A small piece of plastic fell through the cracks in the dishwasher
shelf and melted on the heating coil at the bottom of the tub.

I broke off the large piece and am considering using a butane torch to
heat up the coil enough to melt the rest off and have it drip onto some
aluminum foil below.

Any reason why I shouldn't do this?

Any better method to remove the melted plastic?

Didn't want to risk running another cycle and having the plastic melt
and harden somewhere in the pump.