Product review (1 stars): Dishwasher chopper blade
A couple of times a year I would have to open and clean the original chopper, I only replaced my old one because a tine was broken off. When I got this new one I noticed that there is a gap between the blade and the grate. Old one had no gap, blade actually ground most stuff up. I didn't think much of it and threw the old one out. But now realize that the gap prevents small stuff from being ground and pushed through the grate, just clogs it now. So now requires cleaning every couple of weeks. And yes, we do rinse first, the cling-ons are enough to clog it up.