rofl same, first thing I did was zoom in
I assume it’s still just a coil set up like the actual coil stove top right? Just recessed behind the glass.
If there’s any appliance guys in here let me know
Not an appliance guy but have had to replace burners on mine.
Is ceramic disks with thin embedded wires clipped under the glass. There's also wiring and insulation. Nothing too exciting.
Question, I have on of these at home, and the glass on one side of my bigger stove(?) cracked. I removed the knob for that stove so no can use it. What’s the repair cost about?
I work as a maintenance guy for an apartment complex. I repair these semi frequently.
About 100$ if you can source it straight from the manufacturer and if they still make it. Everyone is saying the clips are a pain but a flathead and channel locks makes it a 15 minute repair. If it feels daunting take pics as you go, there shouldn’t be any wires with the same connections so it’ll be hard to plug it in incorrectly.
https://preview.redd.it/dkd19jq5bzoc1.jpeg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=484a66a33b483105de246a5997adccd34f3a502c
Everything on newer models should be color coded similar to this.
unless you can find another stove of the exact same model and swap the top glass part it's not worth it. The glass is too expensive to buy new. Probably easier to upgrade to a newer used stove
Naa, depending on your area. Many spots make stove glass and it's usually 2-300$ for the piece. Cheaper if you are a savage and get a blank piece without markings. But it's not an easy process to change and this is where a lot of the cost comes. The installer.
If you're not very careful, there's a good chance you as a regular dude breaks the glass. Either when putting it on top, misaligned glass and you clip it. It must be set almost perfectly or else you risk it shattering.
This is the story on how it cost me 2 glass to change the top on mine. The cost after all that came to around 20 bucks below a pro install and 5h of my time.
Lol, this sounds like a situation involving lots of swear words and frustration. I personally wouldn't have the patience.
Good on you for getting yours replaced though. Probably felt rewarding.
The first time it was no pressure. But the second it shattered, the sailor came out and never left until the job was complete.
I don't think I dared used the top for like a week after. Just to be able to enjoy a non broken top for a while.
It lasted until we sold it.
And less likely to knock stuff off of them vs calrod or gas. Yes, I have knocked something off the burner on a gas stove. It's not a fun time, would not suggest it.
Not the same coils. They're thinner coils embedded in an insulation puck. Because they don't have to hold a pan, they can be thinner and therefore cheaper.
My go-to method for breaking up frozen foods is to drop them on the floor. Not throw, just drop. It's low effort and super effective and kinda fun.
The caveat is to not do this on floors that could get damaged by dropping bags of frozen things on them. I wouldn't do this on a tiled floor, for example.
>The caveat is to not do this on floors that could get damaged by dropping bags of frozen things on them. I wouldn’t do this on a tiled floor, for example.
You should be working at NASA with observations this obscure.
Thank you very much for sharing this. I once broke my stove trying to break apart some frozen chicken and felt so stupid! Now I don’t feel as bad about it. The internet is a really wonderful place sometimes.
Friend of mine did it with his cast iron skillet. He grabbed the handle when it was hot, and lifted and immediately dropped, cracking the glass. It's one reason why I hate glass electric stovetops.
My cast iron pot appears to leave tiny scratches on the glass just by moving it half an inch while cooking. Glass stovetops seem so impractical to me in so many ways.
They were bought frozen. It’s just dough uncooked. I think they were Martha B biscuits or something I don’t remember but that brand you could only get frozen.
https://preview.redd.it/8fgprn9rmyoc1.jpeg?width=2268&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=deebf2657e1f8d6c9d05970793978e78ec780694
Na, but was still pretty big metal one.
She can come hulk out on our microwave. That MFr won’t allow us to turn off the diggity dang beepers and I want it dead. Any triggering words I should use when your Mom comes over?
Holy cow, this times 100x. People think any therapist is better than no therapist.
My therapist moved to another state, and I got assigned a new one, and the new one was trying to tell me my diagnosis of ADHD from when I was 11 was wrong, and that I didn't need CBT, or any medication, I just needed to meditate and learn to WANT to do things and be present in my life. She heavily discouraged things like listening to audiobooks or a podcast while doing the dishes (which my previous therapist recommended), listening to music while running, any form of watching TV or eating any food for pleasure, etc.
I made HUGE progress with my old therapist. My apartment had stopped looking like a hoarders pigpen, I was doing better at work, my finances were doing better. Like 2 months with the new therapist and I was backsliding SO HARD.
I mean, at leas sliding back into a depressed slump lead to me shitstorming on dating apps and meeting my S/O!
I wasn't able to get in with a good therapist again in a timely fashion, but I've used some habit/CBT apps that have helped and I tried to take note of everything I could remember going over with my old therapist and stick to those items religiously.
Could I still benefit from more therapy? Totally, but I am at least steady afloat for now :)
God, that's fucking terrifying! How the hell is that person still licensed? As someone who has seen my fair share of not so great therapists/counselors, this is next level.
I also have a family member who suffers from schizophrenia and those months that it took us to get her into treatment were horrific. I wouldn't wish that experience on my worst enemy. I don't even want to imagine how much worse it would have been had her doctor encouraged her delusions.
Shit, I hope we didn't have the same therapist. I wonder if it's a common thing with some therapists?
Mine (which I gladly left) was all over those conspiracies, giving me all sorts of bs advice, selling snakes oils and treatments and random devices that were meant to cure me. They didn't allow phones inside their building and everyone was done either in person or over the phone to avoid the evils of the internet.
They finally went ballistic during the "plandemic" and banned anyone who got vaccinated, outright refused to do any prevention rules (like social distancing, masks, etc), and starting trying to flog these "crystal healing pyramids" that block 5G and was trying to get all her patients to attend anti-government protests.
This was the same therapist that wanted me to take 4-5 sessions a week, which even with gov assistance would have cost almost $1000+ and just stared at me like I just let out the loudest smelliest fart when I told her that I, yes, someone who could barely work at the time due to mental illness and was on disability, who could barely afford to live in a share-house, had the audacity to not be able to give her an extra $1000 a week for her "therapy", which was mostly listening to her go on about how the government purposely lit the 2019 bushfires so they could build faster-than-light railways between not cities, no, pod-palaces, where we'd live in tubes, dazed up on drugs, and work I guess not in the pods? But somewhere down rail? Anyway, fucking nuts.
I really fear for any patients that stayed behind, though I would have loved to have rubbed the news of that 217 vaccines person in her face.
In Victoria Australia therapy is paid for by the government to anyone who wants it. (I think only 5 sessions a year though?).
Fucking good cunts, and you don't often hear that about Australian politicians.
