My favorite gifts tend to be the ones I use. I love it when I reach for something on a regular basis and then remind myself that it was a present from someone. Today as I grabbed this oven mitt which, as you can see, has seen better days. 
Someone (I’m not going to mention any names, Beth) reached into the toaster oven with it and touched the top heating coils with it.
As much as it should be retired I can’t bring myself to do it. Here it is in its cleaner and less burnt days.
It was made by a fan who sent it to us post rat incident.
It’s still the first oven mitt I grab although I’m not as confident about its effectiveness.
After playing Dishonored for 11 hours last night, the last thing I want to see is flying rats.
Good thing you didn’t rat-out Beth.
Did Beth burn the mitt accidentally on purpose because she didn’t want to be reminded of the Rat Incident?
I have patched my favorite oven mitts using a pair my son’s of old jeans that had been outgrown and relegated to the giveaway bag. (The thicker fabric makes up for any lost padding.) Buy Beth some wooden tongs to sit next to the toaster and fix your mitt.
I’m glad to see someone else keeps fun oven mitts after their best days.
Just don’t burn yourself! We miss seeing you post and seeing you on TV. I’m waiting to see you again on Once Upon A Time. Your a great Giant!!!!
i have a mitten from my college days in the ’70s that reads ‘Who invited all these tacky people?” i still use it.. it is STILL my motto! ( ok ‘attitude’)
So good to see a new post from you. I got a major kick out of the first comment.
thanx!
I do that too, Jorge! I have potholders my secret Santa gave me at least 25 years ago. They were the first ones that were only mine–not hand-me-downs. Funny, isn’t it? I do that with coffee mugs, too…
File under: “If rats had wings”
Yay–You’re back. Totally forgot about the rat incident–I’m sure Beth hasn’t.
Get some silicone mitts for actually sticking your hands into hazardous environments, and save the cool mitts for serving hot dishes at the table!
I learned the hard way–burned up many oven mitts that were gifts and I loved by actually using them in the oven. Oy!
Its OK Beth, I did this to one of my moms favorite brand new mitts on thanksgiving- those drasted coils!!
Almost as much fun as leaving an oven mitt on the stove and turning on the wrong burner. I have a couple of cookbooks with stove-top ring marks.
You could always replace it with an Ove’ Glove.
you’ll use it burn your hand…THEN you’ll get anew one.
hello! I don’t understand English well,but I’m happy to see new post.
long time no see.
Har. I have oven mitts that have seen better days, but it’s just because I’m a very lazy person and haven’t replaced them yet. I would like a winged rat oven mitt. So what will you do? Ask the gift giver to make you another? You should. I’m sure they’d do it! Incidentally, that rat video was one of the first things I found on your blog. Beth is adorable. Go easy on her
didn’t beth learn to use wood chopsticks when you were living in Hawaii? that is the best way to get toast out and not get electricuted
Looks like they ran out of Little Caesar costumes: http://www.wimp.com/takingover/
Hah, that has many reminders. I became a crazy rat lady because of you two. As well, as a person with Celiac, I gave up on bread many years ago, but had gotten some English Muffins recently and they likely would have ended up as moldy forgotten muffins but you reminded me, so I just put one in the toaster. Now, I just hope I don’t burn my oven mitt getting the silly thing out!