Who uses gloves when making sausage?

[NePaSmoKer]

I use these Fancy purple ones propably 75% of the time. I like to just wear one and Moon walk across the kitchen floor  ;D

I have blue one my neighbor gets me from the cafeteria......its a freepas thing  ;D

[smokeitall]

Or you can get a mixer :) 

Cabelas 20 lb just went on sale for $119.  I had a coupon for $20 off $100 or more, so the total was $99.  Luckily I had a $100 Cabelas Cash from a previous purchase so I got it for $0  ;D

SIA

[RAF128]

Yesterday I got a catelogue from Cabelas.   It's their Christmas one.   1st 9 pages was nothing but different kinds of sausage, jerky and smoke fish.   All the meat products was from game, elk, moose, deer, buffalo.   The fish was mostly salmon and there was one walleye.  Obviously these are farmed animals, not wild.  One interesting item was a tur-duc-hen for $119.   I looked through it and don't remember seeing a meat mixer.   Have to look again.

[Sailor]

When I am cutting the Butt I don't wear gloves but do wash my hands prior to touching the meat.  When mixing I use gloves. 

[BuyLowSellHigh]

A few thoughts and tips on choosing and using disposable gloves for handling food ...

Be sure they are FDA compliant for food contact - should say so on the box.  Medical grade does not mean food safe, although many manufacturers meet both compliance requirements with the same glove, while others maintain separate products for those two categories.

Powdered or Powder-free is a matter of preference - the powder used in food service gloves is USP cornstarch.

Three most common materials in food service gloves are polyethylene, natural rubber latex and nitrile. Vinyl (PVC) is also used.  Nitrile offers the greatest barrier protection.  Some people have allergic reactions to natural rubber latex and others have reported allergic reactions to cornstarch used in the powdered versions.  Generally the safest bet will be powder-free nitrile, but these are typically also the most expensive.  Cost varies greatly depending on the glove material and whether powdered or not.  Just as a reference, Amazon offers Durashield-brand, powder-free, nitrile food service gloves (sized) for $9.51/box of 100.  They also offer clear polyethylene gloves (the non-fitting type commonly seen worn by "sandwich artists") for about $1/100.

Some are one-size fits all, but many are sized -- beware when buying.

If you do use disposable food service gloves for handling meat (or anything else) keep your hands away from the fire  when wearing gloves - most are flammable and will ignite fairly easily -- a good way to get a very nasty burn.

The protection and safety that gloves provide can be offset by a loss of dexterity and/or grip, especially with non-form fitting gloves.  This can become a safety hazard with cutlery, etc.

[TestRocket]

Some good info! Thanks

[iceman]

My hands are always so dry I almost have to wear gloves. The spices would just drive me nuts otherwise. I wash my hands so much I can't seem to keep enough lotion on them, plus winter seems to take its toll on my skin.