The times it really got stuck before I filed it down, I used a long file through the skimmer opening and then tapped the end of the file with a hammer. Once out I rounded the outside edge and also filed it (basket) all the way around real good. After doing it I would put it back in and gently turn it under the tabs........if it felt like it was still too tight and going to get stuck I would file more off. Believe me when I say I feel your pain!

My brother has a basket with a handle going all the way across it, it is much easier to grasp and turn to get out. Yours sounds much like mine in that there is nothing to really grab onto..........thus causing many four letter words.

meade