Samsung learned about molly guards the hard way - recall of millions of products after accidental fires from people/pets activating the front-panel dials.

see https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/08/samsung-recalls-...

  Luckily, there’s an easy solution recently devised that can prevent this safety hazard in homes across America, Samsung said. Customers concerned about unintentional activations can request free knob locks and covers that Samsung confirmed made it much harder to accidentally turn on the stove.

  During the meeting, the CPSC shared data showing that across 338 incidents between January 1, 2018, and May 30, 2024, stoves from “ten specific manufacturers” were involved in fires causing 31 injuries and two deaths. Additionally, the CPSC had recorded “two other fatal incidents where a range was accidentally turned on when a knob was bumped, but the manufacturer is unknown.”

  ...Companies said the CPSC data would help them “fully understand the issues” and “make sure that reasonable and foreseeable circumstances would be addressed” without impacting compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act.

After mentioning this article to relatives, one said they had nixed buying one product because of the front dials. Then we heard from a relative in another city who bought a house due to a newborn baby - one of the additional purchases was a oven/stove/range with front panel dials.