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I’ll never forget the moment I opened my brand-new glass top stove and set a hot lid upside down on it—only to hear the glass crack. I had no idea that could happen, but I quickly learned how important it is to use appliances correctly. Since then, I’ve become extremely cautious in the kitchen.

Still, accidents happen. Recently, someone in my favorite kitchen Facebook group shared a disaster: chili spilled all over her stove. She had cooked it in a crockpot for hours, then reheated it on the stove. When she tried to move the cooled crock to the fridge, the bottom popped off—chili everywhere.

The big mistake? Putting the crockpot insert on the stovetop. Crockpot inserts are ceramic and aren’t designed to handle the direct, high heat of a burner. That heat can cause them to crack or shatter, leading to burns, messes, or even damage to your stove.

Lesson learned: never place a crockpot on the stove. Keep it on the counter where it belongs, and always transfer food to a stovetop-safe pan if needed. Kitchen safety matters—and after my glass stove incident, I know firsthand how easily things can go wrong.