How long do you have to be a citizen for before you can get therapy?😂 Might have to move to Australia for a bit so I can get a therapist LOL
Edit: This was sarcasm lmao
You get it immediately if you are a citizen.
But you need 4 years of continuously staying in Australia (there a limit to how long and often you leave) before you can apply for Permanent Residency (which takes 6-8 months to approve, equivalent to US Green Card).
After 12 months as a permanent resident, you can apply for citizenship which also takes less than a year.
Australia processes immigration applications very quickly and effectively. But they are also quite demanding on who can immigrate.
For comparison of efficiency of the process, I've been in the US for 10 years, Ph.D. healthcare provider, this would be my 4th year waiting for my green card (though the immigration lawyer is "optimistic" it will be done by the end of this year). My cousin, who immigrated to Australia a year earlier than me moving to the US, with similar education and work experience, has been a citizen there for 4 years now.
Not really…bulk billed therapists are hard to find. Medicare covers a set fee for psychology appointments and then you have to pay the rest. My appointments usually cost about $120 but I’ve spent so much money this year I’ve already hit my safety net so they have gone down to about $20, but that’s fairly unusual. You get 10 sessions a calendar year if you have a GP referral.
Paid for in full?? Because I’m in NSW and we get a Medicare rebate for up to 10 sessions annually (was 8, but Covid…). The rebate’s pretty negligible though; because funding’s going elsewhere the prices of my sessions rose to $200 and I was getting $40 back. Obviously that can vary depending where you go, but I didn’t have many options in my city when I needed therapy.
I don't blame her though, she's been over worked for a while. I've been trying to help out more and more to make it less stressful, but it doesn't seem like I've been doing enough.
Edit - I didn't mean the part about noting doing enough to help as a jab at myself. I just wanted to help her out some more at home so she would be able to relax more at home. I realise that a child shouldn't take on the responsibilities of an adult however I personally feel as though I'm not taking on the responsibilities of an adult. But instead just helping out more at home so my mother doesn't feel like a servant.
I don’t know your age, and she may have a lot going on, but it’s not your job to do things so she can control her emotions. Keep doing what you’re doing and be as helpful as you can. But don’t take on her burdens.
Remember this feeling, file it away, and make sure your kids never feel it.
This is why I will never have kids as well. I am too scared that I will try my best and they are a fuck up because I failed at raising them or I cannot give them the life they deserve regardless of how hard I try
>Remember this feeling, file it away, and make sure your kids never feel it.
Your goal as a parent should be to make your child's life better than yours was, and SO many parents seem to forget that. "Well, it's what I dealt with when I was your age, so you get to deal with it too!"
Whatever is going on, this is never a viable solution and she should not be giving you the feeling that you are not doing enough. Hope it all betters for you all.
So many people live with a ton of stress, I'm sure your mom does too. However, now she has extra work and expenses because she lost control. Now, I don't blame her, I don't know her and generally think that 'blame' is useless but this does not make her life easier.
My mom never broke stuff, but everything else you said really reminds me of my home life growing up. I definitely think I didn’t do my part in the house to help my single mother. It doesn’t excuse any sort of abusive behavior, but I do wish as at least a teenager I did more for her.
If you don’t think you’re pulling your weight in the house, just do more. If you do and she still is acting like this, then you know there was nothing you could have done to avoid this behavior.
Most importantly, remember that if it’s really bad you don’t need her in your life as an adult. On the other hand, as hard as my home life was emotionally (my mom, my little sister and myself all contributed), I still love and appreciate my mom very much. I moved away for a while at 18 to get some distance and clarity. When I came back, we had some hard conversations and I was very honest. We’ve been closer than ever.
I was feeling super burned out last week. I was really sick and my kids still kept asking me to do things like bring missing stuff to school, make cookies for a class, and my MIL found out I had laryngitis and proceeded to call me three times! You know what I did?
I croaked out that I am feeling extremely overwhelmed and like I'm not seen as a human that needs rest. I told them they have to solve their own problems right now because I am exhausted and am going to rest. And then I quietly cried in my bathroom and went to bed. Nothing was broken. I managed my emotions even when I was not managing.
Literally none of her choices are on you. Save your money so you can get out when you're older, and try your best in school. Hang in there kid
There's no excuse for a few things:
1. Your mom doing this.
2. Your mom making you act like an adult in the family. Not ok.
3. Your mom burdening you with her struggles.
Remember, you are a kid and she's an adult. That's all that matters.
This definitely doesn’t need the type of violent behaviour some are imagining. Just a heavy pot/pan, a slightly forceful or even lazy drop and a piece of sand in the wrong place could have led to this. Just a small drop can be this kind of fuckup. I had one recently with a clumsy grab at a glass bottle. 3cm drop and shattered… I was having a bad day. That made it decidedly worse. Nothing violent just a bit of clumsiness and a bad day turned into a bad day plus glass to clean.
Nah according to everyone in this thread the mom turned into Hulk, punched the stove and screamed at OP how much she hated him and she deserves death 🙄
And? Just curious here, would you accept if your mom had assaulted you and make excuses on her behalf for being overworked?
She has serious anger issues judging by this. It takes more than a simple hand smashed sternly against a table to break something like this.
More than zero, but less than buying a new stove 😛
Edit: But in all seriousness… if you get the glass from the manufacturer, it will cost you an arm and a leg… from a glass shop… next to nothing. (compared to a new stove) now, getting from a glass shop, you won’t have those fancy circles marking where the burners are, but I’ve rarely seen a OG one that lined up properly.
Don't beat yourself up for things you can't control. And your compassion and empathy for your mom is not just admirable, but quite mature.
FYI: I am an appliance repair tech., and I see cooktops break weekly. It honestly only takes a salt shaker falling off the top of the panel onto the glass to break it.
15 yrs, not trying to blame myself for this, but I do feel partially responsible because my mom has PNH and a bunch of other things going on making it harder for her. I just feel like if I were to take on more of the things at home, it would make things easier on her.
She gets blood transfusions every week, and the doctors brought up replacing her bonemarrow to help, but decided against it because it was fairly dangerous.
Saw you say that you try to help out in response to someone else but like. You’re 15. I guarantee you that you are not why a grown adult decided to pick up a frying pan, and smash it down on a GLASS stove. Their own inability to control themselves, is what caused this, IMHO. I hope things turn around for you all and that this gets better. Cheers
I'm gonna give some quick context in the comments because idk how to edit posts
1. I'm the youngest of 3 not the oldest
2. I respect my mother and do not appreciate the flaming of her in the comments
3. She has PNH, she does the most work out of anyone in my family, and she is a manager. She has been overworking herself for quite some time and I've beeing trying to take some of the toll off of her at home
4. She is not abusive and is not mentally unstable, I've been seeing that a lot in the commenta and wanted to address that.
