Hello Everyone I was surprised that the telling of my story would end in the yanking of the thread. But, I was pretty glued to the thread there for a couple of days. I am glad to find that there is a follow-up thread. So, updates. I have not heard from Capital to tell me they are sending the new wok cover yet. I will post as soon as I do. Until this is taken care of, my issues are not resolved. I bought some wenol metal polish paste on the internet after reading how to remedy scorch marks on a gardenweb thread. All the burners have scorched the wok cover sides and the two back burners have scorched the back of the stove also. I tried to use it, but thought it was just too toxic after reading the directions and using a small bit on the stove. I would really like to clean the marks, but a green scrubby sponge scratches the stainless steel and so does bon ami. Capital sent me some scrubbies and told me to clean going in the direction of the metal grain. I guess the new scratches you make somewhat match the grain of the metal? Any suggestions of how to remove the scorches with a somewhat natural cleaner? Also, for the record, we bought this stove new. It was NOT a floor model or demo that we know of. I bought it from The Plumbery in Auburn, CA and it was shipped to us from somewhere in LA. I bought it because of the gardenweb info and also based on an appliance news website that rated it very highly based on seeing it at a convention. I cannot remember the name of that website, sorry. The self-cleaning and wok feature sold me. I did make porcini lamb chops this last weekend with the convection and was happy with how they turned out. And, I do love the wok burner. The roller racks are nice in the oven, but have gotten stuck or off-track about 50% of the time I use them. When they work, they really move beautifully. I have photos I just took of the wok cover, but I cannot figure out how to attach them below. Oh well, I will try later. The wok cover is actually bending away from the 4 burner sides. The wok cover is essentially not straight angles, but curves inward beside the burners. This is in addition to the wok cover warping when the burners are on. Something new to share. I will be really happy with a newly designed cover. If anyone knows a good non-toxic way to clean a stainless steel stove without excessive scratching, please tell!

I believe it was a commercial site and considered SPAM by GW, hence they removed it. Alexa

I don't know what happened to it, but I am so mad... I've mentioned this before, but I'm going to mention it again. I am a slow typist. I spent a long time replying to Connie's original post. I told about all the cookbooks I had and got rid of and told about getting rid of my gooseberry patch cookbooks right now. I told about my Southern Living annual cookbooks and about a little plastic thing I keep inside my cabinet door in the kitchen. I also told Connie that I keep a recipe she posted in that plastic thing. Then I took a couple of pictures of the plastic thing, put them on Photobucket, then posted them here. I also posted the recipe of Connie's that I use a lot. At the time she posted it, she said she had not tried it. My dh loves it. After all that slow typing, just as I finished the recipe I started telling about cooking mine in a Nesco Roaster instead of in the oven. I was looking at the keyboard and looked up to preview the message and I saw where my computer was doing some kind of update. It said it needed to shut down and restart. I tried to copy the message, but the little update screen wouldn't let me. Once my computer restarted, I retyped my message, reposted the pictures and retyped the recipe. I was able to post it. Whew!!!, but now it's gone again. Welp, guess what, y'all are going to just have to always wonder what that litle plastic thingie is on the cabinet door that I like so much and Connie's recipe will always be a mystery to you, because I refuse to go through all that stress again. :) Linda

We were very disciplined, no more that one episode per night. Until we watched 7 and then I just needed to see 8. We liked it a lot! Not without imperfections, but so far above the average fare. I only read reviews when I'm done. NPR seemed to love it too, NYT liked it too but also had some good points. Not content to leave it at that, I read a Vanity Fair piece about the 1999 movie w Matt Damon and Gwyneth Paltrow. So last night we watched that on Amazon Prime. It was a bit different, not least because it was 2hr.19 and not a miniseries. I think this now concludes our Ripley studies; I do not plan to read the book! PS My comment (above) about the stairs (all the way back in episode 3) was prescient. Find the staircase could be a drinking game with Ripley.