Not that I keep track of such things, but I think the oven mitts that we have are well over 5 years old, maybe older. I am not sure what the average service life of an oven mitt is, but considering how many times I have burned my hands while wearing these oven mitts I am sure these are long past it. Imagine what fun it was taking a 14 pound goose out of a 400 degree oven on Thanks Giving with expired oven mitts!
So it should not be a big deal to go out and buy new ones – or so you would think.
The first place I think to look is the grocery store – you know that aisle where you can buy basic kitchen gadgets. Well they have one huge international orange silicon variety that look more appropriate for nuclear/biological clean-up. I do not think my stomach could handle seeing those every morning before the coffee is ready. So let’s try Walmart – really all of them have Christmas themes? No, I am not looking at Santa all year long. OK, Kohls is right around the corner – they have a Foodnetwork section. Come on Kohls, you have got to be kidding me - $15 a piece? That’s $30 if you have two hands!
Thank you Amazon.com! $16 for TWO and free shipping! http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B008RGM5TS/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i00
I read an article just yesterday that stated if Congress passes the Internet Sales Tax rider stuck buried in the Defense Authorization Bill it will encourage people to shop local support local businesses. Yea right – do you know how much gas I burned NOT finding oven mitts at a local business?
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