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I had somewhat similar experience. It wasn’t until I was around 16 that my parents raised concerns. It came to light for me with my parents coming home and frea

I had somewhat similar experience. It wasn’t until I was around 16 that my parents raised concerns. It came to light for me with my parents coming home and freaking out because I had apparently bumped the stove while they were out and accidentally turned on the gas burner and the entire house apparently smelled of something but I was relaxing in my room without a clue. My parents initially freaked out but later my step dad shared another incident where I had been working on something in the garage and there was gas can that had been tipped over and the whole garage smelled of gas and I had no idea. For the garage incident I could tell something was off around me like spider senses tingling but I couldn’t tell what it was exactly.

anon-3988 3y ago
> gas burner and the entire house apparently smelled of something but I was relaxing in my room without a clue Oh yea you just awoken multiple memories of almost causing housefires. I am pretty much banned from cooking, ever.
- gibolt 3y ago
  Get an electric or induction stove top. Obviously still possible to leave it on, but you'll get visual cues.
  - thunfischbrot 3y ago
    More specifically: Induction doesn‘t inherently provide visual cues–eben better, they shut off themselves if no pan is detected.
    - imp0cat 3y ago
      From a safety standpoint, induction is the clear winner. Induction stoves shut off when they overheat or when they run longer than 2 hours. They can also keep a present temperature. But the downside is you'll need compatible cookware, which can be expensive.
      - pjerem 3y ago
        I haven’t seen cookware incompatible with induction in the last 15-20 years. Even the cheapest frying pan is now compatible.
        Broken_Hippo 3y ago
        And if you have pans that aren't, an induction plate (so you can use the other stuff) is fairly inexpensive as well.
        imp0cat 3y ago
        I'd hesitate to recommend this. Why? Because these inserts are both inexpensive and ineffective. ;) I'd rather pick proper cookware (eventhough the initial investment will be much higher, the "running costs" will be lower).
        Broken_Hippo 3y ago
        The initial cost isn't higher if you are buying new pans. New, cheap pans usually work for an induction stove. But you might not have new pans, nor the money to replace all of them. Especially if you rent and have no control over what stove gets installed when your current one breaks - or just move into somewhere to discover the induction stove. It is kind of like buying toilet paper: It doesn't matter if the 24 pack is cheaper if you only have the money for the 4pack. Running costs don't always matter if you don't have money to invest upfront. And to be fair, they aren't inserts. They sit between your stove and the cookware. The plate heats up and heats up your cookware, much like your pans heat up to cook your food. It might take slightly longer, but it won't realistically be worse than heating up a cast iron skillet. And you have a stovetop you can use.
        barrkel 3y ago
        Aluminium moka pots aren't. Copper bottomed pots usually aren't. Woks don't really work without a flame. Bain-maries that work on induction tops are about 50:50.
- adhesive_wombat 3y ago
  If electrical cookers aren't possible, you can get hobs with flame supervisors that cut the gas if there's no flame (in fact these are a legal requirement in the UK for new gas stoves). And there are gas leak detectors.
gibolt 3y ago
Do you feel like taste is a weak sense, or is your sense ~what you think others are experiencing. Since smell is an important factor of taste, do you find food exciting?
- eyegor 3y ago
  As someone with a weak sense of smell, I don't care much for most food. I'm a fan of spicy foods but little else. Perhaps this is because it stimulates other senses. If I'm left alone without being reminded, I'll go 1-2 days without eating on a regular basis.
  - hadlock 3y ago
    Same. I love extremely spicy food but otherwise have very little interest in food; I also can't smell sour milk most of the time which is partly why I don't drink milk, and judiciously sterilize my kid's milk bottles. I generally only eat if I start feeling weak or it begins to impact my mood (low blood sugar)
  - xeromal 3y ago
    Sounds like a superpower bro.
Seb-C 3y ago
Luckily I never caused that because I'm usually freaking out too much about it. However since I can't smell it either, in our new house we got a gas detector. I'm a bit relieved thanks to it. The positive side is that it also monitors the CO2 and air quality.

anon-3988 3y ago

> gas burner and the entire house apparently smelled of something but I was relaxing in my room without a clue Oh yea you just awoken multiple memories of almost causing housefires. I am pretty much banned from cooking, ever.

gibolt 3y ago
Get an electric or induction stove top. Obviously still possible to leave it on, but you'll get visual cues.
- thunfischbrot 3y ago
  More specifically: Induction doesn‘t inherently provide visual cues–eben better, they shut off themselves if no pan is detected.
  - imp0cat 3y ago
    From a safety standpoint, induction is the clear winner. Induction stoves shut off when they overheat or when they run longer than 2 hours. They can also keep a present temperature. But the downside is you'll need compatible cookware, which can be expensive.
    - pjerem 3y ago
      I haven’t seen cookware incompatible with induction in the last 15-20 years. Even the cheapest frying pan is now compatible.
      - Broken_Hippo 3y ago
        And if you have pans that aren't, an induction plate (so you can use the other stuff) is fairly inexpensive as well.
        imp0cat 3y ago
        I'd hesitate to recommend this. Why? Because these inserts are both inexpensive and ineffective. ;) I'd rather pick proper cookware (eventhough the initial investment will be much higher, the "running costs" will be lower).
        Broken_Hippo 3y ago
        The initial cost isn't higher if you are buying new pans. New, cheap pans usually work for an induction stove. But you might not have new pans, nor the money to replace all of them. Especially if you rent and have no control over what stove gets installed when your current one breaks - or just move into somewhere to discover the induction stove. It is kind of like buying toilet paper: It doesn't matter if the 24 pack is cheaper if you only have the money for the 4pack. Running costs don't always matter if you don't have money to invest upfront. And to be fair, they aren't inserts. They sit between your stove and the cookware. The plate heats up and heats up your cookware, much like your pans heat up to cook your food. It might take slightly longer, but it won't realistically be worse than heating up a cast iron skillet. And you have a stovetop you can use.
      - barrkel 3y ago
        Aluminium moka pots aren't. Copper bottomed pots usually aren't. Woks don't really work without a flame. Bain-maries that work on induction tops are about 50:50.
adhesive_wombat 3y ago
If electrical cookers aren't possible, you can get hobs with flame supervisors that cut the gas if there's no flame (in fact these are a legal requirement in the UK for new gas stoves). And there are gas leak detectors.

gibolt 3y ago

Do you feel like taste is a weak sense, or is your sense ~what you think others are experiencing. Since smell is an important factor of taste, do you find food exciting?

eyegor 3y ago
As someone with a weak sense of smell, I don't care much for most food. I'm a fan of spicy foods but little else. Perhaps this is because it stimulates other senses. If I'm left alone without being reminded, I'll go 1-2 days without eating on a regular basis.
- hadlock 3y ago
  Same. I love extremely spicy food but otherwise have very little interest in food; I also can't smell sour milk most of the time which is partly why I don't drink milk, and judiciously sterilize my kid's milk bottles. I generally only eat if I start feeling weak or it begins to impact my mood (low blood sugar)
- xeromal 3y ago
  Sounds like a superpower bro.

Seb-C 3y ago

Luckily I never caused that because I'm usually freaking out too much about it. However since I can't smell it either, in our new house we got a gas detector. I'm a bit relieved thanks to it. The positive side is that it also monitors the CO2 and air quality.