Does this exist? Cut-resistant dishwashing gloves.

May 11, 2022 1:33 PM

I am trying to use dishwashing gloves to be better on my hands, which get dry and cracked. It's not fun. However, I keep poking holes in them with the knives and sharp edges of things I wash. I don't like having to replace my gloves every few months. Is there such a thing as cut-resistant dishwashing gloves? Or do I need to just give up on that idea?
posted by toastyk to Home & Garden (6 answers total)

Cut-resistant, waterproof work gloves exist.
posted by blnkfrnk at 1:47 PM on May 11, 2022 [4 favorites]

I recently started wearing gloves but I’m super careful about pointy things such as knives. I did buy the lined heavy duty gloves and the current pair have lasted a year so far.
posted by computech_apolloniajames at 1:55 PM on May 11, 2022

I have some cutproof gloves that I use with my mandolin slicer. They aren't waterproof but I don't see why you couldn't wash dishes with them and then hang them to dry.

Are the gloves big enough for your hands? I find the gloves will get cut more if they are too small and so the rubber is stretched and forms webs between my fingers.
posted by any portmanteau in a storm at 2:10 PM on May 11, 2022

Showa Atlas 12" PVC-Coated Gloves with Cut-Resistant Lining? (In any case, I'd have a look at Gempler's glove selection.)
posted by MonkeyToes at 2:22 PM on May 11, 2022

At the risk of not directly answering your question, I do believe this addresses part of the problem: I have found this knife-scrubbing brush (available in many places) invaluable.
posted by fruitslinger at 2:31 PM on May 11, 2022

Response by poster: any portmanteau in a storm - actually all gloves are too big for my hands. I'm in the US, and have pretty small hands by US standards.
posted by toastyk at 3:20 PM on May 11, 2022