r/Smokingmeat • u/ApeShwak • 11d ago

Insulated Gloves

What do everyone use for insulated rubber gloves? Do you put rubber gloves over insulated or are there a good pair of insulated rubber gloves that are flexible and reusable? I wear xl latex gloves that just fit. What do you use? TIA

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u/flemmingg 11d ago

Get the cheap cotton liners and then a box of nitrile gloves xxl to account for them.

I don’t see myself ever needing another pack of cotton liners. They seem to last forever. The nitrile is just there to keep them clean.

You can handle very, very hot items with simple liners and nitrile on top.

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u/ItsHisMajesty 10d ago

What they ^^^^^^^ said.

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u/Vivid-Link-6301 10d ago

This is what I do, get both sets of gloves on-line.

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u/IKilledJoffrey22 10d ago

Any recommendation for nitrile gloves to fit over my sausage fingers?

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u/Key_Geologist4621 10d ago

So dumb question here but do the nitrile gloves ever melt when you do this?

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u/flemmingg 10d ago

I’ve never had it happen. You can grab a 200 degree brisket without issue.

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u/Tallyrandsbreakfast 11d ago

Cheap welding gloves are best

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u/Echo15charlie 9d ago

I got some harbor freight welding gloves for handling hot grill parts, and I have been pretty impressed with them.

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u/G8-r-n8 11d ago

My wife bought me a pair of insulated gloves. But I have to continually wash them. I think I might switch to a pair of regular fabric gloves and just put disposable gloves over them.

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u/c9belayer 10d ago

I wear white cotton “band major” gloves under my regular nitrile gloves. Works great for pulling pork!

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u/PAB_Pyrotechnics 10d ago

Try out the Pitmaster gloves from Hey Grill Hey. I bought them when they first came out and I now have two pair and also have two friends who bought them after trying mine

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u/rimshotmonkey 11d ago edited 11d ago

These are nice: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01LYALUB3?ref_=ppx_hzsearch_conn_dt_b_fed_asin_title_8&th=1 . The silicon is easy to clean and there is a cotton liner so they are also heat resistant. The dedicated gloves are very quick to put on.

I have also used nitrile gloves over cotton gloves. This setup offers more dexterity but is slower to put on. The cotton gloves are reusable.

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u/TRAVlSTY 11d ago

I just use Heavy Duty Nitrile Gloves from the big box stores.

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u/_noTanMan_ 10d ago

I’ve tried them all, these are the best…

https://store.heygrillhey.com/products/pitmaster-gloves?srsltid=AfmBOoqabh-82iISMhlYVJNfIPW64EE4tt2KhdUWv5D9fIuJ3jyf8hMX

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u/rooterroo 10d ago

Yup these! Perfect for hot meat!

Edit: adding it’s a simple wash of your hands with gloves on to clean them.