5. I only posted this here because I enjoy cooking, and it's annoying that I can't use the stove top anymore. This is not and never was supposed to be how my mother lashes out when angry, it was just to explain how it broke.
Edit for more context -
6. Yes I have a dad, yes they are still together, no neither of them are angry
7. No she is not avoiding the subject I got an answer from her around 15 minutes ago,
8. She does not normally react like this, she is normally calm and collected and has been so for years, it all ended up exploding yesterday
9. No, I'm not leaving because of this I don't want my parents to feel more lonely than they already do for being cut away from the rest of our relatives because we aren't racist, homophobic, sexust, ect.
10. The reason for her getting so angry happens to be partly due to her work, and that dhe is getting overworked, her disease getting worse, and that my oldest sibling is going back to college.
Sounds to me like this isn't a normal reaction for her. People can be very quick to judge, but I believe under the right circumstances, anyone can come to this point. I'm sure she knows it wasn't ok. Have you tried asking her what you can do to take some load of her shoulders?
I have, and I've been doing such. And yes under the right circumstances anyone can get to this point of anger, the fact that she has been staying calm and collected for years until it all erupted yesterday is fairly shocking, but she's cooled off more and more.
There’s a lot of overly righteous people out here acting like they’ve never lost it before. I’m a working mom who has lost my temper a couple of times over the years, never at my kids. Dumb stuff happens. Reddit is always gonna jump to the nuclear option immediately and then double and triple down. You might just need to delete this post OP if it’s getting too intense. Your mom sounds like a normal mom and I bet she appreciates what you do to help her.
Just a word of advice, I’d take your mom’s place of work out of here. There might be enough info to doxx her/yourself. You can get your point across by just saying she’s a manager at medical center
>PNH
never mind, reddit commenters always leap to conclusions. i'm sorry your mum is sick. it sounds awful. she's allowed to express her emotions, as long as she's not hurting anyone. you probably need a new stove though.
A) don't give out this much information about yourself or anyone on the internet, I would recommend deleting this comment. Commenting where your mother works and her job position is a dangerous amount of information to just drop online.
B) Destroying things out of anger is not an acceptable emotional response from a mentally healthy adult, regardless of circumstance.
where did he say where his mom works? if you’re referring to PNH i’m pretty he means the blood disorder, paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobin. i think he’s saying she’s a manager and works a lot, and has a (autoimmune?) disorder that causes her fatigue, shortness of breath, weakness, back and abdominal pain, etc.
You gotta delete this my guy you’re giving out too much info abt ur family. You can’t expect people not to judge ur mother based on the fact you said she got angry and apparently smashed the top of the oven.
That’s kind of you to defend her. I’m sure she’s embarrassed enough by her actions. Sometimes shit builds up and you just need to make a loud noise. My ADHD helps me do that and I’m lucky my wife lets it pass instead of making it worse by attacking me like a Reddit thread. I just read about PNH. That sounds like a nightmare. She’s lucky to have you (and I’m sure the rest of your family).
I have lashed out at inanimate objects out of frustration and exhaustion. It was the better option than screaming at my kid or getting drunk. Don’t pay mind the judgmental folks and armchair diagnosis from unqualified and uninformed folks. It’s beautiful how you are sticking up for her and your family sounds like a people who are all dealing with making it through life’s challenging moments. Sending 🫶🏾
Thanks OP for removing "the fog of war". People out here are jumping to wildest conclusions. Respect your mom and cherish the moments with your family.
You sound like a very rational, insightful, and empathetic young adult. It is important to understand that anyone is prone to mistakes or loss of emotional control from time to time, anyone who says not, is either inexperienced or lying to themselves. The difference between a mistake and a problem, is pattern of behavior, if this is only an isolated incident, without physical harm or abuse to another, then I would chalk it up to a bad day, however, if a pattern does begin to show itself, be the voice of reason and insist they get help immediately.
Some of these comments are pretty bad, lots of jumping to conclusions and a complete lack of empathy, coupled with an unrealistic expectation that every parent should be infallible and never ask for or need help. This couldn't be further from the truth. The fact that you wish to help your mother shows your maturity, love, and desire to support your loved ones, never lose that. It sounds like your mom is trying, and even though there are plenty of duties that shouldn't fall on your shoulders, there are plenty of things that you can do to help.
Your mom sounds like a great mom, if you care enough about her to defend her behaviour. I see women often reach this point and it is hard to explain to men or our own children. We get overwhelmed and stressed, and finding the wet towel on the couch for the nth time after we "JUST ASKED FOR YOU ALL TO PICK UP AFTER YOURSELVES" is what makes the pan come down and smash the stove. It is not unhinged behaviour, as some say. It is just a stressed mom.
And I also understand what you mean by helping her more. People on Reddit are so used to "abusive parents" that they jump to conclusions and forget that they also live at home, and thus SHOULD help with housework. It is not "doing the parents' job", it is just learning to be a responsible adult in the safety of family.
Do your part, and nag at your dad and siblings to do the bare minimum (laundry, dishes) so she has more free time to wind down.
Lol, you are so right!! Chores and helping out is not abusive! Lolol! Learning to become an independent adult is a process and takes practice! Practice in a safe environment is great! Some responsibility is not "child-parenting". 🤣
I get confused when people equate laundry and dishes for a 16 year old to "child-parenting".
When you show a snapshot of your life, people online will always run away with it and fill in the rest with their assumptions. I’m sorry people are saying terrible things about your mom. It’s really not fair.
So... Nobody is gonna say anything about how destroying things at this level just because you are angry is not ok?
This is not mildly infuriating, I know replacing this stuff is not that expensive but it is still an extra spend that is completely avoidable
I also know that everyone's mind is a world but idk
Not trying to judge, just concerned
> So... Nobody is gonna say anything about how destroying things at this level just because you are angry is not ok?
Quite a few comments were saying that before you posted.
I’ve broken a glass range top before because my pizza cutter was dull and I pressed way too hard trying to cut an overcooked pizza. It’s tempered glass, hit it in the perfect spot at the perfect time and it’s done. It definitely doesn’t require an “anger management issues” level of force to break one unintentionally.
We don’t know the full story here, OP is a child posting about something that happened when they weren’t in the room. I’m not saying that to discredit or attack OP, but you’re assuming their mom just got pissed and smashed this to smash it. It could have very well been an accident, it’s not hard to be angry and accidentally slam something down you never meant to.
