A couple years back we started to look for an effective, eco-friendly, and EASY way to keep our stove top cleaner. After trying several different products (including those awful little squares that you have to cut yourself), we were simply not satisfied with the stove liners that were available for purchase. We thought to ourselves: "There has GOT to be a better way to prevent burnt-on, greasy food messes from sticking to the top of our stove!"