I have a great suggestion for you!

I got something called Duncan's Kitchen Grips at Bed, Bath & Beyond. They are alomst like wet suit material. They are top shelf dishwasher safe too! I wash them in the sink all of the time...they're great!

Here is a link that might be useful: Kitchen Grips

They now have silicone mitts...
I hate mitts...I drop stuff and put my mitted thumb into the casserole etc...
I most often use that kitchen towel that is perennially on my shoulder.
Kinda C

the silicon mitts are awesome. one brand is called ORCA
you can put your hands in boiling water with them on, yep i tried. do not try this at home. and they wash in the dishwasher, never staining.

I use Leather oven mitts. I find the silicone unforgiving in molding to what I want. Leather works great and can be washed easily.

Good luck!

Do the leather ones have any padding? Where do you find them?

sunnyco, I use the LamsonSharp leather Handiholders and I love them. They are flexible, yet keep the heat off.

Here is a link that might be useful: Leather potholders

Mine are similar to Claire's. I get them from Dean and Deluca for about $10 each. They are not padded but leather does not conduct heat well. I have seen the gloves at WS for about $26.

Good luck!

I learned the hard way to never buy potholders (or indeed, anything that might suffer hidden losses to quality in exchange for a cheap price) from Walmart. I saved a dollar or two on the potholders, but spent it all on burn ointment! Since then, I get all my oven mitts from Williams Sonoma. They last a long time and the surface is washable. Eventually, I toss them and get a new pair, like every 15 years or so!

I am going to try the leather. I replaced all of my "old-fashion" pot holders with the silicon squares thinking that I was on the cutting edge. I don't like them! As Homepro says, they are unforgiving and don't mold well. Also, when doing high heat roasting they don't provide need heat protection.