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Jul 15th, 2021 1:20 pm
xiaobao [OP]
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Jul 15th, 2021 1:20 pm

Safety Cutting Gloves (For Meat)?

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Anyone have a recommendation on gloves to wear when cutting meat?

Other day I was cutting out a pork loin into chops, was so hard to do the last one as not enough room for my hands to be safely out of the way.

I also need it to be good for scissors as well (when I cut chicken).

On amazon the prices range widely and have no clue which are actually good or not. Most say they are level 5 protect but I hear that standard varies widely.
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Jul 15th, 2021 1:52 pm
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Jul 15th, 2021 1:52 pm

When I worked in a meat packing plant, the butchers all wore stainless steel chain mail gloves. They do the job better than anything else but they aren't cheap.
https://www.amazon.ca/All-Stainless-Ste ... B01C1TQFI8
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Jul 15th, 2021 2:14 pm
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Jul 15th, 2021 2:14 pm

There's kevlar based cut gloves that are like $20 on Amazon. But for a pork loin, it's probably easier just to lay down the last piece and cut parallel to the cutting board.

For shears, the one with the "bone notch" are great for bone but terrible for cutting other things.
If you're spatchcocking a chicken mostly, I'd get a bone notch. If not, let a "smooth" blade. Or get both.
Whatever you buy, make sure that they fully come apart otherwise you get chicken goo in the hinge.
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Jul 15th, 2021 2:17 pm
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Jul 15th, 2021 2:17 pm

Kiraly wrote: ↑ When I worked in a meat packing plant, the butchers all wore stainless steel chain mail gloves. They do the job better than anything else but they aren't cheap.
https://www.amazon.ca/All-Stainless-Ste ... B01C1TQFI8
That seems a bit overkill for home use. I personally would just ensure i have a sharp knife & good cutting board.
Slightly freezing the meat also makes it more firm and easier to cut than squishy meat.
Just have a thicker pork chop @ the end. Or dice it up for a stir fry.
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Jul 15th, 2021 2:21 pm
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Jul 15th, 2021 2:21 pm

As mentioned, you can also partially freeze the meat to make it easier to cut
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Jul 15th, 2021 2:24 pm
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Jul 15th, 2021 2:24 pm

UrbanPoet wrote: ↑ That seems a bit overkill for home use. I personally would just ensure i have a sharp knife & good cutting board.
Slightly freezing the meat also makes it more firm and easier to cut than squishy meat.
Just have a thicker pork chop @ the end. Or dice it up for a stir fry.
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Unless you are breaking down massive quantities on a regular basis I'd say the above and just go slowly and be cautious
Jul 15th, 2021 2:33 pm
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Jul 15th, 2021 2:33 pm

jimbob12341 wrote: ↑ Yeah, I am looking at the ones on amazon just not sure which one is good or not. It would be for all cuts of meat not just pork loin, just looking for an added layer of protection. I never really cut myself but these days with a baby and not much sleep I feel like the odds just went up.
Makes sense. I'm not sure I'd still want to rely on it though, but it can make an okay last line of defense.
I use one for when I use my mandoline since the hand guard is dumb usually.
Whatever you buy, make sure you measure well. I hate loose fitting gloves. It feels like they get in the way when cutting. I've actually inadvertently trimmed the ends off of nitrile gloves because they were loose.
I can wear a large comfortably but ended up getting a medium.
One of my goals is learning how to cut a chicken properly (another reason why I want gloves as I will be new to this) so I am looking at

https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B000PG ... EEQB&psc=1
You probably won't need gloves for this though.
And those are poultry shears meant for cutting bone. I don't know what other cutting projects you have in the kitchen, but typically they don't really make good scissors.
They are great for chewing through bone though.
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Jul 15th, 2021 7:30 pm
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Jul 15th, 2021 7:30 pm

I have some like these https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B07776MN1B/ but they are cheaper to buy you know where (and a fraction of the price when I bought them). They are stretchy & do make you have fat fingers. I use them with my mandoline & they have impeded a couple accidents but I do not keep the blade as sharp as I would a knife.
Jul 15th, 2021 7:46 pm
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Jul 15th, 2021 7:46 pm

death_hawk wrote: ↑ Makes sense. I'm not sure I'd still want to rely on it though, but it can make an okay last line of defense.
I use one for when I use my mandoline since the hand guard is dumb usually.
Whatever you buy, make sure you measure well. I hate loose fitting gloves. It feels like they get in the way when cutting. I've actually inadvertently trimmed the ends off of nitrile gloves because they were loose.
I can wear a large comfortably but ended up getting a medium.

You probably won't need gloves for this though.
And those are poultry shears meant for cutting bone. I don't know what other cutting projects you have in the kitchen, but typically they don't really make good scissors.
They are great for chewing through bone though.
Mandoline is scary dangerous to me. When I use it, I use the guard. Watching those food cooking competition shows give me the shivers when they use it without the guard to be fast.
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Jul 16th, 2021 5:27 am
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Jul 16th, 2021 5:27 am

Kiraly wrote: ↑ When I worked in a meat packing plant, the butchers all wore stainless steel chain mail gloves. They do the job better than anything else but they aren't cheap.
https://www.amazon.ca/All-Stainless-Ste ... B01C1TQFI8
Wow expensive. I bought a fabric version from AliExpress that was pretty robust. Then again I don’t own Japanese knives which are the sharpest from what I hear. Similar to why kimchibowl posted.
Jul 16th, 2021 12:31 pm
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Jul 16th, 2021 12:31 pm

Supercooled wrote: ↑ Wow expensive. I bought a fabric version from AliExpress that was pretty robust. Then again I don’t own Japanese knives which are the sharpest from what I hear. Similar to why kimchibowl posted.
Can you link to what you bought on Ali?
Jul 16th, 2021 1:15 pm
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Jul 16th, 2021 1:15 pm

gr8dlr wrote: ↑ Mandoline is scary dangerous to me. When I use it, I use the guard. Watching those food cooking competition shows give me the shivers when they use it without the guard to be fast.
Me too.
For the bulk of it I don't use the guard but I've had a few close calls. For the nubs I do. Or did. Now I use a cut proof glove but I'm sure the Chinese version will only mitigate some damage and not let me off scot free.
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Jul 16th, 2021 2:49 pm
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Jul 16th, 2021 2:49 pm

The stretchy gloves have something like a glass or ceramic fiber in them so they will not cut through. They may partially fray and dull your knife a bit. I just took a sharp serrated tomato knife to one at the cuff & sawed at it & was not able to cut through. The nylon did fuzz up a bit though.

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