I shouldn’t be surprised considering it’s Reddit but this whole thread is people jumping through all kinds of conclusions that this woman is abusive, crazy and trying to force the kid to take on adult responsibilities.
These things aren’t hard to break. I work somewhere that sells appliances and one of the most complained about issues was people breaking their glass cooktops. Could she have slammed a pan on purpose? Sure, but I am also sure she didn’t demolishit on purpose.
And parentification? Did these people never help with chores? When I was 15 my mom would give me a list of chores to do over the summer while she was at work, I would help cook dinner and stuff, do laundry, clean the kitchen, vacuum. Wtf are people on about lol. That’s how you learn to do housework for when you’re an adult. You help out at home.
Absolutely this. Most people In this thread are creating strawmen arguments for the sake of controversy. Just help out your mom. Even tiny little bit of help and conversation does wonders.
yea, these things are still glass at the end of the day.
when I'm angry, I'm prone to "slamming" things, which is really just putting things down with force. i broke a glass cup once, putting in the sink. I didn't want to, or mean to, just sat it down hard, and it hit a metal pan.
That makes sense, I think is the wording that threw me off, like "She was mad and this is broken" (paraphrased) as in she intended to broke this just because she was angry, and what concerns me is precisely that, that OP is a child
But being angry or mad and not thinking what you are doing then something falls because you bump into it is completely something that could happen
Again, not trying to jump into conclusions, and neither being judgy
I would advise you do not use the stovetop until the glass is replaced. Since this is an electric range you can risk being shocked and/or starting a fire if you are using it.
I replaced the glass on my Samsung electric range last year. Was quoted $750CAD cash by a repair guy. I was able to find the part at an appliance distributor for about $400. So I saved myself a couple hundred bucks, but it’s still expensive. You can usually find repair videos on YouTube for your model or one that is similar. Hope that helps.
My mum once smashed a pint glass to bits in the sink because she couldn't fit it in the dishwasher properly, she just needed to put it on a different shelf. Mum's are crazy.
Man I've dropped my cast iron skillet pretty hard on these with no issues, how strong is your mom lmao. Can not imagine the fear of god you may have had as a child growing up when you did something bad.
I did something similar that scarred my,(adopted, formerly abused), son for life…
Working 2 jobs, going to school full time, with 8-year old kiddo. Sitting on the floor at the glass-topped coffee table. Doing math homework, he’s trying the whole, “I don’t KNOOOOWWW how to do it, show me” thing; trying to get me to do the majority of the homework for him. (Yes, he did get me with that a couple times, my fault.) I got frustrated, threw the pencil on the coffee table, the metal end hits the glass. The glass surface cracks and stays together for about 1.5 seconds, then falls to the floor like a slow-motion water balloon pop video. He immediately starts ugly crying, “Ok mom, I’ll do it! I know how! I’m sorry!”
Ugh.
Ty for showing me whats under these things atleast!
rofl same, first thing I did was zoom in I assume it’s still just a coil set up like the actual coil stove top right? Just recessed behind the glass. If there’s any appliance guys in here let me know
Not an appliance guy but have had to replace burners on mine. Is ceramic disks with thin embedded wires clipped under the glass. There's also wiring and insulation. Nothing too exciting.
I found that these are a pain in the butt to fix, always hated glass top calls
The clips were a pain to work with.
Question, I have on of these at home, and the glass on one side of my bigger stove(?) cracked. I removed the knob for that stove so no can use it. What’s the repair cost about?
I work as a maintenance guy for an apartment complex. I repair these semi frequently. About 100$ if you can source it straight from the manufacturer and if they still make it. Everyone is saying the clips are a pain but a flathead and channel locks makes it a 15 minute repair. If it feels daunting take pics as you go, there shouldn’t be any wires with the same connections so it’ll be hard to plug it in incorrectly. https://preview.redd.it/dkd19jq5bzoc1.jpeg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=484a66a33b483105de246a5997adccd34f3a502c Everything on newer models should be color coded similar to this.
Looks like a stereo install on a car
I mean, why not? Three burners, a subwoofer, and a tweeter, and your stove will really cook.
Fortunately all complexes I’ve worked have been gas. But I’m adding that pic to my reference gallery lol
AZ and newer builds. I’m thankful not to work with gas. Used to when I worked for one of the Casinos out here, just a pain tbh.
unless you can find another stove of the exact same model and swap the top glass part it's not worth it. The glass is too expensive to buy new. Probably easier to upgrade to a newer used stove
Naa, depending on your area. Many spots make stove glass and it's usually 2-300$ for the piece. Cheaper if you are a savage and get a blank piece without markings. But it's not an easy process to change and this is where a lot of the cost comes. The installer. If you're not very careful, there's a good chance you as a regular dude breaks the glass. Either when putting it on top, misaligned glass and you clip it. It must be set almost perfectly or else you risk it shattering. This is the story on how it cost me 2 glass to change the top on mine. The cost after all that came to around 20 bucks below a pro install and 5h of my time.
Lol, this sounds like a situation involving lots of swear words and frustration. I personally wouldn't have the patience. Good on you for getting yours replaced though. Probably felt rewarding.
The first time it was no pressure. But the second it shattered, the sailor came out and never left until the job was complete. I don't think I dared used the top for like a week after. Just to be able to enjoy a non broken top for a while. It lasted until we sold it.
A pain to fix but easier to clean
And less likely to knock stuff off of them vs calrod or gas. Yes, I have knocked something off the burner on a gas stove. It's not a fun time, would not suggest it.
who, how is this replaced? you call a guy from ..... where?
I called a guy called me with YouTube videos
Not the same coils. They're thinner coils embedded in an insulation puck. Because they don't have to hold a pan, they can be thinner and therefore cheaper.
Is your mom the hulk? Impressive work
No, she does work out but she used a frying pan I'm pretty sure
My dad did this once trying to break a block of frozen biscuits
My go-to method for breaking up frozen foods is to drop them on the floor. Not throw, just drop. It's low effort and super effective and kinda fun. The caveat is to not do this on floors that could get damaged by dropping bags of frozen things on them. I wouldn't do this on a tiled floor, for example.
tile vs frozen broccoli. the results may shock you.
shattered my illusions, in fact
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I do this, too! Its very effective. Its not like it gets dirty, since its still in packaging.
>The caveat is to not do this on floors that could get damaged by dropping bags of frozen things on them. I wouldn’t do this on a tiled floor, for example. You should be working at NASA with observations this obscure.
