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Best oven gloves 2026, tried and tested
Danny’s days consist of running hands-on tests. He once found the best lemon squeezer by wringing out more than 80 lemons and measuring the average juice.
Oven gloves are a kitchen essential, but do pricier mitts give better protection from hot trays and steaming pots?
To find the most protective mitts on the market, we tested the bestselling oven gloves from Dunelm, John Lewis, Lakeland, Le Creuset and more – everything from traditional cotton mitts to silicone oven gloves with fingers, priced from just a couple of pounds to £30.
We recorded the peak temperature inside each glove after prolonged contact with a piping hot tray. The best oven gloves remained more than 10°C cooler than the worst.
Only two oven gloves were good enough to get our Best Buy recommendation.
How our tests find you the best
Heat protection
Nuclear-level protection is the goal. We record the peak temperature the oven gloves reach after sustained contact with a scorching-hot kitchen tray.
Ease of use
We assess whether an oven glove can easily and securely grip everything from a skinny pot handle to a slippery baking tray.
Fit
Is it easy to slip on and take off? Too snug or too loose? We take this into account because your oven mitt should fit like a glove.
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The oven gloves we tested
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Date tested: April 2026. Page last checked: May 2026. We're not able to show every retailer and cheaper prices may be available.
All the oven gloves we tested are listed in alphabetical order below.
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Asda George Home Double Oven Glove
Size (HxL): 18 x 87cm
Material (outer): Cotton
Need to know: Type – double, lining – polypropylene, washing machine-safe, other designs available
Dunelm Silicone Double Oven Gloves
Size (HxL): 16 x 100cm
Material (outer): Silicone
Need to know: Type – double, lining – cotton, clean with a wipe, other colours available
Geekhom Silicone Oven Gloves
Size (HxL): 31 x 21cm
Material (outer): Silicone
Need to know: Type – gauntlet, lining – cotton, washing machine and dishwasher-safe, other colours available, other sizes available
Ikea Rinnig Pot Holder
Size (HxL): 21 x 21cm
Material (outer): Cotton
Need to know: Type – pot holder, lining – cotton, washing machine-safe
John Lewis Silicone Double Oven Glove
Size (HxL): 16 x 90cm
Material (outer): Silicone
Need to know: type: double; lining: cotton; washing machine safe; other colours available
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Lakeland Heat Shield Gloves
Size (HxL): 26 x 18cm
Material (outer): Meta-aramid
Need to know: Type – gauntlet, lining – polycotton, washing machine-safe
Le Creuset Handle Grips
Size (HxL): 6 x 12cm
Material (outer): Silicone
Need to know: Type – pot holder, lining – silicone, dishwasher-safe, other colours available
Le Creuset Oven Mitt
Size (HxL): 20 x 36cm
Material (outer): Cotton
Need to know: Type – single, lining – cotton, washing machine-safe, other colours available
ProCook Single Oven Glove
Available from ProCook (£6)
Size (HxL): 28 x 18cm
Material (outer): Cotton
Need to know: Type – single, lining – cotton, washing machine-safe, other colours available
Sophie Allport Double Oven Glove
Size (HxL): 19 x 84cm
Material (outer): Cotton
Need to know: Type – double, lining – cotton, dishwashing machine-safe, other designs available
How we test oven gloves
We buy the bestselling oven gloves and put them through our tough tests. We don't accept freebies from product manufacturers or retailers.
We regularly revisit the oven gloves on sale to see if any more popular models need testing. When we find them, we do.
Heat protection
We measure an oven glove's peak temperature when in contact with a hot object to differentiate between those that keep your hands tepid and those that will roast them.
- A baking tray is heated to 150°C using an infrared thermometer for verification
- Temperature probes are placed in the oven glove sleeves or where your hand would rest
- After 25 seconds of contact with the tray, the maximum temperature is recorded
- The test is repeated, and the peak temperature is averaged.
Our tests found that the best oven gloves reached a peak temperature of 28°C, while the worst hit 39°C.
We also test...
- Hot liquid protection We check how well they stand up to liquid spills by measuring whether water seeps through the lining to the interior.
- Ease of use How easy is it to securely hold different-sized objects? The best offer a non-slip, solid grip, while the worst are unable to firmly clasp objects of all sizes.
- Fit We factor in whether they provide suitable coverage and if they fit well or are restrictive. Some protect your forearm, for instance; others only reach to your wrist.
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Silicone vs cotton: What’s the best material for oven gloves?
Oven gloves are mainly made from three materials:
- Cotton A kitchen classic. Cotton oven gloves tend to be comfortable and easy to use, and are almost always machine-washable. However, they aren't great at keeping hot liquid out.
- Silicone More heat-resistant than cotton and often more pliable, offering better dexterity and grip. Plus, it's waterproof. While some silicone gloves are dishwasher or machine-safe, others are wipe-clean only.
- Aramid This heat-resistant material is commonly used for firefighters' uniforms. Like cotton, it isn't very liquid-resistant, but it is machine-washable.
We've tested oven gloves made of cotton, silicone and aramid. Join Which? to find out which material our Best Buys are made from.
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Can you put a tea towel in the oven?
Are tea towels adequate substitutes for oven gloves? We put this question to the test.
The results were disappointing. In our heat-protection test, a tea towel performed worse than almost every oven glove we tested – reaching temperatures 10°C higher than the most heat-resistant glove.
However, one oven glove was less heat-resistant than a tea towel – join Which? to find out which one.
Plus, tea towels aren't designed to hold hot cookware, which makes them feel precarious and awkward to use.
For these reasons, we'd suggest sticking with a mitt.
What do chefs use instead of oven gloves?
Due to their versatility, chefs often favour oven cloths over oven gloves.
They can be used to grab blistering objects and dry kitchenware, and there's no need to waste precious seconds donning a heat-resistant glove.
Although still made from cotton, chef towels are typically thicker and larger than ordinary tea towels.
Our tests found that these cloths provide more heat protection than a tea towel; however, they still reached a higher temperature than the average oven glove.
For those without 'asbestos hands', we recommend using an oven glove.