Some housewives have a habit of hanging kitchen towels on the oven door, believing that it is practical and safe.
However, this opinion is wrong.
Hanging towels on the oven door is a bad habit that can have undesirable consequences.
What are the dangers of hanging kitchen towels on the oven door?
If you decide to hang kitchen towels on the oven door, you may encounter the following risks:
Set the towel on fire. The oven heats up not only on the inside, but also on the outside. If the towel comes into contact with the hot surface of the oven, it may catch fire and cause a fire.
It is especially dangerous to hang synthetic towels, which are highly flammable and difficult to extinguish.
Contaminate the towel. The oven is not the cleanest place in the kitchen. Grease stains, crumbs, dust and other contaminants can remain on the oven door.
If you hang a towel on it, it will quickly become dirty and unusable.
In addition, a dirty towel can harbor bacteria and fungi, which can get onto dishes or hands and cause infections.
How to properly hang kitchen towels
To avoid these dangers, you need to hang your kitchen towels in a different place. You can use for this:
- Special hooks or towel holders that can be attached to a wall, cabinet or sink;
- A dish drying rack on which you can hang towels after washing;
- A tabletop on which you can fold towels into neat piles;
- A chair on the back of which you can hang a towel if you need it for preparing food;
Choose any of these options depending on your preferences and capabilities, and hang your kitchen towels in a safe manner.
