I wanted to ask if anyone can recommend a good "decorating glove", one that is form fitting and easy to use when decorating your cake. I have seen some gloves online that have been recommended, however I am from Canada and don't think I can find them here. Hopefully some fellow Canadian members can help me out to find some out here!

Thanks

I haven't got the slightest clue what you're talking about.

Gloves... that you could use when you're colouring fondant. They are not specifically "decorating gloves". I am looking for safe disposable gloves.

Definitely something texture and powder free.

i like using disposable vinyl gloves. no powder, not terribly expensive. i keep a box under the sink and use them all the time for all kinds of reasons ... a "must have" for me when coloring fondant.

my co-worker walked by and saw me post this. he says he likes using nitrile gloves for his household stuff. anyone use these?

http://www.walgreens.com/store/c/walgreens-premium-nitrile-gloves/ID=prod3386461-product

Do you mean a pressure glove, like to help with arthritis or carpel tunnel?

Metria- I have used these Nitrile gloves and I love them. I actually purchased mine at a Jewel-Ocso and they are Playtex brand I believe. You can find them in the gloves aisle of your local grocery store. They are wonderful.. no more funky colored hands!

Flamingobaker- they are not pressure gloves. Imagine the gloves your dentist or doctor uses. These are that type of glove. I like nitrile more since they are latex and powder free.

I hope this helped somewhat.

Thanks for the responses! I know you can get the vinyl gloves latex and power free also.. is there a difference between the vinyl and nitrile gloves that anyone has noticed?

I purchased the nitrile gloves on amazon and love them.

toni1218...can I ask what province you are in?? (I'm in Ontario.)

I had never used them before but last cake I made I had some really dark colours and my hands were a mess, so I finally decided to buy some gloves. I got 100 units for $4. - $5. Not too expensive for occasional use.

I bought mine in a food wholesale store, but they can be purchased at a Medical supply also.

Hi toni1218

I've sent you a pm with the info. Hope it helps!

Oh. I just grab whatever the restaurant supplies store has for sale.

Unfortunately, we are limited to suppliers in Canada. We have very few places that we can actually shop at "in person" and when they don't have what you're looking for it get's very frustrating. We are dependent on ordering online for most of our supplies, which can be just as frustrating in some cases.

Protecting your hands from food color is nice and all- but everyone should be using food-safe gloves at all times when touching food that will not be cooked. I am positive that bare hand contact with ready-to-eat foods is against any and all health department regulations. The only way around it is to submit a bare hand contact plan to your local or state health department. Even then, it's a risk. Things like the Noro virus cling to your hands because it has a gelatinous sticky coating around it and isn't easy to wash off. It just drives me up the wall to see people on cake shows putting their bare hands all over cakes. Food-bourne illnesses are nothin' nice! Oh, and I wouldn't get the medical grade gloves, get the ones for food handling. Ok, getting off the soap box now. ~Rachel

I've used vinyl ones, but find that everything (fondant, gumpaste) sticks to them. I have to keep using crisco. I did see on "sweetwise dot com" that they have some food grade gloves that DON'T stick to anything. I haven't ordered them yet, but plan to in the VERY near future! HTH

There are medical grade gloves that are listed on the box as "food safe". You just have to make sure that it does say it on the box. ( My daughter has to use the medical grade when caring for her son...and the ones she uses say "food safe".)