Yes, You Need Long Grilling Gloves....
No one likes to scorch their hands and arms while grilling. But the only protection you could find for the longest time was a pair of heat resistant grill gloves. Grilling gloves are heat-safe gloves that protect your hands (and, preferably, at least part of your forearms) from flames, sparks, and hot surfaces while cooking. Eise Houzie grill gloves offer way more dexterity, fine motor skill ability, and heat insulation, ultra long to provide wrist and forearm coverage, also have a slip-resistant silicone surface layer for grabbing a hot grill grate or a slippery piece of meat. Sure, you can grill without them, but if you don’t want to melt the skin off of your hands while attempting to save a bone-in Berkshire pork chop from falling to its fiery death, you probably shouldn’t.
Q: Are grill gloves necessary?
A: Grill gloves are very handy. When grilling or smoking, everything is hot, with gloves, you can just lift everything off the heat with your hands, factly it is much easier with hands than with most tools, especially if the gloves cover your forearms and hands. So, no, you don’t need grill gloves, But life is more pleasant with them.
Q: Do grilling gloves work?
A: Grill gloves are designed to protect your hands and wrists from extreme heat, and yes—they do work. Most grill gloves are made from aramid fiber (which used in firefighter suits), and have a heat rating of 932ºF or 1472ºF. While these gloves are only resistant to high temperatures for a few seconds, they can allow you to endure lower temperatures for longer periods of time.
Q: Do I need grill gloves? I already have a pair of oven gloves.
A: The glove-style oven mitts tend to lack the long cuffs good grilling gloves have. That means that if you use them over a hot grill or open fire there is a real possibility of singeing some arm hair. Outdoor cooking is a messy business, especially if you’re using charcoal or wood, using the same pair of gloves in the kitchen and at the grill will require a frequent and intense cleaning regimen.