Ted, I *did* actually think about that while I was preparing the experiment. The good news is that the stove has a pretty large catch pan underneath the burners. It would be a pain in the rear to sponge all the water out but it would be a spouse-safe error <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />

If I try the boiling-water-in-a-paper-bag trick that Andy suggested I'm going to do that outside on my Svea. The chance of experimental error seems higher <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/eek.gif" alt="" />