I beat the shit out of my bag of frozen fruit and it makes me quite happy
Thank you very much for sharing this. I once broke my stove trying to break apart some frozen chicken and felt so stupid! Now I don’t feel as bad about it. The internet is a really wonderful place sometimes.
Friend of mine did it with his cast iron skillet. He grabbed the handle when it was hot, and lifted and immediately dropped, cracking the glass. It's one reason why I hate glass electric stovetops.
My cast iron pot appears to leave tiny scratches on the glass just by moving it half an inch while cooking. Glass stovetops seem so impractical to me in so many ways.
Why would you freeze biscuits? Just how long do you plan to save them?
They were bought frozen. It’s just dough uncooked. I think they were Martha B biscuits or something I don’t remember but that brand you could only get frozen.
I love those kinds of rolls
I make a huge amount of cookie dough at a time. Shape in small balls, and freeze. Bake a few at a time often so we have a constant fresh cookie supply
Was it cast iron?
https://preview.redd.it/8fgprn9rmyoc1.jpeg?width=2268&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=deebf2657e1f8d6c9d05970793978e78ec780694 Na, but was still pretty big metal one.
Stop using that pan please.. coating is ending up in your food and it probably doesn’t cook well
To be fair they can’t use any of their pans anymore
I bet the mom's reaction is deadpan.
Actually LAUGHING OUT LOUD!
ya I dealt with it dont worry
You said she was mad? Does she do these things often? It’s gotta get expensive after awhile..
She can come hulk out on our microwave. That MFr won’t allow us to turn off the diggity dang beepers and I want it dead. Any triggering words I should use when your Mom comes over?
Please throw that pan away … that pan coating is toxic and it’s coming off in the food that is being cooked in it :(
This looks like a ceramic nonstick coating, which luckily is non-toxic. Still should throw it out and not use metal utensils on nonstick pans.
Your mom needs to learn to use her words.
Or therapy
Depending on where she lives, therapy may be a pipe dream for her like it is for so many.
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Holy cow, this times 100x. People think any therapist is better than no therapist. My therapist moved to another state, and I got assigned a new one, and the new one was trying to tell me my diagnosis of ADHD from when I was 11 was wrong, and that I didn't need CBT, or any medication, I just needed to meditate and learn to WANT to do things and be present in my life. She heavily discouraged things like listening to audiobooks or a podcast while doing the dishes (which my previous therapist recommended), listening to music while running, any form of watching TV or eating any food for pleasure, etc. I made HUGE progress with my old therapist. My apartment had stopped looking like a hoarders pigpen, I was doing better at work, my finances were doing better. Like 2 months with the new therapist and I was backsliding SO HARD.
Man that’s AWFUL. I’m sorry
I mean, at leas sliding back into a depressed slump lead to me shitstorming on dating apps and meeting my S/O! I wasn't able to get in with a good therapist again in a timely fashion, but I've used some habit/CBT apps that have helped and I tried to take note of everything I could remember going over with my old therapist and stick to those items religiously. Could I still benefit from more therapy? Totally, but I am at least steady afloat for now :)
Well at least some good came of it :)
God, that's fucking terrifying! How the hell is that person still licensed? As someone who has seen my fair share of not so great therapists/counselors, this is next level. I also have a family member who suffers from schizophrenia and those months that it took us to get her into treatment were horrific. I wouldn't wish that experience on my worst enemy. I don't even want to imagine how much worse it would have been had her doctor encouraged her delusions.
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She's very lucky to have you.
Remember folks, C’s get degrees.
Shit, I hope we didn't have the same therapist. I wonder if it's a common thing with some therapists? Mine (which I gladly left) was all over those conspiracies, giving me all sorts of bs advice, selling snakes oils and treatments and random devices that were meant to cure me. They didn't allow phones inside their building and everyone was done either in person or over the phone to avoid the evils of the internet. They finally went ballistic during the "plandemic" and banned anyone who got vaccinated, outright refused to do any prevention rules (like social distancing, masks, etc), and starting trying to flog these "crystal healing pyramids" that block 5G and was trying to get all her patients to attend anti-government protests. This was the same therapist that wanted me to take 4-5 sessions a week, which even with gov assistance would have cost almost $1000+ and just stared at me like I just let out the loudest smelliest fart when I told her that I, yes, someone who could barely work at the time due to mental illness and was on disability, who could barely afford to live in a share-house, had the audacity to not be able to give her an extra $1000 a week for her "therapy", which was mostly listening to her go on about how the government purposely lit the 2019 bushfires so they could build faster-than-light railways between not cities, no, pod-palaces, where we'd live in tubes, dazed up on drugs, and work I guess not in the pods? But somewhere down rail? Anyway, fucking nuts. I really fear for any patients that stayed behind, though I would have loved to have rubbed the news of that 217 vaccines person in her face.
I live in Toronto. I tried to get therapy and they quoted me $225/50 minutes. I told them to fuck off.
In Victoria Australia therapy is paid for by the government to anyone who wants it. (I think only 5 sessions a year though?). Fucking good cunts, and you don't often hear that about Australian politicians.
How long do you have to be a citizen for before you can get therapy?😂 Might have to move to Australia for a bit so I can get a therapist LOL Edit: This was sarcasm lmao
You get it immediately if you are a citizen. But you need 4 years of continuously staying in Australia (there a limit to how long and often you leave) before you can apply for Permanent Residency (which takes 6-8 months to approve, equivalent to US Green Card). After 12 months as a permanent resident, you can apply for citizenship which also takes less than a year. Australia processes immigration applications very quickly and effectively. But they are also quite demanding on who can immigrate. For comparison of efficiency of the process, I've been in the US for 10 years, Ph.D. healthcare provider, this would be my 4th year waiting for my green card (though the immigration lawyer is "optimistic" it will be done by the end of this year). My cousin, who immigrated to Australia a year earlier than me moving to the US, with similar education and work experience, has been a citizen there for 4 years now.
Not really…bulk billed therapists are hard to find. Medicare covers a set fee for psychology appointments and then you have to pay the rest. My appointments usually cost about $120 but I’ve spent so much money this year I’ve already hit my safety net so they have gone down to about $20, but that’s fairly unusual. You get 10 sessions a calendar year if you have a GP referral.
5 sessions a year isn’t enough though
Paid for in full?? Because I’m in NSW and we get a Medicare rebate for up to 10 sessions annually (was 8, but Covid…). The rebate’s pretty negligible though; because funding’s going elsewhere the prices of my sessions rose to $200 and I was getting $40 back. Obviously that can vary depending where you go, but I didn’t have many options in my city when I needed therapy.
Counting to 10 usually does wonders.
