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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[–] 14 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

I work in environmental/hazardous waste investigation and remediation. The color of the nitrile gloves doesn't make a difference in the chemical resistance of them. A sharp hook or knife will go through the nitrile just as readily as your skin. I recommend buying nitrile coated cut resistant gloves. These are made of fabric with kevlar strands woven through them and then dipped in nitrile primarily for grip. You can wear standard nitrile gloves underneath them for chemical/smell protection. The kevlar woven gloves are good for accidental slips with a sharp object but may not stand up to intentional cutting/puncturing. There are different grades of cut and puncture resistance depending on the weave.

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