Oh crap! I'd put water for pasta on the stove probably an hour before! Here's what happened when I attempted to remove the lid:
The whole house smells toxic. My poor kitties. This is why I shouldn't multi-task when one of the tasks involves fire. It's not like this was the first time I'd ever put something on the stove and forgotten about it.Sad. The melted knob will go into this week's plastic collection... once it cools down and solidifies again. The metal lid? I'll have to find a metal recycler to take it to. Either that, or maybe handy RobJ can figure out how to make a new knob for it. Preferably out of wood this time.
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