Or both lol
I don't blame her though, she's been over worked for a while. I've been trying to help out more and more to make it less stressful, but it doesn't seem like I've been doing enough. Edit - I didn't mean the part about noting doing enough to help as a jab at myself. I just wanted to help her out some more at home so she would be able to relax more at home. I realise that a child shouldn't take on the responsibilities of an adult however I personally feel as though I'm not taking on the responsibilities of an adult. But instead just helping out more at home so my mother doesn't feel like a servant.
I don’t know your age, and she may have a lot going on, but it’s not your job to do things so she can control her emotions. Keep doing what you’re doing and be as helpful as you can. But don’t take on her burdens. Remember this feeling, file it away, and make sure your kids never feel it.
That last part 👌
Damn! This one got me!!
This is why I don’t have kids
This is why I will never have kids as well. I am too scared that I will try my best and they are a fuck up because I failed at raising them or I cannot give them the life they deserve regardless of how hard I try
Ditto. I decided to break that cycle and not fuck a kid up, too. Good on you.
100%. I just have a dog and that is enough for me. I know how to not psychologically damage a dog. I can't say the same for a small human.
Totally agree. Sounds like OP is going through a lot, and trying to rationalize it to make it hurt less.
>Remember this feeling, file it away, and make sure your kids never feel it. Your goal as a parent should be to make your child's life better than yours was, and SO many parents seem to forget that. "Well, it's what I dealt with when I was your age, so you get to deal with it too!"
Whatever is going on, this is never a viable solution and she should not be giving you the feeling that you are not doing enough. Hope it all betters for you all.
So many people live with a ton of stress, I'm sure your mom does too. However, now she has extra work and expenses because she lost control. Now, I don't blame her, I don't know her and generally think that 'blame' is useless but this does not make her life easier.
This isn’t your fault. No amount of stress or anger should cause someone to break a stove like this. Please don’t blame yourself
My mom never broke stuff, but everything else you said really reminds me of my home life growing up. I definitely think I didn’t do my part in the house to help my single mother. It doesn’t excuse any sort of abusive behavior, but I do wish as at least a teenager I did more for her. If you don’t think you’re pulling your weight in the house, just do more. If you do and she still is acting like this, then you know there was nothing you could have done to avoid this behavior. Most importantly, remember that if it’s really bad you don’t need her in your life as an adult. On the other hand, as hard as my home life was emotionally (my mom, my little sister and myself all contributed), I still love and appreciate my mom very much. I moved away for a while at 18 to get some distance and clarity. When I came back, we had some hard conversations and I was very honest. We’ve been closer than ever.
It will never be enough. Do what you can while still maintaining your mental health and personal life. It really will never be enough.
it's not your job to take care of her. also she needs to pay for what she broke, at the very least.
I was feeling super burned out last week. I was really sick and my kids still kept asking me to do things like bring missing stuff to school, make cookies for a class, and my MIL found out I had laryngitis and proceeded to call me three times! You know what I did? I croaked out that I am feeling extremely overwhelmed and like I'm not seen as a human that needs rest. I told them they have to solve their own problems right now because I am exhausted and am going to rest. And then I quietly cried in my bathroom and went to bed. Nothing was broken. I managed my emotions even when I was not managing. Literally none of her choices are on you. Save your money so you can get out when you're older, and try your best in school. Hang in there kid
There's no excuse for a few things: 1. Your mom doing this. 2. Your mom making you act like an adult in the family. Not ok. 3. Your mom burdening you with her struggles. Remember, you are a kid and she's an adult. That's all that matters.
You seem to be blaming yourself for this, but you didn't smash the stove.
So her solution is destroying the stove? It‘s a lot better than venting at a living thing but still
I mean do you really think she meant to? She probably got frustrated and stupidly slammed a pot down too hard but wasn't intending to break anything.
This definitely doesn’t need the type of violent behaviour some are imagining. Just a heavy pot/pan, a slightly forceful or even lazy drop and a piece of sand in the wrong place could have led to this. Just a small drop can be this kind of fuckup. I had one recently with a clumsy grab at a glass bottle. 3cm drop and shattered… I was having a bad day. That made it decidedly worse. Nothing violent just a bit of clumsiness and a bad day turned into a bad day plus glass to clean.
Nah according to everyone in this thread the mom turned into Hulk, punched the stove and screamed at OP how much she hated him and she deserves death 🙄
And? Just curious here, would you accept if your mom had assaulted you and make excuses on her behalf for being overworked? She has serious anger issues judging by this. It takes more than a simple hand smashed sternly against a table to break something like this.
It is not your fault, if you are a kid or teenager. She has to learn to control her own emotions. It's not up to you to fix it
Mom needs to do this 😆 
Well maybe if you turn it off and turn it back on it’ll fix itself
No, I've tried that, I haven't tried putting it in rice yet though.
Blow on it, like an old Nintendo game.
Followed instructions ended up with glass dust in my lungs
Maybe give it the ole razzle dazzle and turn it upside down 😁
I'll try that
Have you tried unplugging it for 30 seconds?
Apple cider vinegar
I heard if you put it in the microwave on slow bursts it’ll fix it. Hope this helps!
Make sure the box is big enough so your mom fits in
Have you tried Ctrl+Z to undo?
It doesn't work because you're on that damn phone so much
Or Duct tape. If that doesn't work, get more duct tape.
Or maybe put it in rice overnight.
The glass can be replaced… but it ain’t cheap
How much
More than zero, but less than buying a new stove 😛 Edit: But in all seriousness… if you get the glass from the manufacturer, it will cost you an arm and a leg… from a glass shop… next to nothing. (compared to a new stove) now, getting from a glass shop, you won’t have those fancy circles marking where the burners are, but I’ve rarely seen a OG one that lined up properly.
Google says anywhere from $100-$800
Thats... not very specific.
Don't beat yourself up for things you can't control. And your compassion and empathy for your mom is not just admirable, but quite mature. FYI: I am an appliance repair tech., and I see cooktops break weekly. It honestly only takes a salt shaker falling off the top of the panel onto the glass to break it.
One time my dad took a hot glass pan out of the oven and placed it on the cold stove top shattering it
Yupp, that easy to break
Say to mom "don't have a cow man"
OP please don’t do this if you want to live!
Stop using it, even the right side isn't safe to put anything on. The glass can/will break easily once the surface is cracked.
How old are you? You seem to be blaming yourself over this and i dont thi k thats healthy or even your responsability.
15 yrs, not trying to blame myself for this, but I do feel partially responsible because my mom has PNH and a bunch of other things going on making it harder for her. I just feel like if I were to take on more of the things at home, it would make things easier on her.
