“The pain, the screaming,” he recalled while speaking with People after the incident.

I was stuck in the machine.

This rod was through my hand and I knew that I had to get out of there."

Buddy Valastro smiling at event

“The fact that I’m still able to do what I love, it was amazing.”

“They definitely stepped up to the plate.

In times of crisis, you don’t know what people’s reactions are going to be.

Marco Valastro, Carlo Valastro, Sofia Valastro, Lisa Valastro, Buddy Valastro, and Bartolo Valastro

‘How are we going to do this?’

‘What are we going to do?'”

Valastro revealed on Entertainment Tonight in July.

That includes his extended family.

“But most of all, the fans.

The love and support you get from everyone, it means a lot.”

… And the fact that I was able to do it was amazing."