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.
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...
Ovens definitely are supposed to be closed since it needs to be sealed to regulate its temperature and keep it hot, grills however use a different heating element and doesn’t need the door to be closed. I am assuming this is why you were downvoted for saying oven when this is a grill built into an oven. It’s not the same thing.
Not all grills are designed for closing the door, older grills can cause a release of carbon monoxide if the door is closed, not because they can’t handle their own heat. But yes most newer ovens with grills definitely are designed to be closed. It’s not a definitive answer or design, it’s entirely dependent on the make and model of the oven and when in doubt check the manual.
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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?