Gloves

I use those as well. I just wipe off the loose stuff with a paper towel. I occasionally lightly rinse them but try not to get them soaked. They aren't too pretty but it doesn't seem to hurt anything.
It may help that I have a business that does lots of welding so when they get too bad I can usually finagle a new pair from the welding supply salesman. I think there is more money in welding rod than gloves.......

Like Parkside says,wipe them off and cope.

A lot of folks use the black neoprene/plastic with cotton linings.

They work fine with hot meats.

They are commonly used by fuel truck drivers and can be rinsed off.

The sell for about $6-$8 at the box stores.

Wells Lamont is a common brand.

Ronco's rotisserie showtime bar-b-q, which sells everwhere now, has a nice pair of gloves to handle "hot" foods. They are also easy to clean. Alot more sanitary than welding gloves!!!

Fresno

Ronco's gloves look good but are about $30 a pair.. too pricy for a tightwad like me

I'd certainly hesitate using leather gloves contacting food.. just my quirk.. fat's can permeate them and get rancid and who knows what else. The leathers are great for working around coals tho.

For handling foods I like to use gardening gloves commenly found at gardening departments of many stores like walmart and hardware stores. The type I use are green vinyl (PVC) coated cotton gloves. The vinyl keeps the hot fats from soaking into the cotton and are thick enough to prevent burns while handling the smoker racks and the food.

And they are inexpensive..

Bill

I'm not getting paid to plug these guys.. but I bought my gloves from them and they've been wonderful. To clean, I just wear them and wash them like I was washing my hands. Hang up and dry and they're ready to go the next time.

http://www.texasbbqrub.com/tools.htm

Another suggestion...do a search for military surplus chemical gloves. The come with a cotton liner and are made of pvc or rubber or something like that. They can be washed after each use. I can generally find them for around .99 to 2.99 a pair. I buy about 6 pair at a time, because we use them for cleaning deer as well.

I found the ones I use at a restaurant supply house that also sells retail. They are a very heavy duty neoprene glove that look as though they will outlive the cook. I believe mine were around $20. Ask for "fry gloves".

Happy Trails

I bought mine from pittsandspitts.com . They are as follows:

Neoprene-Coated, Interlock Knit-Lined
Hi-Lo Temperature Resistant.
Description & Size:
Fully coated, 12" gauntlet
(insulates against heat or cold)
Available in one size:10

They cost me $29.95 and I expect they will last me for years.

Thanks for all the info. I know that I can always count on the guys that view this forum.


THANKS

If I'm working with large quanities of hot meat for a long priod of time, I have a pair of G10792 or G10793 Extreme Temperture gloves from www.gemplers.com that are rated -100F to +480F. They go to XL to fit my farmer hands.

Ole Hickory sells the same glove for more $

Welding Rods, now there's something that went out with the 110V drill. Give me a box of 7014 and 6010 and my Lincoln Idealarc 250 will and I will go to it.

Good Luck! Roger

Go to Home Depot they sell gloves with rubber coating on fingers and palm area for $1.99 that work great for briskets and butts where you really need to handle them. Have used with chicken and ribs too

If i have to handle hot meat, i just use a pair of oven mitts. i have my own pair for the grill.

I just saw a pair of silicone mitts at Costco for $25. They looked kind of goofy, but seemed perfect for the task.

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Originally posted by Dennis/UT:
[qb] I just saw a pair of silicone mitts at Costco for $25. They looked kind of goofy, but seemed perfect for the task. [/qb]

I saw them blue critters with the sillycone potholders Thought they'd be great for handling hot pots and glass type dishes.. but figured they'd be all but usless for pulling a hot butt or working a bird with a knife/forks etc.. so... I didn't buy them.

I took someone's advice.. think it was the mnhogfarmer (?) and bought some gloves from a company he recommended.. I think the company was Gemplers if I remember correctly..

but,

I was at Home Depot Saturday and looked at some neoprene coated work gloves that made me wish I hadn't ordered the ones I did.. but, what the hey.. I'll be getting a good pair to work with.

I noticed this was back at the top so I read some of the later replies. Maybe those rubber coated gloves would be a better choice. When I run out of free welding gloves maybe I will try those.

I did check with the boys in my back room to make sure I wasn't losing it and they confirmed that it is mostly welding rod and flux for us. They don't look too favorably on those wire feed rigs when you are welding in steel mills. Those mill guys are pretty traditional I guess. We also try to buy as few battery operated tools as possible as they migrate off the job too fast. I guess I am just stuck in the 80's. My smokette is pretty new though and I really like it.

parkside

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Originally posted by Dennis/UT:
[qb] I just saw a pair of silicone mitts at Costco for $25. They looked kind of goofy, but seemed perfect for the task. [/qb]

I bought these and they work really well! I don't use any utensils but rather just put these on and grab the meat to remove it from the smoker. To clean just use soap and water and your done.