Thankfully, it was just a loose screw (surely not a comment on casa lingua 
), so it was easily fixed.
We were gifted this (used) stove by friends who moved away, and a new one is not in the cards right now.
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Mine did that too. Unfortunately it was not just a screw, but I fixed it with Gorilla tape.
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If duct tape doesnāt do, Gorilla tape will 
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May I ask a somewhat related question (or two)?
When we moved into our current home and had to buy a new oven, we purchased one with a smaller lower oven. It is an electric stove, and the lower oven is controlled by the same panel as the rest of the burners. We used to use the lower oven, but donāt anymore. But sometimes, when Iām using the oven, the knob for the lower oven seems to turn on very easily and almostā¦get stuck? Obviously, Iām very careful now that Iām aware of the issue, but is there a fix that I might try? Or do I need a professional?
Related, I live with a parent who is having vision issues, so canāt safely use the stove. Arenāt there adaptive things that could be done, like a new control panel, with bigger indicators? Or us this also where Iād need an entirely new stove? (Very much not in the cards unless critical). For reference, the stove is a ge electric, if that helps at all
Maybe a pop rivet??
If youāre not storing things in the lower oven, itās not any safety issue. But you could simply remove that ovenās knob if youāre concern is that it could be inadvertently turned on.
Your questions raise interesting design and safety issues. In older times, home stove controls on raised back panels were far more common. Now, with stoves being designed to look ācommercialā, controls on lower front faces rule. Back when, the safety issue was reaching across an active hob, not bumping brushing or knocking something in front.
Side knob controls can solve both issues pretty well.
Accommodating older or forgetful cooks is a topic all its own. Julia Child eventually reached a point where she was only allowed an induction cooktop.
Itās a loose bracket with embedded screws, the nut is only accessible from inside the oven. I need a very thin wrench.
If itās old enough to do that, it might be a worthy stove!
One of the reasons I got an induction stove to replace my old electric one was looking into the future re: my safety - getting burned or setting things on fire setting them onto the cooktop, or inadvertently turning on a burner or leaving one on. My little cat who used to walk across the touchpads and trigger them has died; no feline in the house now does the same.
Besides the handle randomly collapsing it works perfectly
Sure, thatās smart. But the cook must also be whippy enough to work the touchpads.
For those on the decline, I also recommend splurging on the Demeyere ControlInduc line that goes inactive at around 485F on induction. Makes it harder to burn down the building or die of smoke inhalation.
Some ranges have actual knobbed dials. IIRC the Bosch does.
Yeah, my sorting algorithm for such an aged cook would be:
Knobs
Side or rear location
Prominent coil and knob markings
Programmable lockouts and loud alarms
One large multi-coil hob + one small
Spillover shutoff
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Regarding stove safety, many decades ago, long before the various safety devices, my mother turned on the light over the stove when it was on. It became automatic, and I picked it up. Sorry if this part is worthless because you have electric, but I find gas easy to control without looking at stuff. You hear the igniter and the whoosh of ignition. You can hear the strength of the flame being adjusted.
Gorilla tape is great; but my vet warned me about Gorilla glue and how our pets tend to find it irresistible for ingestion. Generally plugs their GIs, necessitating surgery. Keep your pets from chugging the Gorilla glue!
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It isnāt a safety issue? Because Iām not storing anything there, but I always thought it wasnāt ok to have the oven on, even if there isnāt anything in there. I guess I will try to remove the knobā¦
