The MagMitt is a three-piece oven mitt set made by TriggTube, the popular food creator with over a million subscribers on YouTube and huge followings on Instagram and TikTok.
These mitts have built-in magnets that stick to your fridge, oven door, or any magnetic surface. The magnets are what caught my attention, but I’m always skeptical when creators launch their own products.
To see if it actually performs where it matters, I tested it against 9 other popular oven mitts. I measured its heat protection, grip, ease of cleaning, dexterity, and more.
In this review, I’ll break down how it performed, what I liked, what I didn’t, and whether it’s worth buying.
Key Takeaways
The MagMitt is my top pick out of the 10 oven mitts I tested. It held up to a 440°F cast iron handle for the full 30 seconds, it was the most flexible mitt-style glove in the group, and the built-in magnets make storage effortless.
However, it’s not perfect. It’s not as easy to clean or as waterproof as fully silicone mitts, and the compact size leaves more of your wrist exposed. But for everyday cooking, it struck the best balance of heat protection, dexterity, and convenience.
MagMitt is available at TheMagMitt.com where you can learn more and check the latest price.
Use the links below to navigate the review:
- MagMitt vs. the Competition
- What You Get
- Design and Materials
- Heat Protection
- Dexterity and Grip
- Waterproofing
- Cleaning
- Storage
- What I’d Improve
- Bottom Line: Is the MagMitt Worth Buying?
MagMitt vs. the Competition
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| Feature | MagMitt | KitchenAid Ribbed | Sungwoo | OXO | HOMWE | Ove Glove | Grill Armor | KitchenAid Gourmet | Caraway | Our Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price | $$ (view price) | $ (view price) | $ (view price) | $ (view price) | $ (view price) | $ (view price) | $$ (view price) | $$ (view price) | $$$ (view price) | $$$ (view price) |
| Included | 2 mitts + pot holder | 2 mitts | 2 mitts | 1 mitt | 2 mitts | 1 glove | 2 gloves | 2 mitts | 2 mitts | 2 mitts |
| Style | Mitt | Mitt | Mitt | Mitt | Mitt | Glove (fingers) | Glove (fingers) | Mitt | Mitt | Mitt |
| Materials | Cotton canvas, polyester lining, silicone grip | Silicone, cotton cuff, polyester lining | Textured silicone, polyester cotton lining | Silicone, cotton interior | Silicone exterior, quilted cotton lining | Kevlar & Nomex, silicone detail | Aramid fiber | Cotton shell, polyester fill, silicone grid | 100% organic cotton | Cotton twill, silicone grip |
| Heat Safe Temp | 500°F | 500°F | 500°F | Not disclosed | 450°F | 540°F | 932°F | 600°F | Not disclosed | 550°F |
| Length | 8″ | 13″ | 13.5″ | 13″ | 14.75″ | 10.25″ | 12.25″ | 13.75″ | 11.75″ | 14.75″ |
| Weight | 109g | 190g | 151g | 157g | 193g | 121g | 117g | 154g | 115g | 167g |
| Machine Washable | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Waterproof | Palm only | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | Silicone areas only |
| Heat Test (440°F handle) | 30 sec | 30 sec | 25 sec | 27 sec | 30 sec | 20 sec | 20 sec | 20 sec | 19 sec | 18 sec |
| Steam Test | Passed (slight wrist heat) | Passed | Passed | Passed | Passed | Hot at 25 sec | Hot at 15 sec | Warm at 17 sec | Warm at 15 sec | Passed |
| Magnet | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes (small) | No | Yes |
What You Get
The MagMitt comes as a three-piece set: two magnetic oven mitts and one magnetic pot holder called the MagPad. At $40, you’re paying a little more than most of the oven mitts I tested. But you’re also getting three pieces instead of two, and the MagPad doubles as a trivet.
For comparison, the HOMWE (two mitts) and OXO (one mitt) both about half the price. The Caraway and Our Place sets are about $5 more than MagMitt, but neither include a pot holder.
That pot holder (called the MagPad) is a 7″ x 9″ pad that doubles as a trivet. It has its own built-in magnet, so when you pick up a cast iron skillet or steel pot, the MagPad sticks to the bottom. You can carry a hot pan across the kitchen and set it down on any surface without worrying about heat damage.
If you have quartz countertops, this is a big deal. The resins in quartz can melt from a hot pan and leave a permanent ring on the surface. The MagPad gives you a built-in trivet so you can set a hot pan down anywhere without thinking twice.
Design and Materials
The exterior is heavyweight cotton canvas. The interior is a plush polyester terry cloth lining. The palm has food-safe silicone grip strips rated up to 500°F.
The mitt measures 8″ x 5″ x 2″, which makes it noticeably more compact than most of the others I tested. The HOMWE and Our Place are almost 15 inches long. The MagMitt is about 8 inches. You don’t get as much wrist coverage, but the smaller size makes it easier to store in a drawer.
The thumb sits in the front rather than on the side (puppet style), which lets you open your hand up wide. This is a big deal for dexterity, and I’ll get into that in a minute.
At 109 grams, it’s the lightest mitt I tested. The HOMWE weighs 193 grams. The KitchenAid Ribbed weighs 190 grams. You can feel the difference when you put them on.
Heat Protection
Heat protection is the single most important job of an oven mitt.
To see how MagMitt compares to the competition, I heated a cast iron skillet in a 500°F oven for 30 minutes until the handle reached 440°F.
Then I grabbed the handle with each mitt and timed how long I could hold on before it got too hot. Thirty seconds was my cutoff. In real-world cooking, you’re rarely holding a 440°F handle for anywhere near that long.
