Buy Savoir Vivre One Size Oyster Glove.Savoir Vivre One Size Oyster Glove. Product Description:
- Size: 8.5-in in Length
- Construction: One Size Fits All; Can Be Used Left & Right Handed
- Material: Stainless Steel Mesh
- Origin: United States
- Cleaning & Care: Handwash with Mild Cleanser or Steam Clean
Product Description
This slinky accesory looks like chain mail and is indeed the first line of defense against the knife in your other hand trying to worm its way inside the clasp of the mollusk. Knit with tiny, interlocking metal links and designed to fit either hand, this mesh glove is intended for use with oysters but would be suitable for any operation that requires hand protectionsuch as boning or filleting meat or fish, or even just slicing bagels..
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26 of 26 people found the following review helpful.
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I have a very sharp knife and I am not an expert chopper, so I sliced my fingers a few times. After the last major slice due to clumsyness, I decided that I needed protection. When I started my seach, I saw that there were gloves out there that ranged from $10.99 (target) all the way to this Oyster Glv Oyster Glove which was a whopping ~$140...so why did I pay more to get the Oyster glove?The cheaper gloves are not made out of metal, they are made out of fibers...so I handle a lot of meat and fish...not sure how clean they would be after repeated use. I also hate to wash things by hand....the oyster glove can be placed in the dishwasher to get cleaned after using it which is a HUGE convenience factor for me.So most of you who know you want a metal glove will find that amazon has this oyster glove and another cheaper metal glove for like 80 bucks or something like that. The reason I bought the oyster glove is because of the wrist band...that allows you to tighten the glove around your hand so that it doesn't wiggly around, which is a HUGE benefit when wearing a protective glove.The glove fits my hand decently, although you have to be careful about the whole one size fits all theory. In regards to usage, it feels great and doesn't get in the way which was something that initially concerned me. I also have plastic food gloves that I bought from costco that I wear around the gloves so I can switch from beef to chicken without having to wash it...making it even that much more convenient.Aside from the wrist band that keeps the glove in place, I do not see any other difference between this oyster glove and the cheaper metal mesh glove that amazon sells. However, I recommend the oyster glove bc of the wrist band so that your glove doesn't move around when you are using it...just make sure the glove will fit your hand.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful.Recently Purchased
By Greg
I recently purchased this glove with the intention of using it as an oyster glove. I had a couple hesitations when I purchased it, as I am left-handed and therefore would be wearing it on my right hand. I also have pretty big hands and usually wear XL sized gloves so I wasn't sure if it would be too small.The description says that it can be used on both hands. I thought this meant that you could simply turn it over and wear it backwards, however with this glove, you can simply turn it inside out and reverse the wrist snap to fit either hand. The glove fits perfectly on the right hand as a result and the adjustable strap is a nice feature, it's also easy to turn around on the strap. The snap on the glove itself is double sided so that you can snap it either way.In terms of size, the glove is actually a little big on me especially around the bottom half of my hand, there is quite a bit of extra material that hangs loose on the opposite side of your thumb (below my pinky finger), the fingers themselves fit perfectly with no discomfort at all.The one complain it have is the length of the seam that runs up the side of the glove to allow you to put it on, it comes up almost to the bottom of your pinky finger, so I took some steel wire and sewed three links or so shut. The end of the seam is double looped so you know it won't come apart.I used it to open a dozen or so Oysters and it works perfectly the best part is that its easily cleaned, I like to open Oysters under the running faucet so that any shell flakes wash away, with this glove you don't have to worry about it getting grungy as you can use some dish soap and wash it up under the faucet after you are don't quite easily. This is much better than the typical black rubber glove that you would normally use.The glove can also be used for cutting, chain mail is pretty fine and you would need a pretty sharp point to penetrate the loopholes, the glove is very well made and I tested it out against a sharp knife with no penetration or pain after hitting the palm of my hand with the blade of the knife. Probably not the best thing for the knife, but it gives you some confidence that you can cut without hesitation. I have not used it to chop or cut yet, there isn't much slack on the fingers themselves so you could definitely get pretty close to your fingernails when chopping or dicing with no worry of the knife snagging on the glove. I plan on using it for this purpose when the time comes and I have a lot of stuff to chop up.Can I say the $140-$150 price tag is worth it? Not sure but its a pretty sweet item to whip out and impress your guests. If you are used to wearing a rubber glove this one will not pad as much, as your essentially jamming metal loops into your hand when opening a shell, so it won't be as comfortable, but it doesn't hurt that much.I hope this if helpful, as there were not many reviews online for the glove, and all of them were the same whether here on Amazon or Cooking.com affiliates.Greg
6 of 8 people found the following review helpful.oyster glove
By JRSB
Husband loves this. Really works as a safety measure when shucking oysters. Expensive but worth it.
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