It might seem hard to believe, but the Ove Glove actually works.
It was not until I tested out oven mitts that I realized my old ones were giving me terrible service. Besides an awkward shape, the mitten wasn’t very heat-proof, and it had poor grip.
The cotton pair simply wasn’t doing its job right. The Ove Glove looks almost too good to be true, but it is not.
Just like its name, the glove has a shape that allows your fingers motion and full flexibility. This makes a great difference when you’re handling heavier and hotter dishes. This is even more of an advantage when handling pots with tiny handles.
Another reason why the Ove Glove is so great is its non-slip silicone grip strategically placed on both sides of the glove. This ensures you a secure grasp, even with smaller pot handles. I have never felt so confident carrying a hot casserole dish past the kitchen to the table. I knew my grip was secure and the food was not going to slip and fall all over me – a scary thought considering the food was as hot as it gets
According to the manufacturers, the Ove Glove is made from the same stuff that makes fire-resistant attire for firefighters. The kind they wear to go and fight high degree fires. I have had to fight a fire, but I know these oven mitts can take very high kitchen temperatures.
It took 30 seconds of me holding a sheet of hot cookies before I started feeling its warmth. On another occasion, my oven was preheated, but I could still easily move the oven racks (I did this just to test the gloves.)
I tested other non-slip silicone mitts to see how well they held up to heat. They included All-Clad Textiles and Williams-Sonoma oven mitts. I wanted to see if the shape of the glove made any difference.
Each glove had similar heat protection powers. But despite the silicone grip, normal shaped mitts didn’t give the same ease of control as Ove Gloves.
Even though the glove can withstand high temperatures upwards of 540 degrees, they are not entirely foolproof. Ove Gloves only cover past the wrist while other oven mitts cover most of the forearm.
This means that you cannot extend your whole arm into the oven to reach for something without exposing your hands to extreme heat. You have to be more cautious with the Ove gloves.
If you want oven mitts protect your hands from heat and keep you from dropping dishes, it is time to invest in some Ove Gloves.
