Cold exhaust, hot valve cover.

If it is running fine, not overheating, not making any weird noises I would not be to concerned. Drive it, put it thru 10 good heat cycles, read the plugs and make a determination.
From time to time engines do weird things dont get hung up on it they will drive you nuts.

If I can't find an easy (and cheap) solution that's probably what I'll end up doing. Hopefully it will just go away eventually.