Have you ever had a catastrophic cooking experience that you can still clearly remember today? What was it? For me, it was the moment I opened my brand-new glass top stove and found a hot lid upside down.

Can you picture the dread when I heard the glass crack? I had no notion that you shouldn’t put a hot lid facedown on a stove that was almost brand new.

For this reason, following this horrible incident, I became more aware of kitchen safety, educated myself on how to use appliances properly, and exercised extreme caution when using them.