Question about my silverware basket always flipping over

I loaded my dishwasher last night and the silverware basket tipped sideways dumping all my forks into the bottom. It took me 20 minutes to fish them all out again. Does anyone have a trick to keep that basket from flopping around?

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the_rose14d agoOG Member

Saw a tip on a home hack instagram page where you put a heavy coffee mug in the basket before you load the silverware. I tried it with a big ceramic cereal bowl and it actually helped keep the whole thing from tipping over. You just gotta make sure whatever you use doesn't block the water spray from the bottom arm.

piper_burns14d ago

Oh for sure, I've run into that tipping basket problem so many times. I actually started using a heavy glass measuring cup instead of a mug because it sits lower in the basket and doesn't block the spray arm. The key is to wedge it in there tight against one side so it acts like a counterweight. Another thing that worked for me was just taking out the silverware basket and hand washing it separately if I'm only running a half load, but that feels like cheating.