The MagMitt passed. I held the handle for the full 30 seconds with no discomfort. Only two other mitts matched that result: the HOMWE and the KitchenAid Ribbed.
I also ran a tournament-style test where I put a different mitt on each hand, heated the same skillet on the stovetop until the bottom was over 400°F, and held it with both hands at the same time. Whichever hand felt cooler in the first 30 seconds won that round. The MagMitt beat the Ove Glove in the first round but lost to the OXO in the second. It was a close matchup though. The difference was minimal.
For steam protection, I held each mitt directly over a pot of boiling water for up to 30 seconds. The MagMitt kept my hand fully insulated, but I did feel a little heat on my wrist where the mitt doesn’t cover. Longer mitts like the HOMWE and Our Place didn’t have that issue.
A couple of mitts technically ranked higher in my tournament, but the MagMitt held a 440°F handle for 30 seconds with zero discomfort. That’s more heat protection than you’ll ever need in a home kitchen. My tests were designed to rank them, but in practice, this is a pass/fail category. The MagMitt passed easily.
Dexterity and Grip
Dexterity is where the MagMitt separates itself from the pack.
I tested each mitt by picking up a garlic clove, butter knife, measuring spoon, quarter, water glass, and a small saucepan. Most mitt-style gloves could only handle the garlic and spoon. The HOMWE, KitchenAid Gourmet, and Our Place all struggled with anything beyond that.
The MagMitt picked up the garlic clove, butter knife, and spoon with ease. It was also the only mitt-style glove that could grip a water glass with one hand. Every other mitt that pulled that off had individual fingers (the Grill Armor and Ove Glove).
The front-positioned thumb makes a noticeable difference. It lets you open the mitt wide enough to wrap around objects that other mitts can’t handle. If you’ve ever tried to grab a lid, a spoon, or a knife while wearing a bulky oven mitt and had to take it off, the MagMitt solves that problem.
No mitt could pick up the quarter, so that was a wash across the board. The MagMitt also couldn’t grab the small saucepan on its own, but when I pressed it into the glove with my other hand, it held on. Only one other glove (the Ove Glove) could do that.
Every oven mitt I tested passed my heavy pour test, where I grabbed a 7-pound cast iron skillet by the handle and tilted it 45 degrees to pour water into a bowl. The only exception was the Caraway, which required noticeably more squeezing force because it has no silicone grip.
The MagMitt’s silicone palm strips gave a solid, secure grip. I had no concerns about the skillet slipping.
Waterproofing
The MagMitt is partially waterproof. The silicone palm blocked all moisture when I ran it under the faucet and submerged it. But water leaked through the back of the hand and the fabric areas that don’t have silicone.
If you’re pulling a pot out of the oven, this won’t matter. But if you’re draining pasta or handling anything with a lot of steam and moisture, your hand could get wet on the back side.
Fully silicone mitts like the HOMWE, KitchenAid Ribbed, and OXO were completely waterproof. But they’re also stiffer and bulkier, which is why the MagMitt beats them in dexterity.
Cleaning
I squirted ketchup, mustard, and oil on every mitt, let them sit for an hour, and wiped them with a damp cloth. The silicone mitts wiped clean instantly. The MagMitt’s fabric held onto the mustard stain.
The good news is it’s machine washable and dryer safe. After one wash cycle, the stains came out completely and the mitt showed no damage. I ran it through five cycles total with no issues. No scrunching, no unraveling, no loss of magnet strength.
If you cook messy, just plan on tossing them in the wash occasionally.
Storage
The magnets are the MagMitt’s signature feature, and they work as advertised. Each mitt has a neodymium magnet built into the lining. Stick it to your fridge, oven door, dishwasher, or any magnetic surface. It holds firmly.
This is more convenient than a hanging loop. I tested the ease of grabbing each mitt off a drawer knob, and while the MagMitt’s loop works fine, the magnet is faster. Stick it to the side of the oven, grab it, and cook. When you’re done, toss it back. It sticks.
By comparison, the KitchenAid Gourmet also has a magnet, but it’s smaller and stitched into the corner of the wrist. You have to be more precise when sticking it to a surface. The MagMitt’s magnet is centered and stronger.
The Our Place mitt also has a magnet and it works well, but the mitt itself didn’t perform as well in my heat and dexterity tests.
What I’d Improve
No oven mitt is perfect, and the MagMitt has a few areas that I wish were different.
The wrist coverage is limited. At 8 inches, it’s the shortest mitt I tested. If you’re reaching deep into an oven, your wrist is exposed and could bump into a hot rack. This also showed up in the steam test, where I felt some heat on my wrist.
The fabric parts aren’t waterproof. A full silicone coating would fix that, but it would also make the mitt stiffer and heavier, which would hurt the dexterity that makes it stand out. It’s a deliberate trade-off, and I think it’s the right one for most home cooks.
And at $40, it’s more expensive than popular picks like the HOMWE ($20) and KitchenAid Ribbed ($16). You are getting a third piece (the MagPad) and the magnet feature, so the value is there. But if you’re on a tight budget, the HOMWE is a great alternative.
Bottom Line: Is the MagMitt Worth Buying?
Out of the 10 oven mitts I tested, the MagMitt offered the best combination of heat protection, dexterity, and convenience. It held a 440°F cast iron handle for 30 seconds, it was the only mitt-style glove that could grip a water glass, and the magnets are a genuine upgrade over hanging loops.
The included MagPad adds value as both a pot holder and a trivet. If you want one set that handles everyday cooking without constantly taking your mitts off to grab things, the MagMitt is the one I’d pick.
It’s available in several colors at TheMagMitt.com.
