Product review (3 stars): Right basket, good price
So if you are looking for this basket chances are your old one has started crumbling in the back and center bottom. Really happy I found the discussion on my3cents,com which explains that the problem is that the heating element is too close to the rack so at about 3 - 3.5 years the plastic starts crumbling, with the pattern of decay following the heating element below. It has nothing to do with putting your knives in or anything else you may have thought you did wrong. Upon calling kitchenaid/whirlpool they were sorry for the problem and offered a 25% discount on a replacement, bringing it to somewhere over $50 with tax and shipping! Thankfully they did confirm the part number (whirlpool 8531233) which matched what I had found here on Amazon for $33.00! - and it even has the kitchemaid logo on the handle. Only 3 stars because more than likely this basket will ultimately suffer the same fate. In theory you can extend the basket's life by not using heat dry. Really a shame that whirlpool is not standing behind their product on this as the dishwasher otherwise works great.