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To ask about your oven gloves...

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MahMahMahMahCorona · 12/10/2020 12:06

None work. None. After yet another burn to the hand this weekend whilst serving the Sunday roast potatoes (slathered in goose fat), I give up.

AIBU to say no oven gloves are worth their salt? That they have a relatively short lifespan after which time one may as well use bright yellow marigolds?

If you've found the answer to my hot handed dilemma, please can you share?

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kshaw · 12/10/2020 12:09

Silicone ones! I like a double glove with silicone, I can take out a cast iron tray with them on easily enough

BertieBotts · 12/10/2020 12:09

? I've always bought bog standard oven gloves and never found that they wear out, I keep them for years until they get so manky (despite washes) that I replace them with a nice new one.

TreestumpsAndTrampolines · 12/10/2020 12:12

I like those thick knitted cotton gloves (actual gloves, with fingers) that go up your arm.

Nothing's going to save you from fat spills though..

Idontgiveagriffindamn · 12/10/2020 12:12

My le creuset ones are fab. At one point one of the sides was letting a lot of heat through but then I discovered it had a patch of oil on. Once washed they were fine again

Perching · 12/10/2020 12:13

The silicone ones from lakeland,
I have the older blue version of these
www.lakeland.co.uk/32455/Lakeland-Silicone-Double-Oven-Glove
Also protects your wrists and forearms, 10 years and still going strong, wash them in washing machine when dirty.

Crinkledbeetroot · 12/10/2020 12:13

You need silicone oven gloves. I got a great pair from Dunelm Mill.

IHaveBrilloHair · 12/10/2020 12:13

I have kevlar ones with fingers in.

DorisDances · 12/10/2020 12:14

The heavy duty ones from Lakeland aren't glamorous but do the job well

BowowMttt · 12/10/2020 12:14

I have also only ever used bog standard oven gloves and never managed to burn myself 🤔 is this a thing?

Bubbletrouble43 · 12/10/2020 12:15

I don't own one. I use a thick towel

Houseinthemiddle · 12/10/2020 12:17

I use folded tea towels. Find this quick and easy as they can be folded to suit heat of stuff coming out of ovens. Always a good grip when I use two.

Just have to be careful if they are damp/wet not to use them and get clean ones.

Have a stash of them ready to use. Easy to wash and dry.

I have oven gloves too, the dual joined up type, they were pretty and reduced. They are used as kitchen jewellery on the Aga rail Blush

Yqui · 12/10/2020 12:17

I just use folded tea towels.

SpuriouserAndSpuriouser · 12/10/2020 12:18

These are the best ones, IMO. I’ve just recently got a new pair after having used my old ones for the best part of ten years, and they were only just starting to wear out. They are brilliant!

www.lakeland.co.uk/5751/Heavy-Duty-Double-Oven-Glove

RHTawneyonabus · 12/10/2020 12:19

Silicon all the way!

PsychoSyd · 12/10/2020 12:23

I have these. They're great :)

www.safetygloves.co.uk/polyco-bakers-mitt-heat-protection-gloves-7724.html

Cabinfever10 · 12/10/2020 12:26

Chefs oven cloths I've had mine for almost 30 years and have never burnt my hand

hotchocdrinker · 12/10/2020 12:26

Another vote for the Lakeland ones above. They're not pretty but they are functional!

Straven123 · 12/10/2020 12:28

Aga ones are great

theemmadilemma · 12/10/2020 12:29

Silicone.

No more grubby, hand burning material ones here.

Howlooseisyourgoose · 12/10/2020 12:31

Yes, silicone are best. I got some in Tesco sale for £1 each and my family were miffed I didn’t buy a pair for everyone.

To ask about your oven gloves...
Angelina82 · 12/10/2020 12:33

I have also only ever used bog standard oven gloves and never managed to burn myself 🤔 is this a thing?

Nope it’s not a thing. I think OP just wanted us all to know that she uses goose fat to cook her roasties. Smile

steppemum · 12/10/2020 12:39

@BowowMttt

I have also only ever used bog standard oven gloves and never managed to burn myself 🤔 is this a thing?
I'm the same.

I am wondering - is your issue that they burn THROUGH the glove, or that they don't cover well so you get burnt on uncovered bits?

I just use standard gloves. They do have a limited life, one of mine has gone thin and so I threw it away. But generally last a few years.
Mine normally wear out when they have holes burnt in them though.

I do not burn holes in them, that is dh.

AriettyHomily · 12/10/2020 12:43

I just get cheap ones from Dunelm. I have a tendency to burn them so go through quite a few.

The only time I get burnt is if the oven gloves have got wet.

HardAsSnails · 12/10/2020 12:45

Chefs oven cloths here too.

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