"OmManiPadmeOmelet" > wrote in message
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> In article <6ER9f.378042$oW2.169432@pd7tw1no>,
> "graham" > wrote:
>
>> "Ophelia" > wrote in message
>> . uk...
>> >
>> > "graham" > wrote in message
>> > news:evx9f.372101$oW2.245611@pd7tw1no...
>> >>
>> >> "Puester" > wrote in message
>> >> ...
>> >>> David Hare-Scott wrote:
>> >>> I am
>> >>>> in rural Australia so a trip to a big store in the USA to buy
>> >>>> some
>> >>>> dandy
>> >>>> device is not on.
>> >>>>
>> >>>> I am thinking of making a cover out of fencing wire and metal
>> >>>> insect
>> >>>> mesh
>> >>>> that exactly fits the tray. What do you think?
>> >>>>
>> >>>> David
>> >>>>
>> >>>>
>> >>>
>> >>> I have never seen a splatter screen for the oven, but the US
>> >>> "dandy device" for stovetop frying is a round metal mesh screen
>> >>> with a stiffer rim of metal around the edge for stability.
>> >>>
>> >> and they are bloody useless! I have one and, in spite of the very
>> >> fine
>> >> mesh, I have to put a piece of paper towel on top to stop the fat
>> >> splattering all over the stove top.
>> >> Graham
>> >
>> > I put a colandar upside down on the top of the pot. Works fine
>> >
>> That's a good idea - I'll give it a try.
>> Graham
>>
>>
>
> That's a _damn_ good idea! I have a large screen colander that would
> fit
> over my cast iron skillet. I use the skillet a lot to roast in as it's
> easy to clean.
>
> Thank you!

Let me know how you get on with it!