• mihnt@lemmy.world
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      100%. Electric ranges tend to have a lot of safety features built in and/or come with them. They also come with a clamp for the leg of the stove to be slid into so if a child were to climb on the door it wouldn’t tip over.

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      And pets. I’ve got two fur monsters that like to jump on things when we’re not around to correct, no matter how many times we’ve taught them not to. They won’t do it when we’re home, but as soon as we’re away, counter surfing is the rule of the day, and with front-of-oven knobs on a gas stove we have come home multiple times to a small gas leak. We’ve taken to removing the knobs when it’s not in use, which is fine but annoying. I’d much prefer back-of-oven knobs though.

      • Kite@sh.itjust.works
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        1 year ago

        Or butts at a crowded party.

        Or firefighters at headquarters during mealtime. Our kitchen has them on the front and I’ve walked in more than once to a room full of gas because someone hit the dial with their hip/butt and didn’t realize.

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            Even smallest soviet kitchen can hold 5 adults without problems with stove, why would big american kitchens have any problems with stoves?

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              5 people is not a crowded party. Think more like a college house party you might see in an American movie, although they can get a lot more crowded than that.

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                Whoa! That’s a lot of people.

                The point is electric stoves I know have knobs where you can’t accidentally turn them. The photo isn’t mine, but I had same model and same color: Knobs there are… stiff? tough? Well, as I said, they require some force and fall into one of marked positions.