Modifications December 31, 2024
Longer Glove Hook



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After removing my kitchen gloves one evening, I did something I usually don’t do and that is I looked inside the right hand glove. I saw several spots around the finger areas that were darkened. I figured that I didn’t remove residue from making a salad, not thinking much about it at the time. I looked in the glove again, a day or so later and really started to wonder what the spots could be as they were larger. I said to myself, ” Oh my Goodness! That’s mold!”

The outside of the glove was in good condition. My practice was to dispose of gloves when the exterior looked worn or water had gotten into the inside. I had not thought about checking the condition of the glove’s interior. I didn’t want to throw gloves that could last for months due to mold formation. There had to be a solution. My solution was the Kitchen Glove Dryer.
The Kitchen Gloves Dryer solved more than the mold prevention problem for me. I tried for months to find a way to stop placing my gloves on the edge of the sink to allow them to drip dry. Mold prevention was a urgent issue, which provided a mental push forward to finding a solution for both problems.

The hand portion of the Kitchen Gloves Dryer is filled with silica gel beads for the purpose of eliminating moisture. The entire model was printed with Copper3D PLACTIVE AN1 filament. This particular filament has been shown to reduce colony forming units of common microbes by 99.99% within 24 hours.
After inserting the hand portion into a glove, the hook allows the glove to hang, with dripping water falling into a tray. The entire ensemble can be picked up by the handle and placed below the sink, out of sight.
Here is a affiliate link to the brand of silica gel beads I used.
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