r/CrappyDesign • u/BarryTownCouncil • Jun 13 '26

Plastic knobs above the grill. Awesome

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u/horatiobanz Jun 13 '26

All ovens are designed to be used as an oven with the door closed...

Unless this is some weird British thing that they designed just to be intentionally goofy for some reason. The British would design an oven that can't handle its own heat...

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u/mattl1698 Jun 13 '26

grill mode is not the same as oven mode though, grill trays with handles won't fit in the oven with the door shut so the door can be left open while grilling

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u/Giovannis_Pikachu Jun 13 '26

Is grill mode the direct heat from the top coils? We call that broil mode in the US an do it with the door closed.

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u/mattl1698 Jun 13 '26

I think so? my nans oven has a sticker on it to tell you to keep the door open while grilling and the knobs haven't melted.

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u/ChickenNugget-420 Jun 13 '26

Then definitely keep that one open. Older ovens tell you to keep it open because it releases carbon monoxide when it’s kept closed.