A latch system comprising: a latch striker having: (a) a base providing a mounting surface for abutment against a surface of an appliance lid to stably support the base against the appliance lid; (b) an arm extending outward from the base along an arm axis; (c) a hook extending from an end of the arm removed from the base in a hook direction along a hook axis substantially perpendicular to the arm axis; and (d) a connection (50; 76) joining the base and arm and allowing flexure of the arm along the hook axis from an initial position under force along the hook axis to change an angle of the arm with respect to the base and return the arm to the initial position after removal of the force and resisting flexure of the arm perpendicular to both the hook axis and the arm axis under the force; and a latch having: (a) a housing providing a mounting surface for stably supporting the housing against an appliance lid-receiving portion of the appliance; (b) an electrical switch contained in the housing for actuation by the latch hook; and (c) an aperture for receiving the arm and hook therethrough, the aperture requiring a flexure of the resilient connection (50; 76) along the hook axis, as the hook moves through the aperture, to actuate the electrical switch, characterized in that the latch striker is a single-piece flexible striker, and that the connection (50; 76) joining the base and arm is a resilient connection resisting tensile upward forces caused by attempts to open the lid when it is latched, but that provides the necessary flexibility to the striker to navigate a serpentine engagement path. a latch striker having: (a) a base providing a mounting surface for abutment against a surface of an appliance lid to stably support the base against the appliance lid; (b) an arm extending outward from the base along an arm axis; (c) a hook extending from an end of the arm removed from the base in a hook direction along a hook axis substantially perpendicular to the arm axis; and (d) a connection (50; 76) joining the base and arm and allowing flexure of the arm along the hook axis from an initial position under force along the hook axis to change an angle of the arm with respect to the base and return the arm to the initial position after removal of the force and resisting flexure of the arm perpendicular to both the hook axis and the arm axis under the force; and (a) a base providing a mounting surface for abutment against a surface of an appliance lid to stably support the base against the appliance lid; (b) an arm extending outward from the base along an arm axis; (c) a hook extending from an end of the arm removed from the base in a hook direction along a hook axis substantially perpendicular to the arm axis; and (d) a connection (50; 76) joining the base and arm and allowing flexure of the arm along the hook axis from an initial position under force along the hook axis to change an angle of the arm with respect to the base and return the arm to the initial position after removal of the force and resisting flexure of the arm perpendicular to both the hook axis and the arm axis under the force; and a latch having: (a) a housing providing a mounting surface for stably supporting the housing against an appliance lid-receiving portion of the appliance; (b) an electrical switch contained in the housing for actuation by the latch hook; and (c) an aperture for receiving the arm and hook therethrough, the aperture requiring a flexure of the resilient connection (50; 76) along the hook axis, as the hook moves through the aperture, to actuate the electrical switch, (a) a housing providing a mounting surface for stably supporting the housing against an appliance lid-receiving portion of the appliance; (b) an electrical switch contained in the housing for actuation by the latch hook; and (c) an aperture for receiving the arm and hook therethrough, the aperture requiring a flexure of the resilient connection (50; 76) along the hook axis, as the hook moves through the aperture, to actuate the electrical switch, characterized in that the latch striker is a single-piece flexible striker, and that the connection (50; 76) joining the base and arm is a resilient connection resisting tensile upward forces caused by attempts to open the lid when it is latched, but that provides the necessary flexibility to the striker to navigate a serpentine engagement path.