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Not really a cooking question. Over the years, grease has gotten on them. I've owned them for over 20 years. Problem is, the grease (or any liquid) gets into the material (cloth, leather, etc), and when you pick up something hot the grease heats up, transferring the heat to my hand.
I've been doing some searching, but I can't seem to find anything about how to remove the grease and clean the gloves. Everything is about smooth leather work gloves (or similar). Not suede-like grill gloves. They are similar to welder's gloves, but I don't think anyone anticipated grease migration into welder's gloves.
I tried soaking them in Dawn, and it did improve them. But I may have reach a plateau of how much grease that will remove. I may try a suggestion I found about using a baking soda paste, applying it, and letting it sit overnight. But from what chemistry I know (not a lot), I don't see how baking soda will cut the grease.
Any ideas??
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Any ideas?? - 1pg
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Similar story, my old trusty grill glove wasn't doing it anymore. So just last month I bought a nice pair of silicone based (like I had) from Amazon for about $15.
Amazon has about a hundred to choose from. I like the silicone, they repel the heat just fine, clean easily, and the silicone provides a nice solid grasp on the critter being smoked.
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We had silicone as well. They had ribs to enhance grip, but you still had to be careful to check your grip. Several months ago the thumb started separating from the glove (and quickly thereafter split completely). Very fortunately for us, it started to split while we were putting them on...not mid-transfer of something hot.
Which ones did you get?
The grill gloves do protect on the grill, handling tongs and such. But a baking sheet or casserole dish requires more direct contact, and generally for longer, so the heat starts transferring through the residual grease in the gloves.
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Thanks for the link. Individual fingers, and small protrusions instead of big ridges. Better than our old silicone gloves. Pay attention to the thumb especially, as it has to move the most when you grip something. It took several years, but eventually ours started to split from the glove. I agree, 500F is more than enough. Most ovens don't get that hot, much less a smoker.
I'm still going to try to recover the leather/suede gloves. Another round of cleaning. They are otherwise in great shape. There were a few times when I had to touch the food with them, and that's how the grease/oils got into them. Didn't plan it, but sometimes you're trying to lift with an implement and things go south. You instinctively use your hand (glove).
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There were a few times when I had to touch the food with them, and that's how the grease/oils got into them. - 1pg
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We have different techniques, I touch the food every time. No utensils, it is just so much easier to grab onto the ribs or pork belly or whatever with your gloved hands to flip over or move around. Better than squeezing hard on a pair of tongs and have it fall or slip anyway. The silicone makes for easy clean up afterwards.
The other thing about tongs I didn't like was I would have a nice crust on a piece of meat only to tear it loose grabbing it with the tongs.
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The other thing about tongs I didn't like was I would have a nice crust on a piece of meat only to tear it loose grabbing it with the tongs.
Yeah, that can be a problem if you let it smoke long enough. Usually towards the end of my smokes it is getting hard to control temperature (it tries to run away on me), plus the smoking has already done its work, so I transfer to the oven (usually wrapping with banana leaves and a bit of sauce to add moisture) to finish it off. Removing it from the oven is pretty straightforward; no damage to the crust. But I did one time almost have a disaster because the meat in the smoker was already falling apart. Trying to remove it was tricky (in fact, I think I used my silicone mitts). It didn't come out in one piece.
But I do like those gloves. And since our silicone died several months ago, maybe I should replace them.
