One of the two most-used burners on my stove has broken....

[conuly]

The gas works, but it doesn't self-light after somebody accidentally spilled a whole bunch of water over the knobs. This is not an insurmountable problem, I guess, but the better news is that I hate that stove and have wanted a new one for years now and it's practically affordable to replace compared to some other things. So this just bumps it way up on the priority list.

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[movingfinger]

It might dry out (can take a while) and start working again, but a new stove will be more efficient and there may be corrosion from the spill! I enthusiastically support your desire for a fifth burner or griddle or even the interchangeable thingy you can get on some stoves.

If you have and enjoy a gas oven now, beware, it seems to be impossible to buy a gas oven these days. The electric oven under my gas burners has a "proof" setting, but I used to just use the pilot for that, and it worked at least as well.

(Don't be me using flaming toothpicks to light the non-igniting burner.)

[conuly]

Toothpicks? Nah, you use a long strand of spaghetti.