In article 1A2Wd.59053$W16.42338@trndny07, says...
I do a lot of Chinese cooking very hot wok, over time the "wooden hood
cover" was showing it's age prematurely.

Yeah, if you're doing a lot of frying then it *is* a bad idea.

But, experiences vary. My neighbor, who for health reasons does almost
no frying at all, has had a wood-surfaced hood for nearly a decade now
and is quite happy with the thing.

So we chucked it and went Stainless Steel
with a Copper cover!

Mmmmm, copper. I like copper ... :-)

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