I just plugged it in and it smelled weird I was trying to make toast and it did smoke some. I also got confused because now I’m wondering if I can even use it because I have it on the counter just left of a gas stove not touching it a foot away from the same counter - is okay and safe ?    I have nowhere else to place it except on that counter and in the user manual it said do not place near a gas stove so I’m a little bit confused