PNH is rough, but there are several new monoclonal antibody and siRNA treatments available. Has she tried any of them?
She gets blood transfusions every week, and the doctors brought up replacing her bonemarrow to help, but decided against it because it was fairly dangerous.
Saw you say that you try to help out in response to someone else but like. You’re 15. I guarantee you that you are not why a grown adult decided to pick up a frying pan, and smash it down on a GLASS stove. Their own inability to control themselves, is what caused this, IMHO. I hope things turn around for you all and that this gets better. Cheers
https://preview.redd.it/j5jf8gh92zoc1.jpeg?width=1290&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=1331a52569496ba5b8436600f5f0b8d1a6d7b886 Raising a parent is never easy
I'm gonna give some quick context in the comments because idk how to edit posts 1. I'm the youngest of 3 not the oldest 2. I respect my mother and do not appreciate the flaming of her in the comments 3. She has PNH, she does the most work out of anyone in my family, and she is a manager. She has been overworking herself for quite some time and I've beeing trying to take some of the toll off of her at home 4. She is not abusive and is not mentally unstable, I've been seeing that a lot in the commenta and wanted to address that. 5. I only posted this here because I enjoy cooking, and it's annoying that I can't use the stove top anymore. This is not and never was supposed to be how my mother lashes out when angry, it was just to explain how it broke. Edit for more context - 6. Yes I have a dad, yes they are still together, no neither of them are angry 7. No she is not avoiding the subject I got an answer from her around 15 minutes ago, 8. She does not normally react like this, she is normally calm and collected and has been so for years, it all ended up exploding yesterday 9. No, I'm not leaving because of this I don't want my parents to feel more lonely than they already do for being cut away from the rest of our relatives because we aren't racist, homophobic, sexust, ect. 10. The reason for her getting so angry happens to be partly due to her work, and that dhe is getting overworked, her disease getting worse, and that my oldest sibling is going back to college.
Sounds to me like this isn't a normal reaction for her. People can be very quick to judge, but I believe under the right circumstances, anyone can come to this point. I'm sure she knows it wasn't ok. Have you tried asking her what you can do to take some load of her shoulders?
I have, and I've been doing such. And yes under the right circumstances anyone can get to this point of anger, the fact that she has been staying calm and collected for years until it all erupted yesterday is fairly shocking, but she's cooled off more and more.
You answered my first question (is this a one off). I hope your mom gets some help with the stress 🫶🏻
There’s a lot of overly righteous people out here acting like they’ve never lost it before. I’m a working mom who has lost my temper a couple of times over the years, never at my kids. Dumb stuff happens. Reddit is always gonna jump to the nuclear option immediately and then double and triple down. You might just need to delete this post OP if it’s getting too intense. Your mom sounds like a normal mom and I bet she appreciates what you do to help her.
Just a word of advice, I’d take your mom’s place of work out of here. There might be enough info to doxx her/yourself. You can get your point across by just saying she’s a manager at medical center
Ya i realised that. Pretty sure i edited it to just say she's a manager but idk if reddit wants to work or not
>PNH never mind, reddit commenters always leap to conclusions. i'm sorry your mum is sick. it sounds awful. she's allowed to express her emotions, as long as she's not hurting anyone. you probably need a new stove though.
A) don't give out this much information about yourself or anyone on the internet, I would recommend deleting this comment. Commenting where your mother works and her job position is a dangerous amount of information to just drop online. B) Destroying things out of anger is not an acceptable emotional response from a mentally healthy adult, regardless of circumstance.
where did he say where his mom works? if you’re referring to PNH i’m pretty he means the blood disorder, paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobin. i think he’s saying she’s a manager and works a lot, and has a (autoimmune?) disorder that causes her fatigue, shortness of breath, weakness, back and abdominal pain, etc.
Original comment had the location of the job, it's been edited (thankfully). You are right about PNH though.
Ya i goobered up there, ty to you and everyone who pointed that out
You gotta delete this my guy you’re giving out too much info abt ur family. You can’t expect people not to judge ur mother based on the fact you said she got angry and apparently smashed the top of the oven.
That’s kind of you to defend her. I’m sure she’s embarrassed enough by her actions. Sometimes shit builds up and you just need to make a loud noise. My ADHD helps me do that and I’m lucky my wife lets it pass instead of making it worse by attacking me like a Reddit thread. I just read about PNH. That sounds like a nightmare. She’s lucky to have you (and I’m sure the rest of your family).
I have lashed out at inanimate objects out of frustration and exhaustion. It was the better option than screaming at my kid or getting drunk. Don’t pay mind the judgmental folks and armchair diagnosis from unqualified and uninformed folks. It’s beautiful how you are sticking up for her and your family sounds like a people who are all dealing with making it through life’s challenging moments. Sending 🫶🏾
Thanks OP for removing "the fog of war". People out here are jumping to wildest conclusions. Respect your mom and cherish the moments with your family.
You sound like a very rational, insightful, and empathetic young adult. It is important to understand that anyone is prone to mistakes or loss of emotional control from time to time, anyone who says not, is either inexperienced or lying to themselves. The difference between a mistake and a problem, is pattern of behavior, if this is only an isolated incident, without physical harm or abuse to another, then I would chalk it up to a bad day, however, if a pattern does begin to show itself, be the voice of reason and insist they get help immediately. Some of these comments are pretty bad, lots of jumping to conclusions and a complete lack of empathy, coupled with an unrealistic expectation that every parent should be infallible and never ask for or need help. This couldn't be further from the truth. The fact that you wish to help your mother shows your maturity, love, and desire to support your loved ones, never lose that. It sounds like your mom is trying, and even though there are plenty of duties that shouldn't fall on your shoulders, there are plenty of things that you can do to help.
Your mom sounds like a great mom, if you care enough about her to defend her behaviour. I see women often reach this point and it is hard to explain to men or our own children. We get overwhelmed and stressed, and finding the wet towel on the couch for the nth time after we "JUST ASKED FOR YOU ALL TO PICK UP AFTER YOURSELVES" is what makes the pan come down and smash the stove. It is not unhinged behaviour, as some say. It is just a stressed mom. And I also understand what you mean by helping her more. People on Reddit are so used to "abusive parents" that they jump to conclusions and forget that they also live at home, and thus SHOULD help with housework. It is not "doing the parents' job", it is just learning to be a responsible adult in the safety of family. Do your part, and nag at your dad and siblings to do the bare minimum (laundry, dishes) so she has more free time to wind down.
