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8 minutes ago, ElsieD said:I'm wondering why you would want to put anything under your pots when cooking unless it's to collect splatter.
Splatter and boil over happen in my kitchen everyday.
I multi-task.
I set the cooktop at high power, then run to the workshop to work on a project, ------ and the phone rings ----- and a friend rings the doorbell. Not only that I need to prevent splatter, I also have a cover taped permanently to the smoke detector 
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dcarch
2 minutes ago, ElsieD said:I'm wondering why you would want to put anything under your pots when cooking unless it's to collect splatter.
Splatter happens in my kitchen everyday.
I multi-task.
I set the cooktop at high power, then run to the workshop to work on a project, ------ and the phone rings ----- and a friend rings the doorbell. Not only that I need to prevent splatter, I also have a cover taped to the smoke detector !
dcarch
