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Brilliant trick for cleaning containers

Genius! - by Livia Gamble
  • 23 Jan 2018

The Internet is full of tips to make tedious household jobs easier. The latest trick to go viral is this dishwashing hack for your plastic containers.

Sharing the piece of advice on Reddit, user thecatunderthebed, has a simple solution to stop your plastic containers flipping upside down and filling with dirty dishwater during the cycle. 

RELATED: The trick to getting red sauce stains off plastic containers

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"I use an upside-down metal dish rack to keep my Tupperware from flipping upside down in the dishwasher," they wrote.

Genius! 

More dishwashing tips

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RELATED: How to cut your dishwashing time in half

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