"Ophelia" > wrote in message
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> "Cheri" > wrote in message
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>> "sf" > wrote in message
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>>> Son cooked yesterday and opted to use my two burner grill pan. I told
>>> him to keep the heat down, which he didn't and he didn't let the meat
>>> drain before he put it on the grill - so you can imagine the mess! It
>>> took over an hour to clean the hood and backsplash this morning.
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>>> The grill-pan itself had burned on crud like you wouldn't believe, so
>>> I thought I was being smart to turn it over and burn it off. If
>>> you're ever in that situation, resist the urge and DON'T do it. The
>>> reflected heat ruined the porcelain finish on my stovetop. It has
>>> bubbled up and will flake off eventually. Bad, bad, bad!
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>>> Fortunately, that part of the stove seems to be a separate piece - so
>>> I'm hoping I can replace it sometime in the near future.
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>> OMG, I hear you!!! My dh did the same thing with the stovetop grill not
>> too long ago. It turned portions of the white finish a yellow that won't
>> come off completely. Then, I did a stupid thing by turning on my self
>> cleaning oven and forgot to take the silicone linining out. It
>> disintegrated all over my oven and glass door and will not come off. I've
>> tried just about everything to deal with both issues but so far no
>> success. I hope you find a solution.
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> Oh dear I've never had a self cleaning oven and I doubt I ever will
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I love self-cleaning ovens. It wasn't the oven at fault, it was me. I always
look in the oven before turning the clean cycle on and I did, but my mind
didn't register the silicone liner on the bottom this time. :-(

Cheri