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Fitting your lid knob
Your glass lid travels with the knob detached to keep the tempered glass safe. Putting it back together takes about a minute — six pieces, five steps, one screwdriver.
Know the pieces
The six pieces
Lay them out before you begin. Each has a role — together they cushion the glass and lock the knob in place.
Steel knob
The flared bell you grip to lift the lid. It threads onto the screw and sits on top.
Silver plate
A flat steel disc under the knob that spreads its grip evenly across the glass.
Red silicone gasket
A thin soft disc on top of the glass. It cushions the glass and blocks heat from the knob.
Glass lid
The tempered-glass lid itself, with a single hole at the centre for the screw.
White rubber washer
A small soft washer for the underside, between the glass and the screw's ring.
Screw & ring
The single fastener. It goes up from underneath and threads into the knob to hold it all.
Put it together
Five steps
Work on a flat, padded surface — a folded tea towel keeps the glass steady and scratch-free.
Seat the screw
From the underside, push the screw up through the hole in the centre of the glass, with the white rubber washer between the glass and the screw's ring.
Red gasket on
Turn the lid to its top face. Drop the red silicone gasket over the screw so it lies flat on the glass.
Add the silver plate
Lay the silver plate on top of the red gasket, centred over the screw so it sits level.
Screw on the knob
Thread the steel knob onto the screw and turn it down by hand until it stops.
Tighten & check
Hold the knob and tighten the screw from underneath with a Phillips screwdriver until firm. Give it a wiggle — solid means done. Snug, not forced, the glass is tempered.
The idea
How it locks together
One screw does all the work. It runs up through the centre from below and threads into the knob at the top. As you tighten, the knob and silver plate are pulled down onto the glass while the ring and white washer press up from underneath — clamping the lid in the middle.
The red gasket and white washer sit on either side of the glass, so metal never touches it directly.
If the knob ever works loose, a quarter-turn of the screw underneath is all it takes. Let the lid cool first.
Keep it right
A few good habits
Stop when it's solid
Tempered glass dislikes over-tightening. A quarter-turn too far is the only way to crack it.
Never while hot
Wait until the lid reaches room temperature before you loosen or remove the knob to wash it.
Heat loosens things
Give the knob a quick wiggle-test every few weeks and nip the screw up if there is any wobble.
Keep the finish bright
Hand-wash and dry the knob and gasket to keep the steel bright and the silicone supple for years.
Need a hand?
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