I was wondering if I should get gloves to a) prevent my hands from stinking after handling fish, b) avoid hurting myself when descaling or cutting fish.

I see influencer chefs wear black nitrile gloves, and I was wondering if they're any good for this use case . Like, aesthetic aside, is this any useful or does this tear easily like latex gloves?

Googling seems to yield mixed results.

Thank you all in advanced

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As another commenter noted they come in different thicknesses. I think they also vary in quality, and the quality fades with age. I got some mechanic gloves which tore if you looked at them but they were thick. I’ve got some surgical gloves you can practically stab with knife and not puncture and they’re thin.

Your reasons for using gloves are good, but I have a pet peeve about people using gloves as a panacea (likely inflamed by people using them during covid). When you’re using gloves for cooking, every time you would wash your hands is a time you need to change gloves. That means you need to change gloves a lot. I almost never see people changing out with the frequency that’s necessary.

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