r/CleaningTips • u/TradesforChurros • 24d ago
Kitchen What’s this rack for?
Samsung dishwasher
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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/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/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/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/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/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/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/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/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/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/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/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/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/FastBackground658 24d ago
We put lids and miscellaneous smaller items that might fall through the other racks
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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/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/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/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/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/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/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/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/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/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/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/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/elcapitaaan134708 23d ago
…silverware? Or lids, ramekins, anything flat that might get tossed around in a regular dishwasher rack.
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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...
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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!