Hi all;

I cooked a steak tonight, the procedure for which involved transferring
a preheated 12" cast iron skillet from a 500 deg F oven to a stovetop
on high and back. I was using welding gloves, which have been my first
choice for grilling. However, I got a bit burned through the gloves.
Any recommendations on oven mitts fpor protection from heat this high?
I don't like the feel of the silicone gloves.

Thanks,

Dan

Check into Kevlar gloves.
Warning: they're not cheap!

Look into Kevlar gloves.
Warning: they're not cheap!

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> Hi all;
>
> I cooked a steak tonight, the procedure for which involved transferring
> a preheated 12" cast iron skillet from a 500 deg F oven to a stovetop
> on high and back. I was using welding gloves, which have been my first
> choice for grilling. However, I got a bit burned through the gloves.
> Any recommendations on oven mitts fpor protection from heat this high?
> I don't like the feel of the silicone gloves.

I just use double pair of average every day pot holders in such
situations. I also avoid holding the hot skillet any longer than is
absolutely necessary. Of course, make sure your oven mitts are dry. This
works fine for me.

On 3 Aug 2005 22:36:24 -0700, wrote:

> Hi all;
>
> I cooked a steak tonight, the procedure for which involved transferring
> a preheated 12" cast iron skillet from a 500 deg F oven to a stovetop
> on high and back. I was using welding gloves, which have been my first
> choice for grilling. However, I got a bit burned through the gloves.
> Any recommendations on oven mitts fpor protection from heat this high?
> I don't like the feel of the silicone gloves.
>
Silicone mitts and gloves are commonly available now. I don't use
mitts because they are too cumbersome for me. Ordinary pot holders
are fine, but teflon coated on one side is better. I've considered
getting silicone pot holders because certain family members are
careless and leave my pot holders close enough to the burner to burn
them.

wrote:
> Hi all;
>
> I cooked a steak tonight, the procedure for which involved transferring
> a preheated 12" cast iron skillet from a 500 deg F oven to a stovetop
> on high and back. I was using welding gloves, which have been my first
> choice for grilling. However, I got a bit burned through the gloves.
> Any recommendations on oven mitts fpor protection from heat this high?
> I don't like the feel of the silicone gloves.

I worked as a cook for years and I've always found a couple of
tea-towls or bar cloths properly folded were excellent. I'm not keen on
gloves myself. They always looked like they'd be hard to get off in an
emergency.

John Kane