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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Dannyalcatraz" data-source="post: 8567117" data-attributes="member: 19675">Last night I had a disastrous time in the kitchen.  Poked my thumb with a santoku (not badly), dropped some disposable reusable containers on my head, and melted a cutting board on my island’s glass cooktop…repeating something I did a 20 years ago.  Back then, we had to replace the cooktop. This time, I was having excellent success removing the melted plastic with a mix of baking powder, vinegar, and elbow grease.  And then I chipped the glass over the burner, shallowly, but in 4 places. That’s not fixable. Making things worse: when we built this house, we opted for a downdraft-style cooktop.  When I screwed up the first one, there were only 6 on the market.  They grabbed some market share over time, but right now, there’s only 3 that I can find, two of which don’t seem to be available anymore.  The third?  $2400, $500 more than the models I’d prefer.  IF it’s even actually available.  And right now, that’s a bigger “IF” than I can display on a screen- the guy we talked to today said his computer told him late March to early April for availability…but he doesn’t trust what he’s seeing based on past experiences. We may in fact be forced to remodel the kitchen to accommodate a standard lighted hood exhaust & stovetop setup. Thing is, that’s what I wanted 24 years ago.  But if it works out like that, it’s not going to exactly make me happy, you know?</blockquote>

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