The Cook'd Cooktop

Having people over for a variety of reasons is definitely one of the joys of Roediger House living. So, back in the fall, when the occasion called for a pumpkin carving party, it also was a good time to get some spiced apple cider going on the cooktop in the kitchen.

Now, if you've got a sauce pot on the stovetop and you want to refill your mug, it seems that most people would either use a ladle or they'd take the pot over to the sink in order to minimize the mess. Unfortunately, one of the erstwhile guests decided to just pour out the cider over the hot eye on which the pot was sitting, and of course it spilled everywhere.

Apparently, the cooktop cleaning products that I can get my hands on were not the ones that were invented for cooked-on apple cider staining. So, a few months into living with my brand-new kitchen and my snazzy 36-inch ceramic cooktop, we might consider that it is now "broken in." The lighting doesn't quite show it, but it's the lower right eye as you look at this side-view picture (but it's the front left eye when you've properly situated yourself as though to cook).