Comment on Discussion Thread 🧀 Saturday 24 January 2026
PeelerSheila@aussie.zone 2 days agoAn electric frypan eh? 🤔 That’d be handy when she makes pancakes. It’s a good idea and I’ll look into it, bench and cupboard space be damned! She likes to cook noodles and pasta and she’s getting the hang of a Bolognese. The stove lighter we’ve got is a trigger one but it’s got a button thingy you have to push at the same time. Pushing both buttons to operate the lighter whilst being mindful to turn on the gas jet at the right time is a feat of coordination she’s still getting used to.
melbaboutown@aussie.zone 2 days ago
I hear you, I think mine has the button but I prefer to have the steady flame waiting for the gas to come on. It creeps me out to think of the gas seeping out into the air while trying to get it lit.
The big square pan is definitely space hungry but is good for large one pot meals
PeelerSheila@aussie.zone 2 days ago
That’s how we do it. But she’s got to light the lighter two-handed, let one hand go once it’s lit to turn the gas on without letting go of the trigger, get the gas lit and not accidentally turn the knob the other way, this lighting the stove and immediately turning it off again 🤣 we’ve had a few good laughs about it!
melbaboutown@aussie.zone 2 days ago
I found it, it was actually a BBQ lighter. The ones at Coles aren’t exactly the same as mine but this sort of thing
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PeelerSheila@aussie.zone 2 days ago
That’s the one we’ve got, the same colour even 😆 When I bought it I didn’t think it’d be so difficult for her to use because I didn’t think at all about the child proof aspect of it. At this point I think we’re due for a whole new stove but my ex MIL/landlady says that you’re not allowed to get a gas one to replace it and it’d have to be electric.