when it comes to cooking you can't grab anything hot without protecting your hands front getting burned up from hot pots,hotpans,hot skillets even pulling on the hot racks of the oven this is where oven holders and glove comes in handy the seti bought was created by better homes and garden much heavier than normal set and won't tear up because it's not cotton like cheap sets the set comes in multiple colors the red i have the other colors are black,blue,grey, green, indigo, and yellow you can match it up with your kitchen design colors the four set contains 2 full size oven mitts,2 potholders,2 minioven mitts they all are machine washable don't let them get dirty and still be using them