I'm looking for a pair of gloves that are heat resistant and washable to use with food - flipping butts/briskets, pulling pork, etc. What should I be using and where can I buy them? I've been using these leather "grilling" gloves and pieces of foil when handling bbq. Thanks.
Heat and Food Friendly Gloves
- Thread starter Chris F.
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I have for years used a pair of blue PVC Wells Lamont gauntlet style gloves from the garden section at Lowe's. They are slightly textured in the hand part, and have a fit good enough to give a tactile feel when pulling pork, etc. I just wash my hands in dishwashing liquid while wearing them to clean. Touching cooker hot metal will melt them a bit, and they do tend to stiffen over time (years), but for $6...
Yep that style works great. I get my last pair from BBQ Guru, same thing same price and length. There are other sources for the same gloves and you can get them with longer and shorter gauntlet lengths.
You want the ones that have the rough finish. You see these at most of the BBQ online stores for about $10 a pair, but they are all typically made by Best. They are their PVC Coated Black Knight gloves. PVC coated, rough finish. If you do a search you will find them at various wholesalers at a fraction of that cost.
Here's just one example:
Best Brand - Black Knight Gloves
The Black Knight's are actually intended for chemical handling but work great for this purpose.
Best Glove Web Site:
Best Glove Company
They are now called Showa Best, they were recently bought out by a Japanese company.
I've also seen them in some hardware and tool stores with the generic Black Knight label on them.
These are great for food handling, I use them a lot, not just when BBQ, but also in the kitchen. Just don't use them for handling hot food grates though, they will melt on you. For hot food though, they are fine.
I use them for pulling all the time. And for lifting items off the grill and wrapping, etc. Just as good for handling/mixing large quantities of anything, hot or cold.
One example is that I cook for the homeless once a month and make up these huge casseroles. A main ingredient is about 10-12 pound of ground beef that has to be browned. I throw it all in a #9 oval roaster (vintage wagner magnelite - nice) on the stove top. These gloves work great in breaking it up while browning and moving it around instead of spatulas, etc. Less mess.
You want the ones that have the rough finish. You see these at most of the BBQ online stores for about $10 a pair, but they are all typically made by Best. They are their PVC Coated Black Knight gloves. PVC coated, rough finish. If you do a search you will find them at various wholesalers at a fraction of that cost.
Here's just one example:
Best Brand - Black Knight Gloves
The Black Knight's are actually intended for chemical handling but work great for this purpose.
Best Glove Web Site:
Best Glove Company
They are now called Showa Best, they were recently bought out by a Japanese company.
I've also seen them in some hardware and tool stores with the generic Black Knight label on them.
These are great for food handling, I use them a lot, not just when BBQ, but also in the kitchen. Just don't use them for handling hot food grates though, they will melt on you. For hot food though, they are fine.
I use them for pulling all the time. And for lifting items off the grill and wrapping, etc. Just as good for handling/mixing large quantities of anything, hot or cold.
One example is that I cook for the homeless once a month and make up these huge casseroles. A main ingredient is about 10-12 pound of ground beef that has to be browned. I throw it all in a #9 oval roaster (vintage wagner magnelite - nice) on the stove top. These gloves work great in breaking it up while browning and moving it around instead of spatulas, etc. Less mess.
Tim Johnson
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Great thread... I need a new pair of gloves... Thanks all!
George Campbell
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Chris, I think you will like the gloves you ordered. I have been using a pair from them for about 3 years and they are still holding up.