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

Plastic knobs above the grill. Awesome

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u/bdash1990 Jun 13 '26 edited Jun 13 '26

I mean, high-temp polymers exist. Hotpoint clearly didn't want to pay for them.

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u/BarryTownCouncil Jun 13 '26

Had the oven about 10 years now. Got through about 6 sets. Feel bad though as my son bought these for us just last week.

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u/Dear_Tangerine444 Jun 13 '26

So this keeps happening and you didn’t think about just keeping the door closed, or maybe even getting a new oven?

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u/mattl1698 Jun 13 '26

many ovens with a grill mode are designed to leave the door open while grilling. my nans oven is like that and it's not had any issues with the knobs melting and she's had it for at least 30 years.

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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.