Kitchen

[gkelly]

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.

[debic]

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.

[Preds]

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

[debic]

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.

[circles]

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.....

[jaxs mom]

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.

[Mominohio]

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.

[jaxs mom]

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

[debic]

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.