Bought an oven lock

ncblondie · #1 (**permalink**) 06-23-2008, 09:05 AM

I don't know if this is an issue or not for your LO and your kitchens.

Remember the story I posted about someone's child opening the oven door and crawling into it while it was hot!? Of course the mom reported some severe burns and the trauma was enough to make me worry when that day was coming.

Our oven is a wall mount and it under the cabinet. Such a crazy design! When I am old I am going to have a heck of a time bending down, getting large casseroles, etc out of there.
Thank goodness we just replaced our old oven with this one. It's amazing that the door isn't even warm to the touch when the oven is on full blast.

Anyway, just wanted to say that I tested out this device and it works, in case you need one, too. It was only $4 at Walmart.

Safety 1st | 48408-Oven Front Lock

It works by adhesive on a metal plate, sticking to the roof of the space above the oven's door. Then the latch comes down at 90 degrees. It's so childproof to open that DH needed my help the first couple of attempts.

JennD · #2 (**permalink**) 06-23-2008, 09:08 AM

Glad that it works. I'm going to bookmark it in case I need one. So far, I've never had a problem with the oven with either of the girls but Julia is MUCH more daring then Emma ever was so if it is going to be tried, Julia will be the one. Funny that hubby needed your help. Gotta love how childproof stuff stumps men!

YankeesFan · #3 (**permalink**) 06-23-2008, 09:14 AM

im glad its working for you stacey

we have a wall oven so the kids cant even open it. the broiler however Caleb tries to open it all the time b/c its eye level for him. im probably just going to buy a fridge lock and put it on there.

jclove · #4 (**permalink**) 06-23-2008, 09:22 AM

Such a great idea, thanks for the link. I just noticed yesterday that Leo is now tall enough to reach stuff on our kitchen counters if he really stretches. I've been reminding dh forever now not to leave pot handles close to the edge. I hate to think about that stuff, but accidents do happen! Too funny that dh couldn't figure it out at first. Sounds like something I'd do... I still can't work our baby gate...

mbsr76 · #5 (**permalink**) 06-23-2008, 09:22 AM

Thanks for sharing the link, I'll probably get one soon. Kian is very interested in the oven and will stand in front of it and try to peek in through the little window whenever I'm cooking. It has a built in lock on it but apparently when you use that lock it turns the oven off. I have no idea why it's there honestly, I'm sure I'm missing something about ovens because the purpose of it evades me.

raeann · #6 (**permalink**) 06-23-2008, 09:52 AM

We got one and it would not stay on. So I got another one and it did the same thing. they just don't like me. So we keep a gate up to the kitchen when I'm cooking. It pretty much comes down wheni 'm doing dishes and cleaning up from after eating. Then back up.

jclove · #7 (**permalink**) 06-23-2008, 10:03 AM

Mary Beth, does your oven have a self-cleaning feature? I know with our oven, it won't self-clean if it isn't locked... I'm sure there's a reason behind that, but I'm not exactly sure.

bebedoc · #8 (**permalink**) 06-23-2008, 10:04 AM

I bookmarked it, too. We haven't had too much of an issue because we don't cook very often. I guess there's an upside to everything!

Now, if only I could find something to keep Colton out of the dishwasher. We've had to resort to taking the knob off completely and using medical tape to keep it shut.