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Isi 17-Inch Silicone Oven Mitt, Blue

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A pair of these great specialty oven mitt will compliment the other mitts, pot holders, and trivets in your personal kitchen or backyard grill.

Since asbestos is illegal, the design of these gloves are dictated by the properties of silicone.

The large thumb makes it difficult to use as one (1) glove for picking up small objects. The thumb can pick up dead crabs, dead lobsters, corn on the cob; basically anything large and floating in a boiling liquid. It also works great with large, easy to grip cookware handles such as many OXO products.

Two (2) are perfect for lifting any pot or pan without handles.

With cookware, it is easier to use two (2) of these like waterproof towels. Unlike towels, the end of these silicone mitts have ridges that grip the side of slick surfaces like glass, ceramic, metal, shell, etc; even when the surface is wet. While not designed for delicate tasks, the thumb can still get in the way of some pans. If you are using a roasting pan and need the thumbs out of the way, just fold them back along the palm and tie them with twine. When you are done just untie the twine. Do not cut the twine, or you may cut the silicone and ruin the glove.

Silicone, even at 500 degrees Fahrenheit, takes a while to warm up. However, silicone warms up faster than asbestos, so these are not recommended for constant use, like a factory kitchen. If you need to cool them quickly, just drop them in cold water for a few minutes, dump out the water inside, and go back to using them.

Silicone also has less tensile strength than asbestos. Do not cut or puncture these mitts. While silicone is squishy and has a slight resistance to cutting or puncturing, once cut, torn or pierced, the damage quickly spreads.

While they have a built in hole for hanging, the thickness and rigidity of silicone required, makes these impossible to fold into tiny squares and stash in a drawer.

Considering the amount of silicone, these mitts are reasonable priced, but depending on your budget and kitchen they may not be right for you.

The 17" size are great for reaching into a hot oven or barbeque grill.

I don't know how I lived without the Orka Mit! From removing hot pans in the oven, to rearranging the oven racks, to removing baking pototates and vegetables from the grill- every chef needs one of these!

I have to say this item is just incredible. I have grabbed cast iron grills straight off the burners at high heat, Corningware and Pyrex cookware right out of the oven at over 400 degrees and I don't even feel the heat through the glove, I've even carried items from the oven all the way to the dining room table without any problems. (I was very cautious at 1st to avoid burns and I am still very careful, I recommend the same.) The only drawback to this item is it is a mitt not a glove, so it can be a bit clumsy and you have to make sure you get a good grip on items but the ridges help greatly with that as well. Easily better than any oven mitt, glove, towel etc. I have ever used to transfer items from a hot stove, grill, etc. to another location. This item is worth every penny!

I was so looking forward to helping my employees avoid burns on their arms as they pulled out the cookie backing racks from our oven. I have a gourmet cookie factory in Argentina and I had tried many different mitts for my employees. This one looked to be my salvation since at first it worked great by covering the arms as they wheeled out the cookie racks from the oven. The mitt ripped open at the base of the thumb rendering it useless. The rack does not have any sharp edges so now I am back to looking for other mitts.

Absolutely a must have for the BBQ, grill or smoker user.

These gloves allows me to work inside the smoker or adjust the fire on my charcoal grill without loosing all of the hair on my arms.

Very handy to be able to adjust a large piece of meat on the smoker without tongs. I am able to grab the grill/rack directly, pull it out and return it without fumbling with pliers or vice-grips. No more burn marks on me while trying to pour the chimney starter into the fire pan. The 17 inch length has saved my skin numerous times when the door wants to swing closed while I am still messing with the fire.

They wash right off in the sink or dishwasher. They are wide enough that they are easy to put on or shake off one-handed, but not so clunky that they are difficult to grab things with.

Put this mitt on use it at the barbeque lift items off a hot grill with no heat on your hand just one of the uses for this item