I'll bet you'll enjoy your new way of cooking. I've used mine for about 12 years and would never want to go back to drip pans. The special cleaner seems expensive, but you can clean the whole top with a couple of dime-sized dabs. Wipe on, let dry to a haze and rub off. Use any cleaner only when the surface is cold. NEVER use ANY spray cleaner near ANY heat source. (I knew someone who sprayed a furniture cleaner near a candle and the mist ignited and burned her hair and face!) I have the dual burners and sometimes forget what I'm doing and turn the larger ring on when I meant to use the smaller one. I try to avoid boil-overs by using a bigger pot than I think I'll need, but that's because I'm easily distracted. The razor scraper is good, but if you can find a child proof medicine bottle big enough to store it in, that seems like a good idea - looking at your adorable avatar.