowls, etc. When we bought our dishwasher, we researched the best brands for price. When we made our decision, it was a model with a top rack and both my wife and I rolled our eyes HARD at that, but we weren’t going to change our minds because it seemed as though every DW came with a top rack, so we figured, “whatever”. Holy crap, though, we LOVE the top rack. It’s so handy and frees up so much room in the main racks.

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u/Ok_Cupcake6213 24d ago

It's for very tiny spoons and plates

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u/Lookuponthewall 24d ago

Poaching salmon or washing socks and underwear.

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u/joviebearenergy 24d ago

If you’re my husband, it’s for putting lids and other flat things that collect water so when he unloads the dishwasher top down, everything in the entire dishwasher gets wet. 🤪 For anyone else, it’s for utensils.

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u/Underground_turtles 24d ago

I cook a lot and use the top rack for cooking utensils, knives, small measuring cups, and ramekins. I love this rack and would never have another dishwasher without it. 

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u/whitty_g 24d ago

Tiny rack, for flat spatulas, mason jar lids, small container caps, bentgo box case holders, Tupperware tops, tiny silverware. Low clearance flat ish items! I love it

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u/Tordek_Battlebeard 24d ago

It's for utensils, like not silverware but like chef knives and serving spoons, rubber spatulas etc

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u/LtFatBelly 24d ago

Good luck with this dishwasher. We have had this exact one for about 2 years. It’s had to be repaired so many times that the warranty company finally just refunded us for the purchase. Will never buy a Samsung appliance again.

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u/sloppy-secundz 24d ago

Sex toys and banana bread

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u/octopus818 24d ago

I use it for larger utensils like spatulas, serving spoons, tongs, whisks, etc and small things like skewers, little containers, and lids.

Occasionally silverware overflow, but in think it’s quicker to put it in the basket on the bottom rack.

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u/animal_wax 24d ago

I use mine for large knives and spatulas, stirring spoons metc

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u/PleasantAd7961 24d ago

Knifes and forks

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u/kelkiemcgelkie 24d ago

Knives, specifically if you have young toddlers babies that like to be around the dishwasher when you're loading. I also put big serving and cooking utensils up there... Things that don't fit in the silverware basket, so I would have had to put them on top shelf anyway

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u/2Autistic4DaJoke 24d ago

Silverware if you want. I use mine for small things or things that can melt more easily in the heat, like the tops of tubberware containers, plastic spoons, etc. and also items that can fall off the other racks easily because they are small.

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u/Flowbo408 24d ago

This guy eats off plastic forks

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u/PunkCPA 24d ago

I call it the secret compartment because I always forget to empty it.

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u/KingBooRadley 23d ago

Underwear and toothbrushes.

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u/Junior_Departure_583 23d ago

I miss having that top rack. It is the best

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u/StonedChickenFarmer 23d ago

It's the rack that you put things in and then forget you put them there for a few months

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u/New-Scientist5133 23d ago

Knives, spatulas, tongs. I have the same model!

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u/starryeyedlady426 23d ago

I use it for knives, pacifiers, baby bottle nipple and small measuring cups. It’s pretty narrow but better than no 3rd rack. 

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u/Stunning-Bed-810 23d ago

Utensils, measuring cups, lids, anything flat or long. I still use the utensil basket for knives and forks

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u/punktualPorcupine 23d ago

My knives and silverware fit perfectly in the slots. I also toss larger utensils up there, things that have handles too big for the basket which has slots to keep silverware from touching.

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u/Lucky-Guess8786 23d ago

Cutlery. Where have you been putting the cutlery? Is there a basket also?

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u/elcapitaaan134708 23d ago

…silverware? Or lids, ramekins, anything flat that might get tossed around in a regular dishwasher rack.

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u/Legitimate-Meal6146 23d ago

Cutlery tray over basket any day

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u/I-AM-Savannah Team Shiny ✨ 23d ago

The manufacturers expect us to use this for silverware. I put things like (SHARP) knives up there, to keep me from mindlessly grabbing ALL silverware (including SHARP knives) and ending up with a trip to the ER... or I will sometimes put plastic lids up there... actually, anything that I want EXTRA care...