• Wrench@lemmy.world
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    11 months ago

    Touch screens especially don’t make sense in the cooking context, where your hands are likely to be wet / damp.

    • FireRetardant@lemmy.world
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      11 months ago

      Touch controls for burners are very dangerous in my opinion. What if i spill oil on the stove and touch screen? Now the oil might stop me from turning off the heat and the situation could quickly turn into a fire.

      • xthexder
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        11 months ago

        That’s a thing? Holy shit… And here I thought the worst offender was Tesla’s yolk steering wheel with a capacitive touch horn “button”.

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        11 months ago

        I’ve had similar situations happen before. Moved into this apartment in September. This stove will be the death of me.

      • Joe Cool@lemmy.ml
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        11 months ago

        That’s why they have spill detection. Try pouring water over the touch controls. It should beep, then turn off. It’s not a good solution or better than a knob, but better than nothing. Except your spill doesn’t flow over the controls. Then good luck.