On Sun, Nov 1, 2009 at 11:07 AM, Loren Busch <starwagen@gmail.com> wrote:

>  RE: Stove grill inserts
> Interesting that you had a problem with Franks gizmo's.  I installed a set
> five or six years ago and have had no problem with them.  Maybe I'm using
> different pots and pans but mine are fine.  They did discolor as you
> mentioned.
> They also serve another purpose:  Branding Iron at WetWesties 'newbies'
> initiation ceremonies:
>
That beautiful multicolored patina is treasured by the true Westfalia
afficionados.  The custom curvature is actually designed to make a little
rocking sound when the pot boils that way you know when the tea is up,
without lighting up the PetroMax or being distracted from watching that
bird, reading the NY Times opinion page, or avoiding a crashing bore.

Kinky.  That branding bit.  But, hey, a new  use for my pot wiggler.

Pensionerd.

(proud member of the subgroup of Vanagonisti without brands, tattoos or
punctured lips, nose, ears, navel or other parts)