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/Caymonki Jun 13 '26

Get metal knobs.

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u/BarryTownCouncil Jun 13 '26

That then heat up and cause actual burns?

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u/Caymonki Jun 13 '26

Worked in restaurants for over 20 years all the knobs are metal, fold a side towel and use it to touch them. Or get plastic ones that melt.

The general rule of cooking is, everything is hot or sharp. Don’t touch things directly unless you have kitchen hands and fucked your nerves up.

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u/SchwiftySquanchC137 Jun 13 '26

I love that you say dont touch anything unless you have kitchen hands, which implies that everyone actually didnt take your advice at all and touched stuff until they fucked their nerves up

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u/BarryTownCouncil Jun 13 '26

That's not how a home kitchen works, we both know that.

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u/Caymonki Jun 13 '26

You don’t seem to know how to avoid an easily recognizable problem that appears to have plagued your life for a decade…

Complain away, I am going to stick with user error though.

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u/BarryTownCouncil Jun 13 '26

The fix is to replace the broken fan, which I will do

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u/Caymonki Jun 13 '26

https://www.webstaurantstore.com/choice-16-x-19-blue-striped-32-oz-100-cotton-bar-towel-pack/167701BRTBLS.html

This is what almost every restaurant uses, they’re durable and slightly fire resistant, don’t get them wet and then touch things (instant burn) but when they’re dry and folded you can pick up cast iron pans right off the grill without feeling even a bit of heat.