I can't believe I'm sharing this, I can't believe I'm sharing this, I can't believe I'm sharing this.
The beauty of sharing my kitchen adventures this way is that I get to pick exactly what you see. I don't take a picture of my cabinets if they get too cluttered nor do I share my complete disasters in the kitchen (however, I'm planning on sharing quite a few flops soon). But I just feel like I have to be honest because a.) maybe you have no idea what's under your burners either or b.) you don't know how easy it is to fix. I am fully aware that I am running a huge risk here. Not only am I "airing my dirty laundry", you could also be fully aware of how easy this is to fix and think I am a lunatic. Well, anyway I got over it and I am sharing this anyway because I am also in shock that this could even happen.
The beauty of sharing my kitchen adventures this way is that I get to pick exactly what you see. I don't take a picture of my cabinets if they get too cluttered nor do I share my complete disasters in the kitchen (however, I'm planning on sharing quite a few flops soon). But I just feel like I have to be honest because a.) maybe you have no idea what's under your burners either or b.) you don't know how easy it is to fix. I am fully aware that I am running a huge risk here. Not only am I "airing my dirty laundry", you could also be fully aware of how easy this is to fix and think I am a lunatic. Well, anyway I got over it and I am sharing this anyway because I am also in shock that this could even happen.
So apparently the metal plates under my burners have literally disintegrated! Who knew! I mean I could definitely tell they were dirty and I have had intentions for way too long of taking care of this mess, but I wanted to totally replace these rather than just cover them with foil. Like most things, I was procrastinating because I thought this was a big hassle. I was imagining I would have to track down the company who made this oven (probably some time in the 60's) and order replacements. Well, I was very very wrong. We have a great little hardware store in our neighborhood and I happened to be perusing one day and saw that they carried a whole wall-full of replacement plates. It seems that they are almost all universal and really easy to use. So I went ahead and brought my decrepit plates so I would get the right sizes. The best part is all sizes were under $5.00. A cheap, much needed renovation. Oh, and as I was checking out, I got quite the shocked response for the store clerks and they were looking at me with a mix of ewww... how ignorant are you and cool I didn't even think that was possible.
So this is just a friendly reminder that if you haven't peaked under your burners in a while, it might be time.
the burner... looks somewhat innocent right? right?
A side burner, which was at least not disintegrating, but in desperate need of a change.
Ahhhhhh, so much better.
Also, I am very aware that some people cover these plates in foil so that is a great option if you want to extend the plates even longer. However, for a couple of bucks, I might just treat this little kitchen to a fresh pair every year.
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