PJ, Your photo of a melted Thermapen was deeply disturbing to me, and not just because of the co$t. I think everyone can claim a similar oops. Now, I take the oven control knobs off (bake & temperature), and everyone in my house now knows not to start the oven without checking. My poor sister melted the set of 3 silicone spatulas due to this type of error, but she wasn’t out any $$$ because they ha been a gift from me! She stashed unwashed dishes in the cold oven planning to wash them later — but later turned into “Melt Day!” Aargh!

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