Calphalon Twill Thumb Mitt
by Calphalon textiles
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Our Price: $11.00 Category: Kitchen See more product details |
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Kitchen and Housewares Reviews of Calphalon Twill Thumb Mitt
Customer Review: Disappointing oven mitts
Summary: 2 Stars
When I read the reviews of several others, who indicated that these oven mitts were unusually large and long, I suspected that they might be just what I needed, since I have larger than average hands. So, I ordered two, one for each hand.
Unfortunately, it appears that those who wrote about the excess size of these mitts must have had small to average sized hands. I can get into them but it's a tight fit.
Also, I guess I've grown accustomed to my prior style, which were, actually, a pair of steel smelter's gloves, with 4 finger and thumb sections. These mitten styles gloves are snug and awkward, for me. They don't provide the maneuverability of fingered gloves. My glove size is 2X, admittedly larger than most. The length of the gloves, going up the forearm, was, also, a disappointment. They only covered a few inches of my forearm. I had expected them to be much longer, to protect my forearms from burns, while reaching into a deep oven.
Lastly, the insulating qualities leave much to be desired. I can't get much over 6 feet, with a hot pan, without feeling the heat start to penetrate.
I cannot recommend these.
Customer Review: Perfect!
Summary: 5 Stars
These are the BEST mitts I've ever owned. They fit me perfectly, grip items well and they're not as bulky to store as the traditional style.
I can see, however, that they might be too large for those with rather small hands.
Customer Review: Pot holder
Summary: 5 Stars
Works better than expected. Is not as bulky as I thought it would be to use.Customer Review: good product
Summary: 4 Stars
I really like this oven mitt. Works great. I ordered 2. Worked great for me & my husband. I don't think they are too big.Customer Review: Disfunctional design
Summary: 2 Stars
Grab something with one of your hands between your fingers and thumb. Go ahead, do it. Now look at the position of your thumb in relation to your fingers. You'll notice that your thumbs are most useful for grabbing objects when they can provide opposing force against your fingers. Unfortunately, the thumb joints of these mitts are rather stiff and inflexible, not at all conducive to using your thumbs. As a result even the simplest oven maneuver becomes a clumsy affair with these mitts on.
You can't really blame Calphalon for this; most oven mitts on the market suffer the same design flaw. Ordinary glove and mitten manufacturers, on the other hand, fixed this problem long ago and now stitch the thumbs so they fold against the palms instead of out to the sides. Is it really so much to expect such basic functionality from an oven mitt?