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Kitchen gadget: Silicone finger mitts

They are best used for grabbing or holding the edges of hot cooking pots, sufurias and oven trays (Photo: Amazon)

These colourful kitchen helpers are alternatives for the cloth oven mitts and pot holder. They are designed with ridges for a more secure grip and can withstand high temperatures of up to 450 degrees Fahrenheit. 

They are best used for grabbing or holding the edges of hot cooking pots, sufurias and oven trays and have a firmer grip than cloth mitts and kitchen cloths. When cooking ugali, my finger mitts are my mitts of choice as they have a better grip on the sufuria than the metal jua kali ‘kamatas’.

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