I have learned that one should NEVER use a dishtowel as a potholder! It can touch the over burner element and catch on fire! As in big orange flames! And then one has to throw it in the sink and drown it with the faucet! And it’s really scary!
This is related to my dad’s instruction to “always use the right tool for the job”.
Learn from this!
Jane's Lessons Learned 
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