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Originally Posted by St. Margaret
 It's my dad who has left the flame on low for long periods-- SCARY! I mean, you could be reaching for something and bam, flame-- luckily I turned off the light and saw the flame. I also worry he'll leave just the gas on somehow, without turning it on all the way (ours is made so you really have to flick the knob just so to get the flame to catch). He just kept turning the knob to low instead of off, b/c it's that side of the knob at home for him, or something-- on ours, you turn it on and it starts at high. I finally told my mom I can't have him cooking (he'd do it late at night on his own, making oatmeal for the next day, he's an insomniac).
But I don't worry about my kids. I have totally set paper towels on fire by bumping them against an electric burner (I grew up with one), burned myself a tad, and exploded a glass pan when I didn't know a burner was on (in college, thanks dormy). I was SO lucky the phone rang and I walked out of the kitchen then. I like how gas is more obvious that it's on and hot. I just check that the knobs have the gas OFF if we've been bumping around in there  |
