284203 Thu Mar 30 21:39:30 -0800 2006 10 31 Home Cooking 0 1518893 I have some fabric oven gloves, but they are pretty lousy. I am open to suggestions for the very best oven gloves/mitts out there. Must have the following properties: heat resistant (natch!) flexible enough to handle any size hot dish I don't like the look of those silicone ones -- they don't apprear to be flexible enough. Your input is welcome. thanks..............................max Thu Mar 30 21:39:30 -0800 2006 0 Max Million 1 1518894 The ovglove or something like that. Heard a lot of good things about it. Thu Mar 30 21:48:16 -0800 2006 1518893 0 theSauce 2 1518921 i think this is what thesauce is recommending. i have 3 or 4 of these gloves, and can vouch for them. I should, however, note that, due to welding and cooking/baking, i have those "asbestos" hands that cooks talk about. Therefore, my tolerance for heat may factor in to how well any hand protection works. To give you some idea of the different degrees of tolerance, most people begin to perceive uncomfortable heat at around 120 degrees (this is the generally recommended temp for a hot water heater). I keep my hot water heater at 140-150 degrees, and regularly, thoroughly wash my hands under the running hot water without turning the cold on at all. on the plus side, the ove gloves are incredibly comfortable & flexible. they insulate well for quick tasks (taking a skillet/tray out of the oven and moving it to a nearby counter, holding tongs to turn frying chicken, etc). on the negative side, you have to be very careful cleaning them (follow the directions exactly, putting them in the dryer drastically shortens their lifespan, and i seem to recall that fabric softener is verboten). their performance falls off steeply when wet. also, they don't insulate well for longer periods of time. our kitchen is about 20 feet long, and we have a large wire shelving unit on the wall opposite the ovens. when we do a lot of baking, we transfer things to the rack to cool. using the ove glove, i don't have a problem with it, but my wife often can't make it from oven to rack without having to set the tray down midway for a respite (i know, it doesn't sound like much, but try navigating your kitchen obstacles for 20 feet while holding a 450 degree cookie sheet; it gets hot faster than you would think). that said, for their comfort and dexterity, i really like the ove glove for quick tasks. my go to for tasks of longer duration are welding gloves (the heavy duty kind you get from welding supply stores, not the lightweight ones that home improvement stores sell). with welding gloves, i can clean the grates on my grill in situ with a short brush, or even remove and hold the grates without feeling the heat. once broken in, they're also very comfortable and provide good dexterity for their bulk. Link: http://www.shop.com/op/aprod-p23957244?sourceid=3 Fri Mar 31 09:05:57 -0800 2006 1518894 0 mark 3 1518923 I got the ove glove in my Christmas stocking this year! I like it- but, like mark stated, it loses some of its power when wet. I use it for taking pizza out of the oven. Had to go out and buy a second one, as one of my cast iron pans need two hands when hot. Work fine for both the pizza and the oven hot cast iron. Fri Mar 31 09:57:38 -0800 2006 1518921 0 macca 1 1518914 i have one of the silicone ones and i really recommend it. it is a bit stiff and does take some getting used to, but it's great when the thing you need to handle is drippy or wet. i find my old cloth ones have so many greasy stains on them that their heat-resistance is a bit compromised. the silicon ones, however, can be washed easily. what really clinched it for me was that i could use them to take my jars out of the boiling water bath last time i made jam. Fri Mar 31 04:57:54 -0800 2006 1518893 0 hobokeg 1 1518926 If you want the ultimate heat resisitant glove go the industrial route and get these babies. Link: http://www.omarksafety.com/category.cfm/acatid-116-aprodid-552-Lakeland_Heat_Protective_Gloves.cfm Fri Mar 31 10:19:14 -0800 2006 1518893 0 Homer J 2 1518995 These look amazing, but seem to good to be true (for cooking purposes) at that price point so I assume there must be some sort of "catch" - have you used them yourself? Fri Mar 31 16:42:28 -0800 2006 1518926 0 MikeG 3 1519556 I've never used these exact ones but I have used heat resistant gloves meant for industrial uses and they are great. You could probably pick up a pair at a local hardware store or home center. Tue Apr 04 12:10:19 -0700 2006 1518995 0 Homer J 4 1520283 Thanks - I'll definitely have to look into these - I use them, but really hate bulky mitts... Sat Apr 08 13:49:27 -0700 2006 1519556 0 MikeG 1 1518932 I like the Kitchen Grips mitts -- they are thin silicone and fabric, so flexible. They are opera-length, so you don't burn your arms reaching deep in a hot oven. I don't need to dunk my hands in burning oil, so the heavy silicone Orka things were overkill for me... I've had them a couple years, and they look like new. I linked you to the MOMA design store to see them, but they are available for much less elsewhere Link: http://momastore.org/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?catalogId=10001&storeId=10001&productId=13238&langId=-1&parent_category_rn=10316&categoryId=10323&giftCat=null Fri Mar 31 11:20:30 -0800 2006 1518893 0 pitu 1 1519022 THANKS to everyone for your suggestions. Very much appreciated. I didn't think those silicone ones were the ones, not for my purposes, anyway. But those fancy mitts -- the Kitchen Grips -- by David Duncan could be the go as I am wondering how tricky it can be to get your fingers into those ove gloves as opposed to just sliding yr hands into mitts. (I can be v impatient sometimes...) Fri Mar 31 20:06:19 -0800 2006 1518893 0 Max Million