Oven glove

An oven glove is a combination of glove and potholder, which usually consists of something thicker fabric, wool or even silicone. It serves the security and helps prevent burns.

The oven glove is occupational health and safety in the kitchen. Using the pot glove can be touched without danger when cooking and frying hot objects such as pans or casseroles. In contrast to the potholder oven glove protects the back of the hand and wrist. Particularly important he is therefore in the use of ovens. During casting of cooking liquids from pots it can prevent scalding by hot steam. When frying and sauteing it protects hands from hot grease splashes. Frequently such Topfhandschuh also finds use when grilling.

Oven gloves can also be purchased individually in pairs as. Conventional oven gloves have the form of a mitt because the thermal insulation is better by the larger volume of air in the glove. Variants of modern silicone gloves also have a department for the index finger.

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