Going crazy! Chrome drip bowls on my stove

Lol.... I don't know if it can be prevented. That's why I got the black enameled drip pans. There are foil drip pan liners you can get.

I could be wrong, but I think the replacement bowls are inferior to the originals. They will stain, scratch and change colors from the heat. I have sometimes bought extra bowls so that I can change them out when I want to. The bowl under the gas eye that we use the most gets washed at least once a week because it always looks dirty, even when it is not. I’m okay with it. ☺️

No way to prevent this. My mom used to wrap them in aluminum foil. Now they sell liners you can buy.

Do you have a vintage stove? I can't think of a reason why you would otherwise need to use drip pans! I've cooked with a wide variety (and vintage) of gas ranges for years and didn't use drip pans on any of them, and never had any problems. If I have a spill over, I clean up afterwards when things have cooled down a bit. As long as your enamel finish is intact, its probably a lot easier than cleaning the stuff manufacturers try to pawn off on us now days as good quality aluminum drip pans.

Unfortunately the new ones these days have so little chrome on them they mark with the first wash. I add those foil liners to keep mine clean as long as possible, and just replace them when they are trashed

If living with it, I suggest a really old way of doing it: cover the bowls with aluminum foil, shiny side up. Smooth the aluminum foil in the bowl, and wrap around the lip. You can change as often as you wish. ☺️

Thanks to everyone. My question has been resolved!

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