I use the glass plate outside the protection of a wood surface on which a swivel grill stands. The glass plate prevents ugly fire licking, stains through the grilled food (z. B. grease stains) o. Ä. on the wood surface. She looks fragile, but it is not. At first I was afraid myself to enter the glass plate, but if you plan, ie rests without major irregularities, there is no reason for concern. The quality is very good. A deduction of points would be it because of the price, because I happen to have seen a few days after delivery in a hardware store for 49.90 euros a similar plate (a little thicker, otherwise identical measurements). In addition I had annoyed me a bit, but that does not detract from the quality of the product. The convenience of being able to shop from the living room, after all, is also what value ...