Beware of Metal Shucking Gloves - CHOW Tip

According to Salon editor-writer and backyard barbecue enthusiast Andrew Leonard, a metal glove protects you from stab wounds but not from burns.

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I got a metal glove, armor to keep myself from being stabbed. This is the dangerous spot when you're popping up an oyster. If the knife slips, goes right into your palm. Turned out though that this is not actually the best strategy, I don't recommend it, because every now and then you open up an oyster and it's full of hot boiling water and the hot boiling water hits the metal of your chain glove and it transmits directly to your hand and no one wants to hear the oyster cook scream. You need to be able to stand a little bit of heat to barbeque an oyster.