Date:         Thu, 28 Feb 2002 00:34:20 -0500
Reply-To:     Greg Marshall <earthboy@ROGERS.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Greg Marshall <earthboy@ROGERS.COM>
Subject:      Re: Burner Cover for Cooking
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii

I second that notion.  When I first got my van I thought it was a grill and
tried to use it to cook a couple veggie burgers on.  I now have a warped
counter top with two scorch marks on it.  Fortuneately it's not too badly
warped, and it still snaps down flat on top of the burners.

greg
82 westy.

"G. Matthew Bulley" wrote:

> Our PO did try it. There are two scorch rings on the underside of the
> cover, and it is mildly warped. She said, "it was a BIG mistake, never
> try it". The metal is too thin to disperse the heat properly.
>
> She said the pancakes near the flame burned black, while those outside
> the flame area didn't cook at all. It is nearly the only blemish in our
> Westy, and you could tell she (PO) was really embarrassed about it.
>
> Developing business and guiding change since 1996,
>
> G. Matthew Bulley
> Bulley-Hewlett
> Corporate Communications
> Business: www.bulley-hewlett.com
> Alliance: www.ntara.com
> Call tollfree: +1.877.658.1278
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM] On Behalf
> Of Loren A. Busch
> Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2002 1:11 AM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: Burner Cover for Cooking
>
> ...... Subject: burner cover
>
> Chris,
>
> you probably already know this but that burner cover is actually a
> griddle
> for
> pancakes and bacon and whatever else you ca think of....the drip pattern
> and
> hole that leads down to the sink basin are the clues.....I found out
> quite
> by accident.
>
> Has anyone actually tried this?  There is a big disclaimer above the
> stove saying that this is a lid only, not for cooking.  I've figured it
> is so thin it would probably warp real good if heated, but it would be
> nice if it will actually work as a grill.  As I asked, has anyone
> actually used it that way and what were the results?
>
> Loren A. Busch
> I know that you believe you understand what you think I said, but I am
> not sure that you realize that what you heard is not what I meant.