Rant: My neighbor swore by his $500 oven mitt and I had to speak up

Overheard my neighbor telling a buddy that his Thermomate oven mitt was the only way to handle a hot 450 degree cast iron skillet. I bought the same mitt last year for $45 and it got a burn hole in 6 months. The thing is just thick silicone with a cotton liner that shifts around. Has anyone else found a cheap $15 oven mitt that actually lasts longer than these expensive ones?

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parker_park811d ago

Hold on, I gotta push back on this one. You sure that $15 mitt isn't going to crumble the first time you grab a hot pan? I've had cheap silicone mitts literally melt a little where they touched a dry skillet edge, and the cotton lining just soaked up grease. The Thermomate might have burned through after 6 months, but that's still way longer than the $15 pair I bought that gave out in 2 months flat. Plus the expensive one handles a 450 degree pan without the heat coming through, which my cheap one definitely didn't. Were you using it on dry heat or with moisture?

phoenix_carter10d ago

Dude, my buddy legit melted a cheap mitt onto a cast iron handle last week.