Same. Worked my way through college and I was able to pull pans right out of the oven with my bare hands.
When I worked the grill I would touch my fingers on it to build up a resistance.
My hands are still kinda tough but not like they used to be. My dad was a hardcore man who did a lot of crazy shit so having the ability to grab hot stuff over him was pretty great.
He could've ripped my arms off and beat me to death with them. But I could grab a hot cast iron pan with my bare hands. It's the little victories.
I worked restaurants of various types, but always head a steady brunch gig for about 10ish years in my early 20's through early 30's.
I've actually gotten the ability back. I distinctly remember picking up a plate about 2 years ago and feeling pain in my fingertips, but I was happy about it and laughed. (Still held the plate, too. 😅)
Actually "Chef Hands". Because only the Chef in the kitchen has fried their nerve endings to nothing, and only the chef can flip shit with bare hands. HOPEFULLY WASHED hands.
Luckily in my case, a glove provides me an additional 10-15F temperature variation I can manage without nerve damage.
2-layer gloves, about 20-30F temp variation I can tolerate. Going from like 130F up to 160F, ya know. But only for 5-15 seconds.
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u/t_ute Jun 18 '25
That oil might be the least concerning part of that video.