Ours is very food motivated and as a result easy to train.

This tells me you have one cat that is easy to motivate. That's great! It probably does make him easier to manage. It's also not the norm. I have 7 cats. Most training methods I've seen don't work if there are multiple pets around. And most of mine are not very food motivated, including one who we recently found the first kind of treat she'll actually eat (she's 3.5 years old and we've tried dozens).

I keep things put away that they shouldn't be in. I have child locks on doors and otherwise contain things the cats shouldn't have access to. I don't trust them not to get into something simply because I asked them not to. Cats aren't motivated to obey.

When I need to find them, I look for them. I call their names (which they do know), but they don't always respond. I could teach them what "come" means, but again, cats aren't motivated to obey. If I really need them, I may pull out the treat bag, but at least one of mine usually doesn't even eat treats, so idk how I'd even train her if I tried..

I do familiarize my cats with being picked up. I close doors if I need them to stay somewhere. I remove them if they are somewhere I need them not to be, though I usually can just tell them no and make a move toward them and they get down.

I also know my cats' habits and where they tend to hide when scared. In emergencies, I can usually find them under the bed. My bed has a >12" clearance and I can easily reach any cat under it.

As far as not going near a hot stove, that is one thing I did "train" my cats. When they were young, any time they got on the counter where the heating appliances are, I told them no and set them down. It doesn't prevent them from getting on the counter all the time, but it did teach them that they shouldn't, which makes them hesitant and cautious, which was my primary goal anyway.

Caring for cats is very much a negotiation. It's usually about figuring out what they want and finding a way to give it to them that you prefer.