Mine is from IKEA for around $15. It's a shelf really, but it also has hooks so you can hang stuff from it. I installed it so the brackets were flush with the drywall so I could tile over them. I have been in the kitchen for nearly 2 months now and not had any problem with gunk building up on the shelf. It's very easy to wipe down when I am cleaning the cooktop.

ccoombs1,
How high above the cooktop is the shelf? Does it heat up the utensils, oils, etc. so that they're too hot to handle without a towel? Do you hang utensils or just set items on the shelf.
I remember your post about recessing the brackets in the drywall and thought it was very clever - and smart to think of it BEFORE it was "too late."
Thanks.

The shelf is about 25" above the cooktop and so far, nothing up there has ever gotten too hot to handle with bare hands. Once I had a pot of soup simmering on the center burner for half a day. I put a loaf of frozen bread up there to thaw and warm for dinner, and it was perfect. Not too hot at all. I can also put dough there to rise. Things do not get terribly hot. But I also rarely ever use the back two burners. I use the front ones all the time and the center one pretty often as well.

so far, I have not hung utensils up because they are so handy in the drawer right next to the cooktop.

Ok...correction time. I just got through cooking dinner and decided to measure instead of guessing. the shelf is actually only 21" above the grating. But I just cooked dinner on the center burner and although the shelf was warm, it was not hot enough to burn. It sure is a nice warming area!

I still have not gotten DH to help. I am no good at measuring and leveling. DH is great but very busy. The pieces that came are VERY heavy duty and I am sure it will be perfect. I got one that is 3 ft long. I am so anxious to have it up. I will post , I promise as soon as it is in use. c