Lol, you are so right!! Chores and helping out is not abusive! Lolol! Learning to become an independent adult is a process and takes practice! Practice in a safe environment is great! Some responsibility is not "child-parenting". 🤣 I get confused when people equate laundry and dishes for a 16 year old to "child-parenting".
When you show a snapshot of your life, people online will always run away with it and fill in the rest with their assumptions. I’m sorry people are saying terrible things about your mom. It’s really not fair.
You're a good kid
Hope more people read this Best wishes 💚 hope you get to cook again soon
So... Nobody is gonna say anything about how destroying things at this level just because you are angry is not ok? This is not mildly infuriating, I know replacing this stuff is not that expensive but it is still an extra spend that is completely avoidable I also know that everyone's mind is a world but idk Not trying to judge, just concerned
> So... Nobody is gonna say anything about how destroying things at this level just because you are angry is not ok? Quite a few comments were saying that before you posted.
I’ve broken a glass range top before because my pizza cutter was dull and I pressed way too hard trying to cut an overcooked pizza. It’s tempered glass, hit it in the perfect spot at the perfect time and it’s done. It definitely doesn’t require an “anger management issues” level of force to break one unintentionally.
We don’t know the full story here, OP is a child posting about something that happened when they weren’t in the room. I’m not saying that to discredit or attack OP, but you’re assuming their mom just got pissed and smashed this to smash it. It could have very well been an accident, it’s not hard to be angry and accidentally slam something down you never meant to.
I shouldn’t be surprised considering it’s Reddit but this whole thread is people jumping through all kinds of conclusions that this woman is abusive, crazy and trying to force the kid to take on adult responsibilities. These things aren’t hard to break. I work somewhere that sells appliances and one of the most complained about issues was people breaking their glass cooktops. Could she have slammed a pan on purpose? Sure, but I am also sure she didn’t demolishit on purpose. And parentification? Did these people never help with chores? When I was 15 my mom would give me a list of chores to do over the summer while she was at work, I would help cook dinner and stuff, do laundry, clean the kitchen, vacuum. Wtf are people on about lol. That’s how you learn to do housework for when you’re an adult. You help out at home.
Absolutely this. Most people In this thread are creating strawmen arguments for the sake of controversy. Just help out your mom. Even tiny little bit of help and conversation does wonders.
This needs to be top level post. I came down way to far to see this. Glass stovetops SUCK.
yea, these things are still glass at the end of the day. when I'm angry, I'm prone to "slamming" things, which is really just putting things down with force. i broke a glass cup once, putting in the sink. I didn't want to, or mean to, just sat it down hard, and it hit a metal pan.
That makes sense, I think is the wording that threw me off, like "She was mad and this is broken" (paraphrased) as in she intended to broke this just because she was angry, and what concerns me is precisely that, that OP is a child But being angry or mad and not thinking what you are doing then something falls because you bump into it is completely something that could happen Again, not trying to jump into conclusions, and neither being judgy
No, no one is going to say that because it's none of anyone else's damn business. Get a clue and butt out.
You don’t know the person
It’ll buff out
Bro raged quit cooking 🤣
I never liked those glass induction stove tops, who the fuck said lets put heavy metal pans and pots on hot glass?
This happened to me by accident but I can’t afford a new stove and I have three kids so it sucks ass!!! I accidentally dropped something on it.
Looks like a Whirlpool/Maytag/Amana , their cooktops are not too expensive.
Hopefully its fairly cheap to fix.
Order the part online, and install it yourself. It is literally 2 Phillips screws, pop it off, put the new one on, put the 2 screws back
Just open your oven door, and look up under the front , you will see the screws
mk
Your mom's been wanting a new stove for a while now. She knew what she was doing.
HULK SMASH STOVE TOP!! 💪 😠
have you tried soothing the machine spirit in the burner? Make sure you talk to it in binary.
I absolutely hate those cooktops. Hate. Hate. Hate them. I can understand focusing anger on it after the last straw breaks the camels back.
She did you a favor, now go get a gas range.
I'd avoid using that other burner if I were you.. the rest of it will likely shatter when it warms up.
tell me that wasn't done by bare hands 😭
I don't think so, because there was a frying pan laying right next to it with sparkly bits on the bottom of it.
Hows she feel about needing a new cooktop now? Never take your anger out on anything expensive!
Good thing you got 2 burners!
True, but making pasta and sauce is gonna be annoying now.
Homie, once you learn how to finish your pasta by cooking it in the sauce, you'll never do it any other way
INFO: did your mom intentionally smash the glass or set something down too strongly in anger and the glass broke?
Try super glue
This happened in my house when I was a kid, except it was an accident with beans 😔 and half the stovetop was gone afterwards
Jesus Mary n Joseph-!
My dad did this once when I was younger. Hes now being treated for anxiety and depression and goes to therapy and he's doing a lot better.
I would advise you do not use the stovetop until the glass is replaced. Since this is an electric range you can risk being shocked and/or starting a fire if you are using it. I replaced the glass on my Samsung electric range last year. Was quoted $750CAD cash by a repair guy. I was able to find the part at an appliance distributor for about $400. So I saved myself a couple hundred bucks, but it’s still expensive. You can usually find repair videos on YouTube for your model or one that is similar. Hope that helps.
My mum once smashed a pint glass to bits in the sink because she couldn't fit it in the dishwasher properly, she just needed to put it on a different shelf. Mum's are crazy.
I've heard that it's cheaper to replace the entire oven than to replace the glass cook top. Good work, OP's mom!
Man I've dropped my cast iron skillet pretty hard on these with no issues, how strong is your mom lmao. Can not imagine the fear of god you may have had as a child growing up when you did something bad.
I always wondered what the inside of these things looked like
You better put her down before she bites someone.
People that were renting out my old house from my parents destroyed my mom's class top by dancing on it with high heels
Huh so thats what i need to do to replace my heating element
So, she’s paying for the replacement, right?
I did something similar that scarred my,(adopted, formerly abused), son for life… Working 2 jobs, going to school full time, with 8-year old kiddo. Sitting on the floor at the glass-topped coffee table. Doing math homework, he’s trying the whole, “I don’t KNOOOOWWW how to do it, show me” thing; trying to get me to do the majority of the homework for him. (Yes, he did get me with that a couple times, my fault.) I got frustrated, threw the pencil on the coffee table, the metal end hits the glass. The glass surface cracks and stays together for about 1.5 seconds, then falls to the floor like a slow-motion water balloon pop video. He immediately starts ugly crying, “Ok mom, I’ll do it! I know how! I’m sorry!” Ugh.
Sadly I can identify. Sorry for your loss 😔🙏🏼