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Stove Controls

There are two basic designs for stove tops. Either the controls are on the top, against the all, or on the bottom, closer to the user.

I feel like overall, the design in which the controls are closer to the user is a better design because it eliminates the need to reach over the hot food. In fact, this makes so much sense to me that I can hardly see why the other design exists at all. The only reason I can think of is to prevent small children from turning on the stove. Which, I guess, is a legit concern. But it's such a small demographic that I really don't think they deserve an entire stove design, right? Wouldn't it make more sense to just design all the stoves one way, and then have other little gadgets which help keep little hands from turning on the stove?

Kuan Cheng

   
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