In article >,
says...
>
> On 10/17/2016 9:23 AM, Janet wrote:
> > In article >,
> > says...
> >>
> >> On 10/17/2016 6:07 AM, Janet wrote:
> >>> In article >, says...
> >>>>
> >>>> On Sun, 16 Oct 2016 17:23:17 -0400, Dave Smith
> >>>> > wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>> On 2016-10-16 4:18 PM, Je?us wrote:
> >>>>>> On Sat, 15 Oct 2016 20:28:56 -0400, jmcquown >
> >>>>>
> >>>>>>> That said, everyone who cooks gets the occasional kitchen cut or burn.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Yep, it happens to all of us at some point. I really should get a
> >>>>>> decent pair of oven mitts, I often have close calls just using a tea
> >>>>>> towel.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> I hate oven mitts and will never use them. I find them too awkward and
> >>>>> lacking in protection.
> >>>>
> >>>> I also find them awkward, which is why I haven't got a pair yet... but
> >>>> I do need to get some mitts or *something*. I've been pushing my luck
> >>>> a lot by using a tea towel (and often a damp one at that).
> >>>>
> >>>>> I prefer to use hot pads and before those that
> >>>>> are long enough that they cane be doubled over for added protection.
> >>>>
> >>>> They might be what I need here.
> >>>
> >>> I use these, Lakeland HD oven glove, machine washable, lasts for
> >>> years.
> >>>
> >>> http://tinyurl.com/gkqg6x7
> >>>
> >>> Janet UK
> >>>
> >>
> >> bad link
> >
> > http://www.lakeland.co.uk/5751/Heavy...ble-Oven-Glove
> >
> > Janet UK
> >
>
> I have seen those in period British TV shows. What is the advantage to
> a single device, rather than two separate mitts, gloves, whatever?

Only one thing to pick up/hang up/keep track of; they never get
separated, you can hang them over the door rail of the cooker or the bar
of a range.

Janet UK