Just frickin' meter it. One of those goes to that outlet.

Pull the outlet and look and see if that red wire is there.

Use a meter and check continuity.

This is basic,basic electric 101 - and you are over your head.

If any of this means nothing - stay the fuck out of your electric and call someone.

I would suggest just step 4, with the grain. Will be a bit of work. When using a flap wheel, unless you are experienced, it can lead to overheating and leave discoloration from the heating.

I would recommend something finer than 60 grit, as that is the starting point for non polished stainless. Did stainless steel polishing years ago in a commercial metal shop.

Consumers are famously good at understanding what materials their products are made of. Best thing to do for future needs is keep a rag nearby just for the stove. Every time you use the stovetop, spray the rag with your everyday kitchen cleaner, wipe it down. Throw rag out, put clean rag out. Takes like 15 seconds including the walk to wherever you put dirty towels to wash. For flat top ranges this almost 100% eliminates any effort. For other stoves it is still a huge time saver. I never even considered it could prevent something like this

We have one bathroom with an inline duct fan. We didn't realize there was no bathroom vent when we bought the house and there wasn't a great way to run a separate switch since everything is in conduit so the fan turns on with the bathroom recessed lights. The inline fan is so quiet I love it and will probably put in another one in our master bath once the current fan dies.

Depending on how deep they are. Spray a smudge of WD40 or baby oil on it and wipe. Won't make the scratches go away but fills the gaps and dries, making it look much better.

I don’t think there are any on that breaker — it’s just the living room and dining corner. Kitchen is on another breaker.

Second coat. You won't regret it. Also stick with the behr- it's my go to, but I recently used the Lowe's brand out of convenience ... BIGGEST MISTAKE OF MY LIFE.

Oh hey I think your sister hired the same cleaning person I did. She scratched all my bathroom faucets and when I brought it to her attention she said it’s bc I had so many hard water stains she had to scrub hard. Like how does anyone think damaging it is better than saying I can’t get these out? Also she didn’t fully get them out, and I’ve always been able to so I think it was also another case of not even trying to let a cleaner (or vinegar!) sit for a bit to help dissolve it. (This apartment does have really hard water - it builds up super fast in hot water kettles and humidifiers too)

If you don't want the link to connect back to you, delete everything after the code after the dp

Like: https://www.amazon.com/Barrys-Restore-All-Products-Scratch-B-Gone/dp/B078YY6BM7/

If you want it shorter, you can also remove the name: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B078YY6BM7/

this is what polishing is

Can you cut a hole through the sheathing that is nailed on top of the rafters? Is it the roof deck? If it is the roof deck, do not disturb it. Look in the attic before doing any work.

In future, if you need to get polymerized oil off, get a EuroScrubby. With a little detergent and hot water it will clean pretty much any surface, including plastic, without scratching.

Check gfcis in all outlets on that breaker, and reset them

You could always do a roof mounted vent fan. It gets mounted above your roof, and you only need the grille and duct mounted to your ceiling.

If damage is limited to just the SS panel surrounding the control panel (assuming, since that’s all that’s shown) you might want to check the price for a replacement. Had to replace the SS front panel of warming drawer on my LG range due to dent and scratches. It was about $70 all-in.

Not saying not to try removing the scratches yourself, but if all else fails, a replacement may be less expensive than you think.

Someone showed me pictures of a major renovation that included top of the line professional grade appliances. Back like 15 years ago when SS appliances just caught on. Within the first few months his mother did this, but 50x worse to the big stainless steel refrigerator. He showed me pictures. It was ruined.

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Use a green scotch brite and scrub in the direction of the grain.

I think the best thing to do is get a couple of different grits sandpaper or scotch-brite, and test them out on a non-visible part of the stove to see if you can match the original "grain" of the brushed finish. If you can't, better leave it as is.

The other wire nut with all the black wires from moving it around mdid one of those break....

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Add more scratches. Then add smaller scratches to cover those scratches. Repeat until scratches small enough.

If I want to go with the 5.25 inch tall fan, that would be too much right? Lowering by over 2 inches below the ceiling? Actually the hole isn't big enough for me to test placing the fan in place, but I'll enlarge it tomorrow (for the 4 inch tall fan).

The electrical I have managed to run through the hole along the joist to the other side of the bathroom.

This is likely a #4 finish you are trying to replicate. The steps involved are here

You probably need step 3, possibly step 2 if the scratches are deep.

You may be able to just buy the non-woven pad and use that alone link (or with a handle)

I would try to find 3"x1" flap wheels with a 1/4" shaft that could be used in a cordless hand drill. You should be able to find these in 60 grit sand paper, and medium grit non-woven (maroon) link. Be sure to move the rotation of the tool with the grain.

This is probably the least expensive method, but definitely not the ideal - the the final result will correspond with the hand skills of the person attempting it.