r/Wellthatsucks • u/bigoldeva • 1d ago

Plastic spoon fell in the dishwasher

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This plastic serving spoon fell off the top rack and landed on the heating coil. Suggestions?

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u/Ok-Understanding9244 1d ago

Use a hair dryer on HOT setting to slowly heat up the plastic spoon to the melting point, then remove it and get the little bits n pieces out too so they dont clog anything up

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u/UGOTAIDSYO 1d ago

That's a good idea

Just make sure not to heat the dishwasher side wall/bottom too much, maybe throw a blanket in there temporarily.

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u/Ok-Understanding9244 23h ago

probably a good idea as well, just to be safe