At 02:55 AM 10/20/2009, Maggie Dew wrote:
>Don Hanson wrote:  "I'd still like to find some cheap-o ready-made
>solution to those diabolical 'Spillmeister' burner grill thingies.."

Funny!  I woke up this morning wondering whether the list would like
a pointer to the "Gas Burner Reducer Trivet Ring" from Fante's
Kitchen Wares Shop:

http://fantes.com/trivets.html#reducer

I bought two.  They're working well, but at five inches in diameter,
they're barely larger than the openings in the Westy's stove grill,
so I must position them carefully.  Before I close the stove, I put a
paper towel, folded in quarters, over each, so they don't rattle and
are less likely to move around while driving.  Also so they don't
mark the underside of the drying rack.

I found those after a protracted on-line search for what the Brits
apparently call a "gas ring reducer."  Apparently everybody in the
U.K. has a bunch of these, but they're hard to find in the U.S.  I
just wish I could find one a little wider.

>The VW emblem burner grill thingies work great.  Does Frank Condelli
>still have some of those?

I'm anxious to hear more!  What's the diameter?