peastea 57 points 3 years ago

I know it's off topic but the stove design looks really weird to me. Why would you design a stove with all the knobs at the very back where they are hard to reach?

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vind 37 points 3 years ago

Only reason I can think is to prevent kids from touching them

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mihnt 12 points 3 years ago

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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shuzuko 9 points 3 years ago

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.

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ThisIsNotHim 2 points 3 years ago

Or butts at a crowded party.

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CoolMatt 26 points 3 years ago

Every electric stove I've used in my 30 years of life in Canada has had the knobs at the back.

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uis 1 point 3 years ago

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Kolanaki 25 points 3 years ago

They're not hard to reach for a normal sized adult.

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Mr_Blott 23 points 3 years ago

But you're reaching over the hot parts. It's way more normal to have them at the front edge in front of the hot bits

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gears 21 points 3 years ago

It's common in America, especially with electric stoves. All gas stoves I've seen use the front, though.

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mxcory 3 points 3 years ago

This is what I was wondering. (Gas vs Electric) Wires are easy and cheap to route vs gas lines.

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Chetzemoka 16 points 3 years ago

So small children can't reach them.

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Frostbeard 1 point 3 years ago

I have not seen a electric convection stove in 10 years. Aren't they all induction these days?

And my plate top have the controls digitally/touch sensitive area on the top itself

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uis 0 points 3 years ago

So gas is 100% for kids to play, but not electric? Ok.

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echodot 8 points 3 years ago

What, you don't like your arm being incinerated when you go to turn the heat off?

What's wrong with you, that's the best bit.

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ChronosWing 6 points 3 years ago

It's induction and unless you are dragging your arm across the top the likelihood of burning yourself is nil.

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PM_ME_FEET_PICS 4 points 3 years ago

That's the standard location of stove/oven knobs.

This is a safety feature. US homes use gas in some of thier stove tops and there have been cases where toddlers have turned knobs to release gas into the house and there have been fires associated with pets and toddlers bumping into the knobs.

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uis 4 points 3 years ago

To burn your arms of course!

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CmdrShepard 3 points 3 years ago

To make them harder to reach so that you (or a child) don't accidentally turn one of the burners on when you don't intend to use it.

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blackn1ght 3 points 3 years ago

Glad it's not just me, I've always thought this too. Surely you have to put your arms over the hot stuff?

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stolid_agnostic 3 points 3 years ago

I've used both. Think it's more a style choice than anything.

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Frostbeard 2 points 3 years ago

It looks a bit old fashioned tbh. In Norway it's all separate tops and ovens. All the tops are induction and the controls are mostly touch sensitive areas on the top itself.

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