Should you be making poached eggs one Sunday morning and happen to spill three of them in the process of putting them in the pan, it might be wise to remove the drip pan to make sure everything is cleaned up. If not, it might be wise to mention it to your wife to check on, so that she doesn't find the drip pan glued to the stove top with congealed, cooked egg when she goes to give it a thorough cleaning on a Friday afternoon. Just a thought.