"Cheri" > 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
>> now
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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. :-(

Well the way my memory is these days ... I am better not to take the
risk

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