Silly weeduz...gwass is fo SMOKIN'! N smokin's fo COOKIN'! (was going to say, "N smokin's fo FOOZ!" but too many "weeduz" ain't smokin', and theyz still fooz)

Carol & Wayne - as far I can tell, you are correct that any posting is okay as long as it stays within the forum's intent. My point was not anti-opinion, but that in all the postings I had read in this forum [until the originator of this thread], the originating post provided a widely-published base (statement, article, graph, extract, paper, book, etc.), which the posters of the attached thread could read and judge for themselves - and offer *their* opinion on/of that specific informative item. I do feel that if someone originates a thread on this forum and wishes to display an unsupported monologue - that is, a series of statements not specific to any referenced, published material - then that person should open their own website because that is a blog.

Good news at long last. Useful review, too. On cleaning, a couple of comments/suggestions. For the NXR oven, I've found that a modified "steaming" helps, kind of like what Whirlpool's so-called "acqua-lift" is supposed to do. I usually have a big pan of water in the oven when baking bread, and that steam seems to help reduce some of the goo, and definitely makes it easier to wipe the inside of the the oven. I've also found that ammonia-based cleaners like Windex, used with one of the blue "Scotch Brite" scrubbing sponges will quickly take a lot of roast chicken splatter off the walls and floor of the oven. Do not -- repeat, do not --- use anything like Soft Scrub, Bon Ami or Bar Keeper's Friend. The first time I got a bad burn on -- a small spot of dripping sweet potatoes that carbonized onto a corner of the floor pan -- I tried taking a short cut and used some BKF. Reduced the sheen off a corner of that nice shiny blue floor pan. Now everything sticks there. I've used Fume Free Easy Off a couple of times, (mainly for the roasting spatters that really bake onto convection fan housing and make me miss self-cleaning ovens). It works reasonably well and required a lot less effort (and unpleasantness) than I had imagined from past experience with oven cleaners. I regularly take a razor scraper to the oven glass because nothing else seems to work for stuff that cakes on there. For the cooktop seams, have you tried using microfiber cloths for wiping? I find those used in combination with Windex or Pinesol have pretty much taken care of cleaning the top, seams and all.

I'm so sorry for you. Please know that your grandmother absolutely is in your life. She's with you, always. You might dream; probably feel her around -- she is! The only thing I can say to substantiate this is -- I know! and will never deviate from my observation and belief because of my own experiences. She has gone on to a really good place, and you are in her thoughts and well wishes. Open up your heart to her and know that she does bring love, I'm absolutely certain.