God, why are you such an amateur?
Maybe not that last part, but it sure feels like thats the sentiment sometimes.
While its true insomekitchens, towels as mitts are not used across the board.
When it comes to handling hot metal, oven mitts are the best thing to use.
(Usually it was because all the mitts were missing for some reason.)
Besides comfort, this is due to one critical reason: Towels can be dangerous.
You know what thanks they get?
A nasty steam burn.
The water in a wet towel pressed into a hot hunk of metal evaporates into steam, and fast.
Towels are for drying.
Lets let the big kids do the dangerous work.
Here are some of the ones I like.
Protect more than your hands.I never got into potholders.
I feel too exposed in them.
I preferthe kind with thumbs, and some wrist and forearm coverage.
Grill mitts.Grill mitts should also have arm protection up to the elbow.
Your home oven might regularly see 350F, but a grill could be sitting at a scorching 600F.
Furthermore, there are open flames to consider.
Getoven mittsthat can withstand higher temperatures.
Try gloves.I get it, mitts are clumsy and folded towels give you the impression of dexterity.
They offer safety and more mobility than the typical oven mitt.
