Victorinox Cutlery (454X) Ultrashield Cut Resistant Glove Review
Strong and comfortable, the Victorinox Cutlery (454X) Ultrashield Cut Resistant Glove works well but looks different from other cut resistant gloves. This glove has no noticeable pattern of fibers or shields yet it is rated at ANSI cut level 7, making it significantly safer than many other cut resistant glove brands.
Victorinox (Ansi 9) Saf.T.Gard Stainless Steel Mesh Glove Review
Victorinox (Ansi 9) Saf.T.Gard Stainless Steel Mesh Glove is an excellent glove for protecting against knife cuts, though it will conduct electricity and will not withstand the force of power driven blades, saws and tools. This glove earned ANSI’s highest level of cut and puncture protection (9).
Oxo (4544) Cut Resistant Glove Rating And Review
The OXO cut resistant glove is similar to Kaffyad and NoCry gloves in quality and performance as detailed in our review of the glove. All three appear and feel like slight variations of the same material. Only available in S, M and L sizes, this glove is ambidextrous, hand and machine washable, and can be drip dried.
NoCry (4542) Food Grade Cut Resistant Gloves Rating And Review
With a mix of food-grade ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene, glass fiber, and Spandex, the NoCry Food Grade Cut Resistant Gloves are touted as “stronger than leather.” The fingers and palm are overlaid with a slip-resistant microdot technology. They are food safe, hand and machine washable, and be drip dried.
Kaffyad (Ansi 5) Cut Resistant Gloves Review
Made with 13GPE/glass fiber cores, the Kaffyad (Ansi 5) Cut Resistant Gloves are extremely light and, like most, ambidextrous. The elastic cuff provides a snug fit snugly and helps prevent buckling, puckering and bulging.The Kaffyad cut resistant glove is available in S/M and M/L sizes. Hand and machine washable.
Hexarmor (Ansi 5) Food Service 10-302 Cut Resistant Gloves Review
The Hexarmor (Ansi 5) Food Service 10-302 Cut Resistant Gloves has a good-fitting cuff. There are vulnerable areas however. Light in weight, the glove is made with 82% high performance polyethylene, 10% plastic and 8% spandex, enhanced with a layer of highly cut-resistant SuperFabric over primary knife strike areas.
Cleanpower (4544) Safety Cut Proof Stainless Steel Metal Mesh Butcher Glove Review
The Cleanpower Safety Cut Proof Stainless Steel Metal Mesh Butcher Glove is constructed from woven stainless steel wire mesh and comes with a white cotton glove for comfort and cleanliness. It’s cut and stab resistant, ambidextrous, and has a high protection grade of 5. It is also adjustable for a variety of sizes.
DIY Cocktails: A Guide To Creating A Variety Of Mixed Drinks
A quality cocktail recipe book is a must for any home bar and one of our favorites is “DIY Cocktails: A Simple Guide to Creating Your Own Signature Drinks” by Marcia Simmons and Jonas Halpren. DIY Cocktails is based on categories and ratios so we can understand the concepts of what the elements of a balanced mix.
Bar Necessities: Choosing The Right Beer Glasses, Mugs, Tankards, And Steins
No bar would be complete without quality glassware including beer glasses, mugs, tankards, and steins. Here is as assortment of some of our favorite choices for your bar glassware collection including where to purchase them.
Bar Necessities: Discovering Schrafft’s Luncheonette Glass
Schrafft’s Luncheonette-Style Glass with Holder Gift Box Set of 2) are a wonderful addition to your home glassware collection. These nearly-forgotten glasses, supported by gleaming stainless-steel holders and accompanied by elegant, long-handled spoons, are perfect for milkshakes, ice cream sodas, or hot rum drinks.
Bar Necessities: Selecting The Right Champagne Flutes
If you enjoy champagne and/or sparkling wine, quality champagne flutes are an important addition to your home bar. These tall slender glasses not only look elegant, they retain the fizz longer.
Bar Necessities: The Right Wine Glasses For The Job
When it comes to selecting the right wine glasses, simple all-purposes glasses are just fine. All you truly need is an opening wide enough so your nose fits in when you sip and dishwasher safe with a stem that fits. I know the wine snobs will cringe, but I never bought into the need for a broad array of glasses.
Bar Necessities: Our Favorite Martini Glasses
Elegant martini glasses add a touch of class to any cocktail party. Unlike most bar glassware, martini glasses have become an art form. Some are quite elegant, whimsical, even spectacular. I have about 20, no two alike, so people can sit them down and remember which is theirs. Here is my favorite among them all.
Bar Necessities: Exceptional Collins and Rocks Glasses
You’ve stocked your bar with all of the right liquors and bar tools but now you need the right glassware including two of the most important pieces of a collection — Collins glasses and rocks glasses. Here is our favorite 16 piece collection. They’re heavy and clunky, but hard to break, and I love the cool retro look.
Bar Necessities: Selecting A Properly Designed Wine Decanter
If you are a wine enthusiast then owning a well designed wine decanter is a must, but that doesn’t have to mean the most expensive one. You want a wine decanter with a wide mouth, large capacity, steady base, and a good pouring lip. They can be used to aerate young wines or for pouring off sediment that forms with age.