Question for the day

[james_davis_nicoll]

Why would someone make an oven mitt out of what turned out to be flammable materials?

Comments

[ellarien]

I have a pair with silicone gripping surfaces, but otherwise they're still padded cotton. I think I have seen all-silicone ones, though.

[rosefox]

The all-silicone ones are incredibly thick and awkward and I hate them.

[(Anonymous)]

I know just what you mean - they are quite thick and awkward - but mine make me feel all safe and invulnerable, and I love them!

Louis Wu's impact armor was thick and awkward when it was doing its job too. Not the same in other respects, but I think in those terms when I use my new silicone oven mitts!

[daev.livejournal.com]

There's a product called the "Ove Glove" which is an oven glove (not mitt) that seems far more resistant to heat than the usual padded oven mitt. The down side is that it is in the form of a knitted glove, and thus offers scant protection against hot liquids. I have a pair, and use them when I need to do something a bit more dangerous, like get a pizza out of the oven, where you must manually fiddle around in there. (A basic mitt is a lot easier to slip on and off, though.)

[hattifattener]

I like the all-silicone ones. They don't seem any more awkward than the traditional thick-cotton-or-whatever ones to me. And I don't have to worry about hot liquids soaking through them. Which can be very painful.

[dubiousprospects.blogspot.com (from livejournal.com)]

The clammy feel is no fun, I agree, and yes, they are thick and awkward, but they are also impervious to steam, a feature for which I am quite willing to forgive all the other unfortunate characteristics. No more poached thumbs.

[mjlayman.livejournal.com]

I tried silicone gloves in a store and I was not able to bend them enough to hold something. I'm not as strong as most people, but I was pushing hard.

[dcseain.livejournal.com]

Yes, there are silicon gloves out there in the retail world. Some have a lining, some don't.