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A cook top includes a one-piece drip pan beneath all burners for collecting spillage and drips originating at the burners. Burner assemblies having burners therein are located by and supported on the drip pan. Grates are provided above the burners and have chamfered flame-facing surfaces.

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What is claimed is: 1. A cooking range comprising: a monolithic drip pan defining a seamless reservoir having a bottom and sides, said bottom defining an intermediate projection rising into said reservoir, with curved transitions between said bottom and said sides, between said bottom and said inte

What is claimed is: 1. A cooking range comprising: a monolithic drip pan defining a seamless reservoir having a bottom and sides, said bottom defining an intermediate projection rising into said reservoir, with curved transitions between said bottom and said sides, between said bottom and said intermediate projection and between adjacent sides; a plurality of burners above said drip pan, said burners being detached from while supported on said drip pan, said drip pan of sufficient size to span an area beneath said burners; burner locating and supporting configurations in said drip pan including burner receiving and locating depressions in said sides and in said intermediate projection; at least one grate above at least one of said burners for supporting cooking vessels; and said at least one grate and said plurality of burners being removable from said range separately and independently from said drip pan, and said drip pan being exposed for cleaning while remaining in said range upon removal of said at least one grate and said plurality of burners. 2. The cooking range of claim 1, said burners each including at least one venturi and a burner head supported on said drip pan. 3. The cooking range of claim 1, said burners each including two venturis and associated burner heads supported on said pan. 4. The cooking range of claim 3, said range including three said burners. 5. The cooking range of claim 1, said drip pan bottom defining a drain outlet, with said bottom sloping toward said outlet, and said range further including a removable catch basin beneath said drain outlet. 6. The cooking range of claim 1, said pan being steel. 7. The cooking range of claim 6, said pan having an interior surface coated with porcelain. 8. The cooking range of claim 1, each said burner including first and second venturis formed as a monolithic structure, each said first and second venturi having a burner head associated therewith. 9. A drip pan for a cooking range having a plurality of burner assemblies, said drip pan comprising: a monolithic body of sufficient size to span an area beneath the burner assemblies; said monolithic body defining a seamless reservoir for collecting spillage, said reservoir including: a bottom; sides; curved transitions between said bottom and said sides, and between adjacent said sides; said bottom defining an intermediate projection rising into said reservoir; curved transitions between said bottom and said intermediate projection; and burner locating and supporting configurations including burner receiving and locating depressions in said sides and in said intermediate projection. 10. The drip pan of claim 9, said bottom defining a drain outlet.