topic Re: Cooking Buddy in Kitchen

Cooking Buddy

My3Greys — Sun, 05 Apr 2015 17:13:59 GMT

This is a copycat of Rachel Rays moppini towel! Bet she loves that!

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debic — Sun, 05 Apr 2015 18:22:26 GMT

Well she copied it from someone else as well.

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My3Greys — Sun, 05 Apr 2015 21:01:36 GMT

As you did with that reply!

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Southernfriedchick — Sun, 05 Apr 2015 21:52:20 GMT

I ordered and I must be the only one who did. I have been looking for this thread

about them.

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Mominohio — Sun, 05 Apr 2015 21:58:24 GMT

The Cooking Buddy is totally different than the Moppine, and the Cooking Buddy is way better.

I have both, and I don't even use the Moppine. It is too short, no silicone, so you get burned if you hold something too long, and it is too short. It doesn't have the width to pick up large pans out of the oven.

I got my first Cooking Buddy for Christmas this past year, and ordered the patriotic one today. I got one for my mom as well. I'm hoping they come out with fall colors and designs, and hope they get the solid colors back in stock again.

I don't ever want to be without these. I use them for taking pots off the stove and draining, taking small or large things out of the oven. I've never had any type of oven mitt or pot holder that worked in all applications the way the Cooking Buddy does. Best part, it hangs on the oven door, so I never have to go searching for it, and with a two in one concept, I am never looking for the second mitt to remove something from the oven either.

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debic — Sun, 05 Apr 2015 22:56:23 GMT

On 4/5/2015 My3Greys said: As you did with that reply!

Not even sure what that means? Not much these days is really original, they get changed a little and sold as a new idea. Sometimes it's better and sometimes it's not.

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KYToby — Mon, 06 Apr 2015 00:23:33 GMT

They seem like a waste of money to me. I prefer using kitchen towels for everything, including pot holders, but that is a personal preference. If people like them, thugh, by all means go for it.

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Daysdee — Mon, 06 Apr 2015 02:16:44 GMT

I wouldn't use this type of item. I thought it was expensive. The designs were nice.

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gkelly — Mon, 06 Apr 2015 09:40:30 GMT

I agree with some of the previous posters...waste of money & I have kitchen towels to use if I need them but hey..if you like them..go for it!

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Mominohio — Mon, 06 Apr 2015 12:03:35 GMT

Why would anyone risk burns with kitchen towels? That is not a safe way to move hot pans from stove tops or ovens. Anyone who hasn't tried these, should really reconsider. You have no idea what your are missing. They are well worth the price, and the basic color ones are available on ebay for much less money.

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gkelly — Mon, 06 Apr 2015 12:13:25 GMT

On 4/5/2015 KYToby said:
They seem like a waste of money to me. I prefer using kitchen towels for everything, including pot holders, but that is a personal preference. If people like them, thugh, by all means go for it.

NO need to get these "new" so called items when kitchen towels, pot holders, etc. have been working/used for hundreds of years!! My Grandmother, mother, sisters, aunts, uncles has never needed anything else! Waste of money for my family but like you said KYToby, just a personal preference.

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debic — Mon, 06 Apr 2015 13:53:44 GMT

Well the my buddy one's look a lot better, the silicone in them is definitely a step up.

My Mother had some 'double potholders' which were probably the first to be reworked over the years.

I use silicone pot holders and just wash them in the dishwasher, which is a plus for me.

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Preds — Mon, 06 Apr 2015 18:15:06 GMT

Regular pot holders for me but DH got the Buddy for his smoker and loves it. He wanted another one ... the seashells, I think and I talked it out of it. LOL

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debic — Mon, 06 Apr 2015 18:51:00 GMT

On 4/6/2015 Preds said:
Regular pot holders for me but DH got the Buddy for his smoker and loves it. He wanted another one ... the seashells, I think and I talked it out of it. LOL

Birthday gift. LOL

I use the silicone gloves that I got with my now defunct Showtime rotisserie.

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circles — Mon, 06 Apr 2015 19:14:26 GMT

Those Moppines always looked so dangerous.....and I see some of you confirmed that they are too short....I haven't seen that Buddy you speak of....I have some silicone gloves I use to get items out of my microwave or oven....but they are clumsy....and I don't trust towels...I will look into the Buddy.....

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jaxs mom — Mon, 06 Apr 2015 23:03:11 GMT

When I saw it I thought it looked like it would work good. I'd have ordered but I'm trying to cut back on spending for a couple weeks. I did tell my husband they were on my to buy list though.

I personally don't like my silicone potholders for getting stuff out of the oven. They work ok with sheet pans but are horrible with cake and loaf pans. I have one pair of traditional full hand pot holders that still work. I've burned myself by accidentally picking up a kitchen towel with a damp spot.

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Mominohio — Mon, 06 Apr 2015 23:31:16 GMT

On 4/6/2015 jaxs mom said:
When I saw it I thought it looked like it would work good. I'd have ordered but I'm trying to cut back on spending for a couple weeks. I did tell my husband they were on my to buy list though.

I personally don't like my silicone potholders for getting stuff out of the oven. They work ok with sheet pans but are horrible with cake and loaf pans. I have one pair of traditional full hand pot holders that still work. I've burned myself by accidentally picking up a kitchen towel with a damp spot.

That is so easy to do, and I have done it as well. When a towel is damp or wet, that heat transfers so quickly!

When I first saw these Cooking Buddies, I thought it might not work based on my experience with the Moppine, but it really is a whole different thing.

I think we all get used to something that works for us, and hesitate to try something new, but I got one of these as a Christmas gift, and although not the fanciest or most expensive thing I got, I think I like it the very best. I have always used oven mitts, the longer ones that go well up over the wrist, and thought that was just fine. But after one washing, even with nice thick more expensive ones, they get thin and I can feel the heat transfer easier.

The silicone on theses really does the trick, the hand pockets are nice and deep, and the length of the 'towel' in between is long enough for even the biggest pans I need to move. I have never washed mine, so don't know for sure how well they hold up afterward, but at this point, as I've stated before, I don't want to be without these.

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jaxs mom — Tue, 07 Apr 2015 00:31:48 GMT

Thanks, I hope they get some of the color options back before I'm ready to order.

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debic — Tue, 07 Apr 2015 01:08:00 GMT

This is the silicone one's I use. The bend in them makes them easy to use. Wish I would have bought more of them.