2017 Update: I use them each time I bake and I'm still VERY happy with these gloves. Don't hesitate -- get a pair!
I bake bread -- sometimes in a heavy Dutch oven, a bread tin, and occasionally on a stone. Every month or so, I cook a turkey in a big roasting pan that has squirrelly little handles. But now with these very cool (or should I say cooling...) gloves, I can handle, hold, and move anything in the hot oven, and not worry about getting burned.
Lifting the heavy and hot Dutch oven? Easy-peasy. These gloves are truly a tremendous help when baking.
One more example: when I bake bread on a stone, at 500-degrees to start, I heat a brick in the oven; I also have a pyrex dish with boiling water on the bottom rack. Once the bread goes in, I put the brick into the water to create steam. In the past, I'd use old-fashioned oven pads and gingerly handle the brick. With the Extreme Heat BBQ Grill Gloves, I just pick up the brick and safely stick it into the water. (If you try this, cover the glass oven door with a big towel in case the water splashes.)
The length of the gloves are also incredibly valuable as they protect much of my forearm when reaching into the oven.
If I had one criticism, it's the problem of sizing: The manufacturer could do a heck of a better job guiding us in the "large to XL" vs. "small to medium" conundrum. (When I bought a harness for my dog, the sizing instructions --- neck, length, girth -- made the job almost effortless.)
I bought large thinking I'd rather swim around in the gloves instead of getting something too small to fit and having to return them. Overall, I DO swim -- they are big (I'm 6' 1" tall with long fingers). But what's important to know is that it hasn't interfered with the pleasure of using the gloves.
If you're visiting this page, the likelihood is you're thinking of buying a pair; set aside your concerns and just buy them. I hesitated and over-thought the purchase. Now that I have them, I'm a happier baker.
BTW, unlike other reviews on Amazon, I did NOT get a free pair or promotional consideration -- this is an honest review.
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