"Vox Humana" > wrote in message
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>
> "elaine" > wrote in message
> ...
> > I've just spent the better part of a day shopping with a friend for
these
> > oven gloves which she assures me are 'the best' -- great for barbecuing
> and
> > using in the kitchen. Now I'd never seen or heard of them although have
> > seen the oven mitt.
> >
> > Strange part is every store we went in -- and there were many -- were
all
> > sold out.
> >
> > Anyone have experience with them. Are they worth hunting down?
> >
> > God I hate it when there's something out there that I a. have never
seen
> or
> > b. have never even heard of............. especially when it has to do
> with
> > cooking!
> >
>
> I've had my eye on them for some time. I like the idea that they don't
get
> wet like fabric and can be cleaned in the dishwasher. It seems that my
cloth
> oven mitts get wet or I get food on them and they have to go into the
> laundry.
>
> The best price I have seen on them is at Costco. They have a package with
> two mitts and two pot holder for about $24. I have seen the mitt selling
> for upwards of $19 each and the pot holder for about $10- $12.
>

Yes - but this isn't a mitt - it's a glove (with fingers); and expensive
here in Canada. One glove retails for $20. A lot if you're buying two!
E.