all of the steps to oven safety are designed to keep you from getting burned remember the oven gets very hot exactly what it's designed to do so always arrange the racks in the oven to the correct level before you preheat it you should make sure that younger children are tall enough to safely turn the oven on and off do not let them Reach across the hot burners if they're not tall enough you should do this for them when you're putting food into the oven or taking it out or just checking to see if it's done pull the rat completely out that way you won't accidentally touch the inside of the oven always use dry heavy hot pads or oven mitts to place food into or remove food from the oven because wet pot holders can allow fingers to be burned in a split second very young children should never put food in or take it out of the oven parents should do this until children are old enough to handle the weight of the dishes and avoid getting burned use both hands to place food in the oven and to take the food out be very careful when you're opening and closing the oven door so your clothes or fingers don't get caught or burned even the outside of the oven can become very hot remember to always turn the oven off when you are done baking just set the timer as a reminder to turn off the oven follow these Simple Rules whenever you use the oven be safe not sorry