Sounds like the start of a kitchen cautionary tale 😅 Here’s a short, relatable piece you might enjoy—or share as a warning.
I Hung a Towel on My Oven Handle… and Learned the Hard Way
It seemed harmless. Convenient, even. I hung a dish towel on my oven handle like I always do—right where it’s easy to grab.
What I forgot was that I’d just finished preheating the oven.
A few minutes later, I caught a faint smell. Not food. Not good food, anyway. I turned around just in time to see the towel slowly browning… then smoking… then very close to becoming a kitchen fire.
I yanked it off, heart pounding, and stood there holding a half-scorched towel thinking the same thing everyone thinks in moments like this:
“That could’ve been so much worse.”
Lesson learned:
- Oven handles get hot—especially on newer models
- Towels can slip down and touch the door vent
- “I’ve always done it this way” isn’t a safety plan
Now my towels live on hooks, not handles, and my kitchen smells a lot less like burnt cotton.
Hard lesson. Cheap towel. Lucky ending.
If you want, I can:
- Turn this into a short social media post
- Rewrite it as a funny blog article
- Make it more serious / safety-focused
- Add kitchen safety tips at the end
Just tell me the vibe.
