Date:         Mon, 19 Oct 2009 22:17:24 -0600
Reply-To:     Bob Stevens <mtbiker62@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Bob Stevens <mtbiker62@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Goopy stuff on dish drainer
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> >  I'd still like to find some cheap-o ready-made solution to those
> > diabolical "Spillmeister" burner grill thingies..What a dumb set of stove
> > top grills..Just exactly wrong for many coffee pots and small pans..
> >  Don Hanson
> >
>
> Boy do you have that right.  I bought all this neat camping ware dishes, a
> pot, coffee, etc. for use in my westy.  The plates turns out are exactly
> the
> same size as the sink, so they wedge in about 3/4 way down and won't come
> out unless you can take off the drain and poke upward.  The pot is too
> small
> to fit on the burner without tipping over.  The coffee pot will turn on its
> side if you breath too hard on it.  These are not small items.  The only
> thing I can use out of all the stuff I bought is the bowls and cups, which
> have nothing to do with the sink or stove.
>
> I was about to suggest getting the grate-covers/inserts that Frank Condelli
used to sell but he apparently lost his supplier. They were perfect ... I
have
two of them on my grate centers to do just what you guys discussed.

I'll bet you could get some not-too-heavy flat steel and make them. Frank's
have tabs that fold around each of the 4 points of the grate to hold them in
place.
His have large VW emblems that cover the middle, but any crossing pattern
that covered
the center would work.

bob