How to Use Oven Mits?

Sqwertz wrote:

I never called them oven mits. Mine are similar but all terry.
I'll be damned if I can find ones like them anymore, they all have
some cloth side. That's neither here nor there, but as people
said, you can stick your hands in them or not, I hardly ever do,
but sometimes.

nancy
 
I once had a very rude surprise from hot pads. My wife taught school and
one Christmas she was given a set of hand made hot pads. I guess they
were supposed to be decorative because they were made out of Phentex,
and, as I discovered, it melts. I used the hot pads to remove a
something from the oven. It was a near disaster because the hot pats
that were supposed to protect my fingers from the heat melted. That
left me wondering what sort of an idiot would make pot holders with a
fabric that melts.
 
In article ,
Jim Elbrecht wrote:


$30 for a pair. You're killin' me, Jim.

--
Barb, Mother Superior, HOSSSPoJ
Holy Order of the Sacred Sisters of St. Pectina of Jella
"Always in a jam, never in a stew; sometimes in a pickle."
Pepparkakor particulars posted 11-29-2010;
http://web.me.com/barbschaller
 
On Thu, 10 Feb 2011 11:54:19 -1000, dsi1 wrote:


I already had one of those given to me. They are about as useful as
pockets in your underwear. I think boxing gloves would work as well.

Ross.
 
blake murphy wrote:

Up to a point you can handle quite a bit of hot stuff with jersey gloves
with a powder free latex glove pulled over it. I wouldn't hang on to a
ceramic bowl that just came out of a 400F oven for long, but you'd be amazed
at what you can handle ths way and for how long. For example, when moving
around a bunch of big cuts of hot meat in a smoker, and pulling the racks in
and out without having your fingers rendered useless by some clunky mitt or
hotpad, or for handling hot foods after they come out from cooking, such as
slicing turkey, this method works fine.

MartyB
 
On Tue, 8 Feb 2011 08:56:53 -0800 (PST), spamtrap1888 wrote:


Thanks :-)

You are talking to CtC, though. He ranks right down there with
Sheldon in usefulness.

-sw
 
On 2/8/2011 2:07 AM, Sqwertz wrote:

If I had that type, I'd probably add another insulating layer stuffed
inside the opening. Then just use it like a pot holder.
 
On Tue, 8 Feb 2011 08:49:37 -0800 (PST), spamtrap1888
wrote:


Using an old ironing board cover.

--

Today's mighty oak is just yesterday's nut that held its ground.
 
On Wed, 9 Feb 2011 11:40:53 -0800 (PST), spamtrap1888
wrote:


I don't believe you pick up those pans bare handed, and how long do
you hold them with pads? Folks who know their way around a kitchen
*always* have a set-down spot picked out in advance of handling
hots... I've never held a hot pan right out of the oven longer than
five seconds, more like three... however long it takes to swish it
from oven to stove top. And if a roasting pan is filled with say
lasagna or some sort of caserole it has more mass than a dinky
cornbread pan... and lets not play fuck-fuck games.. both types of
pans have handles... there's no significant mass.
 
On 8-Feb-2011, "Nancy Young" wrote:


I recently bought replacements for my well-worn ones; here in St. Louis,
they are available at Schnuck's supermarkets, along with matching and/or
coordinated towels. If you would like me to mail some to you, let me know
via email; I will go shopping again on Thursday and can get you a price and
color options. They are roughly 7.5" x 8", made of terrycloth and have the
"pockets" for your hands.
--
Change Cujo to Juno in email address.
 
On Tue, 8 Feb 2011 01:33:06 -0800, "Julie Bove"
wrote:


Don't you find that mitts (when worn) are clumsy? I can't grip what
I'm trying to hold and have the feeling I'm going to drop it. Can't
stand mitts.

--

Today's mighty oak is just yesterday's nut that held its ground.
 
Sqwertz wrote:

That type seems to be in vogue, and I detest them! t is extremely
hard to find normal oven mitts now, so I am very happy to have
some old ones.

--
Jean B.
 
On 2/10/2011 2:26 PM, Ross@home wrote:

I'm not so sure that pockets in underwear is such a bad idea, I could
think of some uses for it. :-)

I'm gonna have to try going commando and just grab the hot pots and pans
with my bare hands. I hear that's how macho guys in the military do it.
 
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